Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Pupils enjoy new playground

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON – Children at the St. Aloysius School, Bennetts Mills Road, are jumping for joy about a new playground. “The school has been without a playground for over a year because the previous structure had been dismantled as part of the ongoing construction of the new St. Aloysius Catholic Church,”…

  • School district, township to pursue shared services

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON – Municipal officials have hired a consultant to examine the ways in which the township and the Jackson School District can share services. Proposals for the contract were received from three firms – Jersey Professional Management, Patriot Consulting and the Concorde Group – and were reviewed by the Township…

  • Music theory class rocks

    BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Students in Jack Maniaci’s music theory class at Colts Neck High School are getting an education in more than just reading notes. They are being given the unique opportunity to get a taste of what goes on in the real-life world of the music industry. For the past five years…

  • Coda

    ‘Tis the stressful season for us ‘guerrilla shoppers’ GREG BEAN There was a time not long ago when my wife said one of the most surprising things she’s said in over 25 years of marriage. We’d taken a Sunday drive down to Cape May, and while I was content to just drive around, gawking at…

  • Red State/Blue State

    Great thoughts from celebs on political endorsements 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 Greater Media Newspapers. Let us know what you think. Dear Greg: The Red States are abuzz…

  • In the News

    Days are melting away for Freehold landmark MARK ROSMAN Our family, like many others in the Freehold area, is trying to come to grips with the news that the Jersey Freeze ice cream stand and restaurant at Route 9 and Manalapan Avenue in Freehold will likely be gone by the end of 2008. The story…

  • Are We There Yet?

    There’s no winning with an early riser LORI CLINCH Ever since the beginning of our happily wedded bliss, my husband, Pat, and I have had an ongoing dilemma of the restful soul vs. the morning man. Simply put – I like to sleep in and he likes to wake up. I enjoy nothing more than…

  • Other side of the story about Dimilin needed

    ADec. 11 impromptu township meeting was held to address the gypsy moth problem. I went because I was dismayed at the defoliation of our town and with having to hear the raining sound of gypsy moth defecation last spring and summer. Going in, I was prejudiced against our elected officials for having raised taxes 32…

  • Agnes A. Martin

    Mrs. Martin, 94, of Freehold Township, died Dec. 7, 2007, at home. She was born in Freehold Township and was a lifelong area resident. Mrs. Martin was a communicant of St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church, Freehold. She was also a former member of the St. Rose of Lima Senior Citizens Club and the…