Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Obituaries

    Jane Louise Bovie Mrs. Bovie, 86, of Howell, died Jan. 9, 2007, at Imperial Care Center, Neptune. Born in Howell, she was a lifelong resident of Howell. She was a former member of the American Legion Auxiliary, Brick. Prior to retiring in 1960, she was an assembly line worker at Air Cruisers, Wall Township, for…

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    Coda Greg B New state budget has a few small omissions My grandfather, who once worked as the administrator of a state government institution, told me about a technique used at budget time called “shooting the cocker spaniel.” “Here’s how it works,” he said. “No voter wants to hear about tax increases, and no politician…

  • Vigilance of voters has increased since sting

    Feb. 22 marked the second anniversary of the Oper-ation Bid Rig sting that saw the roundup of 11 Monmouth County-area officials on federal corruption charges. Since that day, parallel and related investigations by the FBI have spread to Ocean and Middlesex counties, leading to indictments against dozens of government officials and businessmen. After all of…

  • Chairman would like RCAs to stay in place

    I would ask the mayor and Township Council to oppose legislation that would bar municipalities from selling off their affordable housing requirements to other towns. The bill aims to eliminate regional contribution agreements (RCAs). By state law, the RCAs allow a municipality to transfer up to 50 percent of its affordable housing obligation to another…

  • There is an undeniable need for better education on HPV

    Although I was grateful to find an article that initiated some dialogue on the debate of mandatory human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations for girls (“Bill Sparks Debate Over Health vs. Parents’ Rights,” Tri-Town News, Feb. 22), I was disheartened by the lopsided coverage of this issue. Len Deo of the New Jersey Family Policy Council was…

  • School board candidates file to run

    Six Jackson residents will square off in a race for two three-year seats on the Jackson Board of Education in the April 17 school election. The deadline for residents to submit a petition to run for a school board seat was 4 p.m. Feb. 26. Candidates must be a resident of the town in which…

  • School board applies for grant

    HOWELL – The Howell K-8 Board of Education has applied for a competitive state grant titled “Enhancing and Expan-ding In-District Program Options for Students with Disabilities.” According to the Governor’s Office and the state Department of Education, the grant will provide funding for “the development and implementation of in-district public school program options for students…

  • ‘From Bach to Rock’ coming to local school

    Students at St. Aloysius School, Jackson, will soon be stepping into the modern age of music. “Young Audiences of New Jersey will present Caryn Lin, an electric violinist, who will be presenting her program ‘From Bach to Rock’ at St. Aloysius on March 8,” said Olive Taylor, a spokeswoman for the school. During the performance,…

  • Students’ art work will be displayed in Trenton

    March is Youth Art Month, whose purpose is to emphasize the value of art and art education for all children. It is also to encourage public support and awareness of quality school art programs. Artwork from participating Ocean County schools was judged during February. The Ocean County Youth Art Month local winners are Katrina Zangrillo,…