Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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Reina, Rivere and Kafton will get his vote
Now that the two slates for the Jackson Township Council have been announced, it is important for the residents to decide whether they want the status quo or whether they want change. The candidates running with the backing of Mayor Mark Seda, the backing of the locally entrenched political party and the backing of the…
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Jackson resident raises issues with school budget
NICOLAS ANTONOFF Guest Column From the start of their condominium over the Jackson education establishment (the April 2003 school election), Superintendent of Schools Thomas Gialanella and his enabler patrons on the Board of Education (Marvin Krakower’s ETeam) have been engaged in a sustained and increasingly bombastic caterwauling campaign of misdirection and misinformation (disinformation?) aimed at…
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Writer supports Hanlon and Fiero for Jackson Board of Education
On April 15 the voting community of Jackson will have the opportunity to participate in an often neglected, but extremely important component of our educational system – the annual school board budget and elections. I will be voting for incumbents Mike Hanlon and Barbara Fiero for the Board of Education. As the parent of two…
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To solve the mystery, you have to look at history
DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Red State/Blue State A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson – a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist – and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of GreaterMedia Newspapers. Let us know what you think. Dear Greg: Over the years, I’ve read your columns about the punishing…
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Among the powerful, bad behavior is all too common
GREG BEAN Coda Back in the days when I was a police reporter, I started hearing rumors of a fancy, high-priced bordello operating in the part of town usually associated with high society. We called that part of town “The Tree Streets,” because the roads were all named after trees- Oak, Poplar,Ash,Walnut and the like…
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There’s nowhere to hide in the checkout line
LORI CLINCH Are We There Yet? Every so often an individual finds himself or herself with the need to go to a super center to make a special purchase. I went to make just such an acquisition the other day. Since I had a few extra minutes and my cart was full, I thought to…
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Letting go of adult children is hard yet necessary part of life
CLARE MARIE CELANO Girl Talk While struggling to craft a phrase that would accurately depict my relationship with my grown children, I found what I was searching for in lines delivered via my TV screen. Messages often come from the most unlikely venues. The lines were spoken by Sarah Jessica Parker in her role as…
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School tab for 2008-09 totals $110M
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL – The Howell Board of Education was expected to hold a public hearing on the proposed 2008-09 school budget on March 19 at Howell Middle School North. According to a legal notice that was published in a local daily newspaper on March 14, the board has introduced a budget…
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FRHSD budget totals $174.6M for 2008-09
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer Apublic hearing on a $174.6 million budget for the 2008-09 school year was held by the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education on March 19 at the district offices in Englishtown. The meeting was held after the Tri- Town News deadline. According to information provided by the school…
