Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Expenses for hoop courts do not make sense

    Recently the Jackson mayor and Township Council awarded a bid of $449,000 to build two basketball courts in Johnson Park. They only received one bid for the job. After reviewing the specs and the bid on this project I have come to the conclusion that the mayor and council think that the taxpayers of Jackson…

  • Jackson resident thanks Westlake for Sept. 11 service & for hope

    On Sept. 11, I had the opportunity to attend a 9/11 memorial service at the Westlake adult community in Jackson. They were the only ones to offer a 9/11 service in the entire Howell, Lakewood and Jackson area that I was aware of. This may not mean much to most people but to me it…

  • Donations will help supply food for Thanksgiving meals

    On Aug. 25, the Blue Moon Kruizers and Chik-fil-A restaurant of Howell sponsored their first Wheels for Meals car show/fundraiser to benefit the Howell Food Pantry. It was a huge success with more than $2,400 raised for needy families. This money will be used to provide Thanksgiving meals with all the fixings to over 125…

  • Susan D. Semrad

    Mrs. Semrad, 83, of Howell, died Aug. 31, 2007, at home. Born in Madera, Pa., she had lived in Long Island, N.Y., and in Lakewood before moving to Howell a few weeks ago. She was employed for 32 years by the New York Telephone Co., New York City, retiring as a custom relations manager in…

  • Coda

    A modest proposal for reducing corruption GREG BEAN Here’s a hint. If you’re trying to hire a hit man to kill your husband and ask a “friend” to help you find one, there’s a big potential pitfall. Gregory Bean is executive editor of Greater Media Newspapers. You can reach him at [email protected]. When you hear…

  • Are We There Yet?

    They’d work well for the Marching Martyrs Society LORI CLINCH One would be hard pressed to find an individual who volunteers more than my sister Patti. Lori Clinch is the mother of four sons and the author of the book “Are We There Yet?” You can reach her at www.loriclinch. com. She attends meetings, formal…

  • Eileen M. Morgan

    Mrs. Morgan, 70, of Farmingdale, died Aug. 21, 2007, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. Born in Elizabeth, she was raised in Belmar and had lived in Brick before moving to Farmingdale in 1967. She was the night manager at Pat’s Diner, Belmar, from 1959 until her retirement in 1990. Mrs. Morgan was a…

  • Jackson can always be counted on for help

    If there is one thing that can be said about Jackson residents as a group, it is this: their generosity does not appear to know any limits. Over the years we have observed time and time again how residents of this community have rallied to help friends and neighbors in need. Whether it is monetary…

  • Reader has solution to illegal immigration

    The illegal immigrants are called illegal because they are illegal and because they are in this great country of ours without per mission and should be deported back immediately. I am all for them applying to come into this country legally, pay taxes, pay for hospitalization, because free hospitalization to them is a great drain…