Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Township, schools agree to restore several items

    PLUMSTED – The Township Com-mittee and Board of Education unanimously approved resolutions on May 16 that upheld the decision of a majority of voters not to increase their property taxes to pay for any of the items in the three defeated separate questions on the April 17 school election ballot and, as a result, saved…

  • School board adjusts schedule

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer BY TOYNETT HALLStaff Writer HOWELL – In an effort to use staff members more efficiently while meeting the state’s health and physical education requirements, the Board of Education has approved a plan to change the Howell School District’s current middle school class schedule. Howell Middle School South Vice Principal Paul…

  • That pesky $5K deductible is breaking the family bank

    Lori Clinch Are We There Yet? Lori Clinch Are We There Yet? We have a $5,000 deductible on our health insurance policy.That’s right, a stinking $5,000 deductible. Therefore, stitches are on us, abrasions go on our tab, and any and all viral infections and appendectomies are our treat. It’s enough to make our checkbook turn…

  • Obituaries

    Carol Ann Titus Mrs. Titus, 58, of Manchester Township, died May 3, 2007, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. Born in Rahway, she had lived in Englishtown before moving to Ocean County a year ago. She was a certified nursing assistant at Bey Lea Village, an assisted-living facility in Toms River. She enjoyed vacationing…

  • Clear-thinking student alerted school to problem

    Adult male rode school bus and entered JMHS BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – The superintendent of the Jackson school district praised the student who alerted administrators that an unauthorized person had entered Jackson Memorial High School on the morning of May 18. The notification led to a lockdown of…

  • New Egypt Day fun

    PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff New Egypt Day was a fun time in Plumsted on May 19. Above, Caitlyn Novak, 8, and others participate in the Wacky Olympics. Below, John Winowski, 2, decides which sweet treat he would like to sample.

  • Howell Mania puts focus on special ed achievement

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer BY TOYNETT HALLStaff Writer SCOTT PILLING staff Deklan Chorowiec smiles back at his friends as his ball gets set to knock over the last pin standing and give him a spare during Howell Mania Bowling Day at Howell Lanes. HOWELL – Mike Bruen is a third-year participant in the 21-year-old…

  • Synthetic turf field contract awarded

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – A contract has been awarded by the Township Council for the installation of a synthetic turf field at the Holman School sports fields. The council approved the contract at its May 22 meeting. Four bids were received from firms that wanted to install a…

  • Reality intervenes for sentimental mom

    Lori Clinch Are We There Yet? Lori Clinch Are We There Yet? Parenting has its ups and downs, and I often handle it like a yo-yo as I move from one emotion to another. I have found myself in the middle of a parental moment that I wish would never end. There have been times…