Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Jackson school board asks for return to majority rule

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON – Board of Education members want to restore the principle of majority rule as it pertains to special budget questions in the annual school board election. In 2007, when Gov. Jon Corzine signed a bill into law that created a 4 percent cap on local school districts’ property tax…

  • Now is the time to speak up on Jackson’s 2008-09 school budget

    Iattended the January Jackson Board of Education meeting, as I do almost every month. Much to my dismay, once again, there were only about 25 people in the audience. Could this be any more disheartening? In a town with a school district of almost 10,000 children, only 25 people found the time to attend a…

  • Coda

    Toll hikes the last trick of a very desperate man GREG BEAN To understand just how confused many New Jersey residents are over Gov. Jon Corzine’s plan to dramatically increase the fees on the New Jersey Turnpike and other toll roads, take a look at the man on the street interviews in the Jan. 24…

  • Red State/Blue State

    Is Rudy’s campaign like three-day-old tuna fish? DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN 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 Dave: I know this might upset your…

  • Around Town

    Parks are perfect place to enjoy a winter day AMY ROSEN Just because it’s winter, that doesn’t mean there is nothing for families to do outside of the house. Some of my family’s best memories have been created on days when we just pile into the car and drive with no particular destination in mind.…

  • Are We There Yet?

    She’s right, he says, and she’s always right LORI CLINCH My beloved spouse and I have our very own and unique way of hashing out our differences. It usually consists ofme going into a fullblown fit while he occasionally glances at me fromover the edge of his newspaper and mumbles something along the lines of,…

  • Problems at schools may be reported anonymously

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer LAKEWOOD – In an attempt to protect the 5,300 students of the Lakewood School District, the Board of Education has hiredWatchful i, a school violence reporting crisis management system, for $15,250. The firm was hired during a Jan. 17 board meeting. According to Michael Inzelbuch, the board’s attorney, the initiative…

  • Photo

    CHRIS KELLY staff Using hand bells, Cameron Perotto performs with fellow students during the Ardena Elementary School’s winter concert on Jan. 15 in Howell.

  • Magician delivers message, and surprises, to students

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer There is no trick to good character. According to magician Ken Northridge of Dovetail Presentations, the magic to integrity is persistence. Northridge paid a visit to the Southard School, Howell, on Jan. 9 and presented a program that was a good mix of entertainment and a way to reinforce the…