Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Board should tap into resources senior citizens can offer

    Upon reading recent letters by Marvin Krakower and Nicolas Antonoff, it seems like we are creating a great divide by using extreme and unproductive analogies. While each side is passionate and makes valid points, I think we are all missing the bigger picture. We as a society need to educate our children to the fullest…

  • Will the last person in N.J. turn out the lights?

    GREG BEAN Coda There was an interesting poll released last week that found 49 percent of the people in New Jersey would like to leave the state and move someplace where they can afford to live. The Monmouth University/Gannett New Jersey pollsters said that of those who responded, 51 percent are serious enough to make…

  • Ocean Ride is serving the people of Ocean County well

    It seems that almost every day the press reports that another fatal motor vehicle crash has taken place or we are reminded that Ocean County has the highest number of fatal motor vehicle crashes in New Jersey. However, in the gloom of such news there are some good things that take place in Ocean County,…

  • You can just call it a tale of two ‘puters

    LORI CLINCH Are We There Yet? We have two computers at our house. One is young and rebellious, and the other is like a little old woman – relishing in her golden years. The rebel holds its own if it’s left alone. It enjoys searching the Web, looking for friends, and occasionally freezing up on…

  • Mobile home residents can have a voice in Jackson

    This is an open letter to all mobile home residents of Jackson. Did you know there is a Mobile Home Advisory Board in Jackson? Did you know that this board works to improve the ordinances that govern the parks and your quality of living conditions? Did you also know that this board is manned by…

  • Feeding the wolf

    LINDA DENICOLA My Take Some people are voracious readers and I happen to be one of them. Right now on my night table, I have five books and two art magazines. The books are a novel by John Updike, about an elderly female artist being interviewed for an article; a memoir by Peter Manseau, subtitled…

  • Sticker initiative worth consideration

    We support an idea put forth by Jackson Township Councilman Angelo Stallone that asks parents of new drivers to voluntarily place a sticker on their car that will clearly identify the driver as the holder of a provisional driver’s license. The past several months have produced a shocking and very disturbing number of motor vehicle…

  • Consider how town could have used money

    What could a township do with half a million dollars? Let’s think about this. If the township just happened to be Jackson, maybe they could have used this money to spray for gypsy moths so thousands of trees would not have been destroyed. Now mind you, you wouldn’t have had to even use it all,…

  • Howell councilman supports Guadagno for Monmouth County sheriff

    It is with a sense of great honor and pride that I offer my personal endorsement to Monmouth County sheriff candidate Kim Guadagno. After having an opportunity to speak with Kim on a number of issues, I feel that she is the only logical choice to further enhance the great strides made in the sheriff’s…