Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Corzine continues to fiddle while Garden State burns

    Jon Corzine has rammed a budget through the state Legislature that raises taxes, cuts spending for important programs and employs a host of gimmicks that just push the financial reckoning into the future. But instead of paying attention to the crisis facing our state, the Wall Street Wizard devoted a day to orchestrating a partisan…

  • Jackson Memorial seniors say farewell

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer More than 400 students did not flinch as rain poured down during their graduation ceremony at Jackson Memorial High School. Jackson Memorial High School’s newest graduates (above) celebrate their achievement. At left, students perform during the June 24 event at the high school. Fortunately, administrators from the Jackson School District…

  • Savings resulting from school closing unclear

    Exact impact may not be known until all classes are set for 2009-10 year BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer HOWELL — Based on projected enrollment figures prepared by the Board of Education’s Facilities Committee for the 2009-10 school year, four teaching positions are expected to be eliminated from Howell public schools due to the closure…

  • New asst. principal in place

    PLUMSTED — Members of the Plumsted Board of Education recently appointed Michael Mendes as the new assistant principal at New Egypt High School. He began his work in the position on July 1. Plumsted Superintendent of Schools Mark DeMareo said, “Mr. Mendes’ knowledge of the district, leadership and experience are the assets that will make…

  • Jackson students honored

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — Students from Jackson Memorial High School and Jackson Liberty High School were recently recognized for their accomplishments by administrators in the Jackson School District. At a recent meeting of the Jackson Board of Education, board President Barbara Fiero said, “This is a very exciting time of year for…

  • Town tries to regain solid financial footing

    We are in the midst of very tough economic times. In spite of this, through the hard work of the Lakewood Township Committee, the manager, the Budget Advisory Committee, and other concerned groups in Lakewood, we have been able to begin to put our town on a path back to fiscal stability. If we take…

  • Jackson officials are challenged to take action on pay-to-play

    Harry Pozycki, the chairman of the Citizens’ Campaign, recently said, “Gov. (Jon) Corzine and Assembly Speaker Joseph) Roberts need to act today to introduce and win adoption of legislation that extends the successful state-level anti-pay-to-play law to ban political contributions by government contractors at the local government level.” If the state is unable or unwilling…

  • Planning Board chairman thanked for his commitment to town

    Iwas happy to see that the chairman of the Jackson Planning Board, Ken Bressi, was heavily involved with this year’s budget workshops. I understand that Mr. Bressi started the first open budget workshop and stabilized taxes in Jackson when he was an elected official many years ago. His recommendations to the Township Council while attending…

  • Suit that polarized town enters a new chapter

    Coda • GREG BEAN I’ve written about the Stuart Moskovitz/Manalapan imbroglio a number of times over the last few years, so it’s appropriate to note the fact that one chapter of this sorry mess may finally be over. Last week, according to a story posted on the Greater Media Newspapers website by Mark Rosman, managing…