Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Sen. Beck’s column misleads, offers no solution to COAH issues

    The guest column by state Sen. Jennifer Beck, “Gov.’s Affordable Housing Law Is Destructive to New Jersey,” (Tri- Town News, Feb. 19) needs serious clarification. Throughout the column, Sen. Beck refers to “Gov. Corzine’s new affordable housing law,” implying that the governor has recently forced new policy and requirements on the people of New Jersey.…

  • Sandra “Sandi” Lynn Faucett Forfar

    Mrs. Forfar, 56, a resident of Howell since 1983, died Feb. 7, 2009, at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood, after a brief and unexpected bout with cancer. She worked as an accountant for the Tri-Town News for more than five years. Mrs. Forfar attended Delaware Technical and Community College and graduated from Coastal Carolina Community College…

  • Michael Edward Driscoll

    Mr. Driscoll, 50, of Tallahassee, Fla., and formerly of Marlboro and Hazlet, died Jan. 17, 2009, in Tallahassee. He was a graduate of Raritan High School and a vice president at Pemberton Fabricators in Rancocas. Mr. Driscoll was predeceased by his parents, Charles and Edith Driscoll; his brother, Richard; and his father-in-law, Peter Abate. He…

  • Augustus A. Bodino

    Mr. Bodino, 96, of Toms River, died Feb. 12, 2009, at the Veterans Hospital in Paramus. Born in Jersey City, he lived in Howell before moving to Toms River 12 years ago. A U.S. Army veteran of World War II, Mr. Bodino worked for the Public Works Department of the city of Jersey City for…

  • Even the best ideas can have unintended consequences

    Coda • GREG BEAN I’ve written before about the law of unintended consequences, that whole thing where a butterfly flaps its wings in South America, and that minor disturbance sets off a chain reaction that ultimately results in a tsunami in Borneo. I saw a particularly interesting chain of unintended consequences during the last big…

  • Gov.’s affordable housing law is destructive to New Jersey

    Guest Column • Sen. Jennifer Beck In response to a letter to the editor written by a resident of the 12th Legislative District, I would like to clarify my position on affordable housing and separately on Gov. Jon Corzine’s new affordable housing law. No one disagrees that New Jersey needs affordable housing — state legislators…

  • Be careful what you seek to improve upon

    In the News • MARK ROSMAN Iwonder what the mavens at the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) who came up with the latest round of affordable housing numbers are thinking today. Perhaps it is something on the order of, “We could not have come up with a more awful plan at this time…

  • Sister Marie: a fighter even when the odds are stacked against her

    Forever Young • ADELE YOUNG News that St. Joseph School in Keyport will close despite the valiant efforts of its principal, parents and alumni triggered a deep sadness in me. As a Freehold Township resident, I don’t have much personal knowledge of St. Joseph’s, but I do know its principal, Sister Marie Agnes Connolly. And…

  • English/science homework? OK, anything but math!

    Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH Iawoke this morning feeling like I was seasick. My eyes were fuzzy, my stomach was queasy and I was pretty sure that I was suffering from general malaise. I’ve overindulged in the children’s math homework before, and while I should have known better, I couldn’t just sit by…