Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Annemarie A. Jones

    Mrs. Jones, 63, of Howell, died June 13, 2009, at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. She was born in Paterson and had lived in Wayne and Jackson before settling in Howell. Mrs. Jones was a homemaker. She was predeceased by her parents and a sister. She is survived by her husband of 35 years, A. Peter…

  • Board puts final stamp on budget

    Howell K-8 tax rate to rise 2 cents instead of 3 cents per $100 of valuation BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer HOWELL — After a two-week delay, the Board of Education unanimously approved the Township Council’s $1 million budget cut recommendations at its June 3 meeting. Initially, the board stalled the application of the recommended…

  • Scientist tells students there’s more to explore

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer David Guggenheim JACKSON — It is not too often that a local high school gets picked as a stop on a national speaking tour, but Jackson Liberty High School recently received that honor when it was selected to host a presentation by David Guggenheim, the president of 1planet1ocean, a project…

  • Pupils create musical instruments

    JACKSON — Pupils at the St. Aloysius School are learning how to play musical instruments they have created. “It is amazing to see what can happen when teachers in the music and art departments in a school work together to benefit the children,” said Olive Taylor, the school’s public relations coordinator. According to Taylor, when…

  • Horse farm name in lawsuit prompts confusion

    Regarding the recent lawsuit decision by the Appellate Division of New Jersey Superior Court regarding a defamation suit in favor of your newspapers, I offer my congratulations. However, the recent onslaught of media coverage regarding constitutional rights that protect news organizations from such litigious actions has brought to our attention the fact that while we…

  • In Bizarre World, movie popcorn is a bargain

    Coda Coda • GREG BEAN I read the most curious story in the newspaper recently, and it still has me scratching my head.   The national motion picture industry, which does 40 percent of its business between May and August when the summer blockbusters reach the theater, is having an unexpected boom this year, in…

  • Tribute by emergency services personnel was overwhelming

    The Fostek family would like to extend our deepest gratitude and heartfelt thanks to the Freehold Fire Department, the Jackson Mills Fire Department, Jackson Fire Department No. 1, the Cassville Fire Department, the Jackson Police Department, the Lakewood First Aid Squad, the Harrison Fire Department and Trinitas Regional Medical Center EMS for the spectacular tribute…

  • Make nation’s streets safe for all the people who are using them

    Our nation’s transportation infrastructure is in dire need of an overhaul. Between 1993 and 2003, nearly 52,000 pedestrians and more than 7,400 bicyclists were killed in road accidents. Studies show that designing streets with pedestrians in mind may reduce pedestrian risk by as much as 28 percent. Unfortunately, many of the people most hurt by…

  • Editor has myopic view of New Jersey’s school system

    In a recent column (“Never Mind the Details, Let’s Have a Tax Revolt!), Tri- Town News managing editor Mark Rosman has concerns about being a heretic. I assure Mr. Rosman he is not, his views are just myopic. To state that the Abbott school districts are “now the wealthy districts” shows a total lack of…