Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • 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…

  • Kay L. Epifano

    Mrs. Epifano, 65, of the Oakhurst section of Ocean Township, died May 6, 2009, at home. She was a private caretaker for the elderly for more than 20 years. She is survived by her husband, Nicholas W. Epifano; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Patricia and Richard Geiger of Tinton Falls, Nicola and Jason Armbrust of…

  • Many people helped make festival a success

    Main Street New Egypt and the Neighborhood Preservation Program (NPP) would like to thank the many people and organizations who came together on May 16 to make New Egypt Day a great day for the community. Many thanks to Mayor Ron Dancer and the Township Committee, the New Egypt police, fire and first aid departments,…

  • Resident is very impressed with Jackson’s police department

    Our township of Jackson, third largest in the state of New Jersey with over 100 square miles and approximately 55,000 residents, is very fortunate, in my view, to have within its borders a very dedicated and professional police force that should be recognized for their keeping us safe and being there 24/7, 365 days and…

  • Tragedy mars start of boating season

    Around Town • AMY ROSEN Memorial Day marks the unofficial beginning of the summer season and is something I look forward to all winter. To my family, the warm weather and sunshine means one thing — boating. As Memorial Day weekend activities for 2009 were just getting under way on May 22, we decided to…

  • Pursing her lips over tiny purses

    Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH My mother’s purse is held in high regard. It is an object of reverence, a monument to her being, and an entity of respect and reverence. As kids, we could observe it from afar and perhaps gaze upon it with love. On a lucky day, we might have…

  • Schools’ ROTC cadets honor nation’s war dead

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Air Force Jr. ROTC members representing Jackson Memorial High School and Jackson Liberty High School conduct a flag folding ceremony during a Memorial Day service. At right, veteran Larry St. Laurent addresses the gathering at Jackson Memorial High School. JACKSON — Air Force Jr. ROTC students from Jackson Memorial High…