Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Board adjusts new schedule at two schools

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – Parents of children who attend the Johnson and Rosenauer elementary schools kept up their criticism of the Board of Education last week. The parents are upset over a change in school times from the 2006-07 school year to the 2007-08 school year. Superintendent of…

  • On Campus

    Amanda Hecker, daughter of Sherry and Irwin Hecker of Jackson, has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Brandeis University, Waltham, Mass. Cadet 1st Class Christopher Hooper of Howell graduated June 16 from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Buzzards Bay, with a bachelor of science degree in marine transportation.

  • Kafton works for the benefit of Jackson

    Why would the Tri-Town News or anyone else in Jackson find it surprising that so many letters to the editor mention Mike Kafton’s name? Why wouldn’t they? (“Voters Have to Wait to Vent Frustration,” Tri-Town News, July 12, 2007). Mike, a lifelong resident of Jackson, has never shied away from criticizing what he perceives as…

  • On Campus

    Ann M. Shedd of Lakewood has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Boston University. Vienna Vogelezang of Howell, a biology major, has been named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at Messiah College, Grantham, Pa. Marie Briard of Howell has been named to the dean’s list for the…

  • Where is guarantee home values won’t drop?

    This is in response to Daniel Green’s letter to the editor regarding the proposed Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex passenger rail line (“Middlesex Freeholder Wrong on MOM Rail Line,” Tri-Town News, June 14). I live in Monroe Township, Middlesex County, and my property runs alongside the rail line. In Mr. Green’s letter, he claims Middlesex County Free-holder Director David…

  • Credit cards now accepted at motor vehicle agencies statewide

    In 2003, with the passage of the Motor Vehicle Security and Customer Service Act, the Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) was established, putting an end to the long lines, inadequate customer service and general inefficiency that characterized the New Jersey Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV). And with that name change has come a new attitude. With…

  • Better response to N.J. gypsy moth issue is required

    I am one of the many residents of Jackson who suffered through my second year of gypsy moth infestation. Controlling these insects by an individual homeowner is an impossible task, as their multiplication is numerous and rapid. It irritates me that no one took this problem seriously when these caterpillars were at their peak. These…

  • Commission will hold session on gypsy moth situation

    I was interested in the cartoon “The Incredible Shrinking Governor,” the opinion page and the letters to the editor still concerned about gypsy moths. I think that because of the great impact this year due to the growing gypsy moth infestations, you should have added gypsy moths to the cartoon. This year there were 325,000…

  • Legislative effort protects rights of seniors

    June 11 was a very important day for the Organi-zation of Residents Associ-ations of New Jersey (ORANJ), a group representing over 10,000 seniors residing in Con-tinuing Care Retirement Com-munities (CCRCs) in New Jersey. With the successful floor vote in the Assembly on bill A-3989 the sound of applause was heard from the gallery in the…