Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Pupils show good attitude in collection for soldiers

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer BY TOYNETT HALLStaff Writer HOWELL – Members of the Howell Middle School North Student Council paid tribute to U.S. military forces on March 27 when they delivered 55 boxes of goods to the New Jersey National Guard Armory in Toms River. Students filled the boxes with toiletries and snacks, and…

  • Lori Clinch

    Are We There Yet? Gender equality has its own disadvantages Although I’m not a die-hard feminist, you’d be hard-pressed to find a woman who feels stronger about the equality of women than I do. I’ve always felt that anything that a man can do, I can do. If I want to, that is. This belief…

  • Greg Bean

    Coda Pension fund fiasco is Enron on the Delaware For a while, it looked like Monmouth and Middlesex counties were developing a monopoly on political corruption and sleight of hand. In Monmouth County, there were so many bribes being paid to politicians at local bars and restaurants the bad guys had to buy brown paper…

  • Elaine Straughn

    Guest Column Residents must speak up about looming development I urge all residents to look on the Jackson Township municipal Web site at www.jacksontwpnj.net and check out the Planning Board agenda. Once you see what is on tap for our town, I hope you will join in the fight against the coming insanity which will…

  • Sicuranza recalled for civic-minded attitude

    As a civic-minded person, I have come across many residents who have tried to make a difference within our community. One such individual who definitely stands out is Ralph Sicuranza. Ralph and I have been in-volved in many local organizations together such as the Rotary Club, the Elks, the Opti-mist Club and the Chamber of…

  • Resident supports Sargent and Dey for Jackson school board

    After years of seeing the same old faces and hearing the same old jargon from the people running for school board, I am pleased that two new faces have entered the race. Scott Sargent and Sharon Dey, thank you for giving me a new choice in this election. I am sick of the half-truths and…

  • Residents faced with five questions in school vote

    PLUMSTED – Residents who participate in the school election on April 17 will be very busy in the voting booth. The Board of Education will seek ap-proval of five separate questions as it seeks to fund the operation of the school district for the 2007-08 school year. On March 28, the board approved the 2007-08…

  • JMHS cast and crew did an outstanding job with ’42nd Street’

    I was fortunate enough to attend the March 16 performance of “42nd Street” at Jackson Memorial High School. There are not enough superlatives to define this outstanding performance. This praise is extended to the cast, ensemble, production, musicians, design and stage crew and everyone who participated. Everyone connected with the show should be proud, including…