Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Pupils will learn about Holocaust

    JACKSON — St. Aloysius School has announced a partnership with Target in recognition of the company’s efforts to fund programs that bring the arts to schools. “Through a local Target grant awarded to St. Aloysius School, students will have the opportunity to participate in an Artist in Residence program sponsored by Target,” said the school’s…

  • Leona Lee Neve

    Mrs. Neve, 77, of Lakewood, died Sept. 21, 2009. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and resided there before moving to Lakewood in 1994. Mrs. Neve held various administrative positions as a federal employee; prior to retirement, she was energy officer at Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn. Surviving are a son, Donald Neve of Tennessee, and…

  • Start walking for a longer, healthier life on Oct. 4 in Pt. Pleasant Beach

    There is a movement afoot. It is taking place across the country to address the crisis of rising health care costs, physical inactivity and adult obesity facing our nation. The American Heart Association’s Start! campaign is a bold movement to get America walking again. The focus of Start! is simple: Walk more. Eat well. Live…

  • On Campus

    Theresa Geiger, daughter of Howell residents Howard and Dolores Geiger, received a Bachelor of Science degree from the Ithaca College School of Health Sciences and Human Performance, Ithaca, N.Y.

  • Vincent Caruso

    Mr. Caruso, 85, of Toms River, died Sept. 11, 2009, at Concord Healthcare and Rehabilitation, Lakewood. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Mr. Caruso was a bricklayer for over 30 years. He was predeceased by two brothers, Carmen and Louis Caruso, and two sisters, Antoinette Farella and Mary Zangara. He is…

  • Jackson tree removal ordinance will not work as intended

    This letter concerns a tree removal ordinance that was adopted by the Jackson Township Council on Aug. 11. The basic premise of this ordinance is flat-out wrong. The introduction of the ordinance under section 100-1, Intent and Purposes, states, “Thus, the Township Council desires to regulate and control indiscriminate and excessive cutting of trees within…

  • Muriel I. (McDonnell) Perez

    Mrs. Perez, 76, of Cumming, Ga., and formerly of Jackson and Old Bridge, died Aug. 12, 2009, at home. She was a communicant of St. Ambrose Roman Catholic Church, Old Bridge. She was predeceased by her husband, Charles Thomas Perez Sr., in 2004; and two sons, Charles T. Perez Jr. and John Perez. Mrs. Perez…

  • Wasser to step down as FRHSD supt. in June

    Agreement calls for him to oversee special projects during 2010-11 school year BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer The end of the 2009-10 school year will mark the conclusion of James Wasser’s tenure as the superintendent of the Freehold Regional High School District. Wasser, who has been the district’s superintendent since November 1998, announced his resignation…

  • Shannon Lee Milius

    39, of New Egypt Shannon Lee Milius Shannon Lee Milius, 39, of New Egypt passed away on Tuesday, September 15, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Twp. She was born in Rochester, NY, and had lived there before moving to New Egypt this May. Mrs. Milius was a Registered Nurse at Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester,…