Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • New head of N.J. School Boards Association eager to get to work

    Harry Delgado was recently named president of the New Jersey School Boards Association and now he is looking ahead to starting his work. Delgado has been a member of the South Brunswick Board of Education for 13 years and is a former president of the Middlesex County School Boards Association. “As president of the NJSBA,…

  • Return to school works out well for Howell man

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer Dave DeMatteo HOWELL – An unexpected twist in the journey of life prompted Dave DeMatteo to return to school in January 2005 at the age of 32. DeMatteo, 35, of Howell, worked for more than a decade as a corrections officer for the Middlesex County Department of Corrections until he…

  • State’s new motto: Going nowhere fast

    It will not be the golden spike that joins a railroad in central New Jersey, but it may well be the spike that seals the fate of the Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex (MOM) passenger rail line. Years of study and millions of dollars in consulting fees have yet to produce a definitive assessment of three potential…

  • Coda

    Attorney general says: Stealing gas a bad idea GREG BEAN So, N.J. Attorney General Anne Milgram, who grew up in East Brunswick, says her office will file criminal charges against government employees believed to have stolen gasoline from public agencies. Here’s my question: It’s a good idea, but why have they waited so long? Gregory…

  • In the News

    The years are flying by MARK ROSMAN It is difficult for me to believe, but it’s true – this week marks the 30th anniversary of my graduation from Manalapan High School. How can three decades have passed by so quickly? Mark Rosman is the managing editor of the Tri-Town News. The answer is, I have…

  • Are We There Yet?

    ‘Do you have any gas in that darned old thing?’ LORI CLINCH Summer is in full swing. Isn’t that nice? Yes sir, the birds are singing, the sun is shining, and the gas prices are bringing me down. Lori Clinch is the mother of four sons and the author of the book “Are We There…

  • Family is grateful for community’s support

    To all who contributed big or small to the “Crazy for Candace” benefit fundraiser on April 20 at the Howell Fire Department, thank you, thank you all. My name is Margaret Widner, the mother of little Candace. Both my husband, Andrew, and I want to thank everyone for making it a huge success. Without all…

  • Gas hike fails to prompt pols to push for rail

    Casually ask some mayors, council members or Senate and Assembly persons in Monmouth and Middlesex counties their opinion concerning constructing a New Jersey Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex passenger rail line and you’ll probably see them taking two careful steps backward. Frightened and crouching in a protective stance, they are obviously intimidated by the “not in my…

  • Housing rules penalize New Jersey companies for creating jobs

    New Jersey’s Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) recently adopted revised rules that went into effect on June 2. While providing for affordable housing is a good cause, these changes will have a devastating impact on economic development efforts in New Jersey and discourage employers from growing jobs. This comes at a time when New Jersey’s…