Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Take a look at the signs ruining Jackson’s appearance

    While cleaning my house last spring, I took a cute little table to the curb, knowing that someone driving by would stop and pick it up. This was after bulk collection. Two days later I got a notice of violation in the mail, advising me that I had to remove the table from the curb…

  • Make sure to check for early signs of kidney disease

    We are writing as representatives of the Renal Coalition of New Jersey, a group of health care professionals who work together to help educate people about the impact of kidney disease and risk factors that can increase disease progression. The number of people with kidney disease has doubled in the past 10 years and is…

  • Mayor should leave, regardless of progress on projects

    First and foremost, I have no love for any of the people who are politically active in the Jackson arena. I think they are all acting like little babies who are jumping and gnawing at each other to have the so-called power of mayor of Jackson. However, to get to my main point, why hasn’t…

  • Join the fight for the smallest among us

    Prematurity is the No. 1 killer of newborns and according to the March of Dimes, each year, 14,293 babies in New Jersey suffer the consequences of being born too soon. Babies who survive an early birth face the risk of serious lifelong health problems, including learning disabilities, cerebral palsy, blindness, hearing loss and chronic conditions…

  • Cabinet position for Corzine would be a huge disaster

    Coda • GREG BEAN So, the rumor mill is running overtime with speculation that New Jersey Gov. Jon S. Corzine is being considered for a cabinet position on President-elect Barack Obama’s team. Specifically, he’s said to be under consideration for the position of secretary of the Treasury. The secretary of the Treasury is the chief…

  • ‘Are you sure you don’t need a hug?’

    Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH Writing a weekly column in a house such as mine is no easy task. Quite frankly, it’s difficult to get in the right frame of mind. While a better person would use yoga, Pilates and perhaps a moment of meditation, I have to get my mojo on by…

  • These days we’re walkin’ on the sunny side of life

    Red State/ Blue State • DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Dear Greg: Well, at least we didn’t have to listen to Fleetwood Mac. Remember the big celebration back in 1992, when your guys Bill and Al promised the most ethical administration in history? They kept playing “Don’t Stop Thinkin’ About Tomorrow,” as the adoring crowd…

  • Ursula Andrade

    Mrs. Andrade, 74, of Easton, Pa., and formerly of Old Bridge, died Oct. 20, 2008, at home. She was predeceased by her husband, Neil J. Andrade, in 2005; a daughter, Ursula Kochick; and a son, Clifford Andrade. Surviving are five daughters, Petra Ragucci of Browns Mills, Michelle and her husband, Dennis Samoilis, of Fair Lawn,…

  • Kathleen M. Covitz

    Mrs. Covitz, 69, of the Brookville Village section of Waretown, died Sept. 24, 2008, at Southern Ocean County Hospital. She was a graduate of the last class of the old Barnegat High School in 1957. She went on to graduate from St. Francis School of Nursing, Trenton, and received a bachelor’s degree from St. Francis…