Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Parent clarifies law on one aspect of home-schooling

    I am writing in reference to the article, “Parents Enjoy Experience of Teaching Children,” published in the Tri-Town News on March 22, 2007. I am a home-schooler in Monmouth County. While it’s always nice to see an article on home-schooling, I was surprised to see the quote by Howell Assistant Superintendent of Schools Susan Vonsover.…

  • Resident says he will remember tax increase

    Upon his unveiling of the 2007 budget a few weeks ago, Jackson Mayor Mayor Seda was all smiles. Shortly after he was asked by a reporter how he felt about the new budget, his reply was “No increase for this year.” He was then asked about the historic 32 percent tax increase he levied last…

  • There is still time to sign up for the 2007 New Egypt Relay for Life

    If you are female, your chance of getting it is 38 percent. If you are male, you have a 45 percent chance of getting it. And the older you get, the higher your odds get to having it. It is something so close to home that it has most likely impacted a family member, friend,…

  • New government returns to old ways of doing things

    You recently (April 12) published a letter from Jackson Planning Board member Todd Porter. He suggested the prior Democratic administration did nothing to deter residential overdevelopment in Jackson. As a former committeeman, mayor and Planning Board member, I am painfully aware of Jackson’s development concerns. Mr. Porter’s claim is wrong, dead wrong. The prior administration…

  • Many people contributed to loving services for resident

    Where can you start to put a million words of thanks in such a short paragraph? Where can I start as a husband to thank all those who helped this family say goodbye to a wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother? I have been around this world for 79 years and I have, as a minister,…

  • Students stress peaceful ways to solve problems

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer BY TOYNETT HALLStaff Writer HOWELL – In the wake of the nation’s deadliest shooting, which claimed the lives of 32 people at Virginia Tech University, the Howell Middle School North Peer Mediation Club emphasizes more than ever the importance for students to decline the use of violence and to find…

  • McAuliffe pupils sample career opportunities

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – It is never too early to begin exploring the future, and that is exactly what 800 seventh- and eighth-grade students at the McAuliffe Middle School did during the morning of April 26. “The career fair is an excellent opportunity for students to receive information…

  • Coda

    We don’t like the smoke, but we do like the money Greg Bean We don’t like the smoke, but we do like the moneyGreg Bean    There’s a word for people who drive around smoking while they have kids in the car, and that word is idiot. If you happen to be driving through Keyport…

  • Resident appreciates light being shed on incident at school

    “I see people of all races rejoice when their team is winning and discuss what changes they would make when the team loses. For just a moment, nobody is judging people based on race, creed or color.” I wanted to respond to Managing Editor Mark Rosman’s column, “Change Is Not Inevitable,” which was published in…