Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Frank “Rocky” Castellano Jr.

    Mr. Castellano, 65, of Spotswood, formerly of the Morgan section of Sayreville, died Jan. 2, 2009, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He was predeceased by his parents, Frank P. and Grace E. Griffin Castellano. Surviving are his wife, Mary Ann Totka Castellano; a son, Frank Castellano III, and his wife, Lana, of…

  • People suffering pain deserve marijuana choice

    Imust respond to the Your Turn guest column written so eloquently by state Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini regarding the use of medical marijuana (“Too Many Problems With Medical Marijuana Use,” Tri- Town News, Jan. 29). She begins by citing the evidence that marijuana is the most used illegal drug in America. She cites statistic after…

  • Robert A. Gilbert Sr.

    Mr. Gilbert, 80, of Old Bridge, died Jan. 6, 2009, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Surviving are his wife, Joyce M. Jensen Gilbert; four sons, Robert Gilbert of Old Bridge, Keith Gilbert, and his wife, Stacey, of Howell, Scott Gilbert of San Antonio, Texas, and Kirk Gilbert, and his wife, Maria, of…

  • School marks special week

    JACKSON — Students at the St. Aloysius School, Bennetts Mills Road, are being invited during Catholic Schools Week to “Celebrate Service” by volunteering in the community or parish. Olive Taylor, the school’s public relations coordinator, said, “The theme for Catholic Schools Week 2009, Jan. 25-31, is ‘Catholic Schools Celebrate Service.’ Millions of students across the…

  • Perhaps Dick Cheney’s decisions should be considered null and void

    Thank you for Greg Bean’s column of Jan. 22 which mentioned the feedback Mr. Bean said he received from people who did not like his column bidding farewell to Dick Cheney. (“After Obama’s Inauguration, CheneyWill Be Out in the Cold,” Tri- Town News, Jan. 15). With regard to the economy, one never knows how kind…

  • Three board seats available in Howell

    HOWELL — The deadline to file a nominating petition to run for a seat on the Howell K-8 School District Board of Education is 4 p.m. March 2. The annual school election is scheduled for April 21. The terms of current board members Robert Antonaccio, Valerie Rosenberg and Joseph Moscato Jr. will be ending in…

  • George W. Bush: at least he has good taste in books

    Coda • GREG BEAN Besides hanging out at his Texas ranch since vacating the White House, George W. Bush has apparently been spending some of his free time planning his presidential library. The library, projected to cost between $200 million and $500 million, will sit on about 25 acres at Southern Methodist University in Dallas,…

  • Senator is wrong to undermine new COAH regulations

    My state senator is Jennifer Beck. She is a Republican. She has recently issued a press release that uses inflammatory language to express her party’s opposition to a program that gives many New Jersey residents true housing choice. I disagree with a number of her comments and want to offer another point of view. Sen.…

  • Moving date of election will be political cocktail

    In the News • MARK ROSMAN Terry Spilken has served on the Marlboro K-8 School District Board of Education for many years. He is a person who has earned respect through his actions as a board member and someone whose opinions on issues relating to school districts should be considered. He said something at a…