Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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Obituaries
Louis A. Conforti Mr. Conforti, 86, of Jackson, died Feb. 12, 2007, at Ocean Medical Center, Brick Township. He was born in Newark and lived in Nutley and Seaside Heights before moving to Jackson in 2005. Prior to retiring in 1982, he was a machinist with Bendex Corp., Teterboro and Eatontown, for more than 20…
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Lori Clinch
Are We There Yet? Digital photos: Just as easy as brain surgery Ever since my parents bought me my very own Polaroid camera back in 1972, I’ve been a shutter-bug. I’ve been known to capture breathtaking images, to reflect life with still photos, and to swing down from a tree during a family reunion to…
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Court decision boosts N.J. residents’ rights
The New Jersey Supreme Court struck a blow for the rights of Garden State citizens last week when it delivered a unanimous ruling that people have a right to videotape public meetings. The case that was decided by the court arose from an issue in Pine Hill, Camden County, where the local government refused to…
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Mark Rosman
In the News Release of budget information serves community I debated with myself before sitting down to write this column. Some people may see it as a complaint and not really care all that much about the particular travails of being the editor of a local newspaper. However, I concluded that my experience with Howell…
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Resident picks personal safety over assistance
A few weeks ago you printed an article about LIHEAP (Programs Offer Assistance With Payments for Energy,” Tri-Town News, Feb. 8, 2007). I had just received an unrequested application in the mail, which I filled out and returned immediately. Three days later I received a form from Ocean Inc. requesting all kinds of personal information…
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COAH must embrace court’s mandate to develop new rules
A recent appellate court decision that voided the state’s guidelines for affordable housing was an essential step in getting back on course to providing homes for New Jersey’s low- and moderate-income workers. K. Hovnanian, the state’s largest homebuilder and the largest for-profit provider of affordable housing, joined other organizations taking a stand against the third-round…
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Editor must take care when tossing around the ‘c’ word
Greg Bean’s “Concerned Citizens” piece in the Feb. 22 issue of Tri-Town News (” ‘Concerned Citizen’ is Still Busy Writing Letters”) was interesting despite its snarky and mean comments about people who might have very good reasons for being concerned and very good reasons for wanting to remain anonymous apart from the cowardice he so…
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Resident irked by $29,500 salary for Jackson’s mayor
Mayor Mark Seda of Jackson should be ashamed of himself for accepting a salary of $29,500 a year. Let me clarify that … his salary package totals $45,000, which includes his health benefits. And all of this for a part-time mayor who spends more time in New York with his own business than here in…
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Lakewood High School to stage annual musical
More than 30 students from Lakewood High School are currently rehearsing for the school’s annual “Broadway” musical. This year the students will perform “Sugar,” the comical musical version of the classic film “Some Like It Hot.” “Sugar” tells the story of two unemployed jazz musicians who escape from the mob by disguising themselves as women…
