Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Who gets a $1.5 million party for their birthday?

    DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Red State/Blue State This week we are starting a new occasional feature, 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. We hope you enjoy it. Let us know…

  • Residents should comment on first aid services

    My hat is off to Mike Kafton who understands the importance of emergency services as it pertains to the entire Jackson community. This is not just a senior issue, it is a Jackson issue. At the last Township Council meeting, Mike addressed this very urgent problem only to be answered by a very hostile and…

  • Obituaries

    Luigi “Louis” Chiappetta Mr. Chiappetta, of Freehold Township, died Sept. 30, 2007, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was born in Fiumefreddo, Calabria, Italy. When he came to the United States, he settled in Staten Island, N.Y., before moving to Freehold Township 15 years ago. Mr. Chiappetta was a proprietor of his own shoe-repair…

  • Veteran educator to retire from Howell school district

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL – After 30 years in education and nine with the Howell School District, Susan Vonsover, the assistant superintendent for pupil services, is retiring. Although Vonsover said it will be hard for her to leave, she said she is ready to embark on new tasks and she wants a new…

  • JLHS rallies to support fundraiser for children

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Wearing their caps during a Jackson Liberty High School fundraiser that benefited Caps for Kids are (l-r) Alison Kessler, Christine Neppel and Kim Cosimano. See story, page 28. JACKSON – When the call went out to help children, the Jackson Liberty High School community responded. Students, staff members and administrators…

  • Lessons learned on community’s soccer field

    Recently, I heard of an incident that occurred at the Jackson Justice Complex soccer fields that I found disturbing. A soccer coach, whose name isn’t important, had reserved a particular field for his team for every day except Saturday. It so happened that the Challenger soccer league had reserved the field in question for Saturdays…

  • Howell H.S. Drama Club to present ‘The Diviners’

    HOWELL – The Howell High School Drama Club will present “The Diviners” this weekend at Howell High School, Squankum-Yellowbrook Road. “The Diviners” will be performed Oct. 24-25 at 7 p.m. and Oct. 26-27 at 8 p.m. “The Diviners” is a play about friendship and trust. The story takes place during the Great Depression in the…

  • Surviving cyclist offers sage advice to everyone who is on the road

    My name is Jim Balogh. I was born in South River and I have lived in various New Jersey shore communities in the years following my graduation. Then, after I began my part-time night and weekend job as a DJ, I started to work nights at a slew of Jersey Shore clubs. I was known…

  • Use of technology earns honor

    HOWELL – The Center for Digital Education and National School Boards Association have announced the 2007 Digital School Boards Survey winners. The Digital School Boards Survey examines how school boards and their districts are applying information technology to better engage local communities and constituents, and improve service delivery and quality of education to public schools.…