Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Warning: Your computer may be smarter than you

    Coda • GREG BEAN There is a huge debate among some national scientists about whether we should set limits on how smart we allow computers to get so they don’t eventually kill us all and take over the world. Although they all agree we’re a long way from Hal, the evil computer that commandeered the…

  • William J. Carney

    Mr. Carney, 76, of the Kendall Park section of South Brunswick, died July 9, 2009, at University Medical Center at Princeton. Before his retirement, Mr. Carney was a federal agent with the Department of Commerce Division of Criminal Investigation, New York City. He was predeceased by a son, James. He is survived by his wife,…

  • CARS brings safety concerns on Sharon Station Road

    Guest Column Guest Column • Patricia and Edward Smires ‘A tragic accident," "A loss of life" — headlines that touch the very soul of a community and headlines that now touch our community. Within the past few weeks, in a tragic occurrence on Sharon Station Road in Upper Freehold Township, an individual was struck and…

  • Plumsted schools offer many summer programs

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Youngsters who are participating in the Plumsted summer camp program keep busy with a variety of activities. Above (l-r), Scott Peters, 8, Robby Smith, 7, Matthew Hagen, 7, and Aaron Livolsi, 7, enjoy creating things with Lego blocks. Below (l-r), Chloe Alvers, 8, and Julia Rette, 9, have fun dabbling…

  • Cats continue to suffer under the guise of TNR

    There has been much made of the supposed “positive results” of Trap Neuter and Release (TNR). What proponents fail to mention is that feral cats are not outside pets and suffer horribly from the lack of food, water, shelter and regular medical care while living outside exposed to the elements. The number of feral cats…

  • Jean Canonico Cecero

    Mrs. Cecero, 86, of Hazlet, died July 30, 2009, at Arnold Walter Nursing Home, Hazlet. She had resided in Red Bank and Middletown before relocating to Hazlet. Mrs. Cecero was predeceased by her husband, Anthony Cecero Sr.; a son, Steven Cecero; and a brother, Buddy Canonico. She is survived by three sons and two daughters-in-law,…

  • Graduates entering military honored

    UPPER FREEHOLD — Two mayors were in attendance at the July 23 Township Committee meeting in Upper Freehold Township as both Upper Freehold and Jackson honored young men and women from the Allentown High School (AHS) class of 2009 who elected to serve in the military upon graduation. Jackson Mayor Michael Reina was on hand…

  • Governors’ failed policies have been death of New Jersey

    The failed policies of Govs. James McGreevey and Jon Corzine have been the death of New Jersey’s once-stellar position as a home to manufacturing. Regulation after regulation and tax upon tax have driven industry to neighboring states and even abroad, and our middle class has suffered the consequences. Chris Christie’s renewable energy initiative is a…

  • Harriet A. Killins

    Mrs. Killins, 72, of Eatontown, died July 25, 2009, at home. She was a nurse at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, for 20 years, retiring in 1995. She was predeceased by her husband, Bucky Eugene Killins, in 2002; and a grandson, Eric Wahl, in 2001. She is survived by three daughters, Kathleen King of Jackson,…