Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Don’t guess at answers, check the real facts

    “… [W]hy not try to explore ways to reduce the 57 percent impact that the (schools have) on your taxes, and the taxes of all the residents?” I am not paying Paul Mayer-owitz’s bill. Judging from statements he has made in public concerning the Jackson Township Municipal Utilities Authority (JTMUA) he is obviously a ratepayer.…

  • In the News

    Quotes show leaders are way out of touch Mark Rosman It’s the little things that make me crazy at 5 a.m. I define “little things” as picking up my daily newspaper from the porch and seeing a pair of quotes from two purported New Jersey leaders that show me just how pathetic a state this…

  • Obituaries

    Biagia Pace Mrs. Pace, 85, of Howell, died Jan. 12, 2007, at CareOne at East Brunswick. Born in Cosmiso, Italy, she came to the U.S. in 1954 and had lived in Syracuse before moving to Howell in 1993. Mrs. Pace was a homemaker. She was predeceased by her husband, Giuseppe, in 1996. Surviving are two…

  • Review of state’s graduated driver license program is needed

    “Without a doubt, it is long past time to revisit New Jersey’s Graduated Driver License law.” That three more teenagers have died while driving New Jersey roads is becoming all too common morning reading. The most recent deaths occurred on the afternoon of Jan. 10 in Monmouth County. Perhaps excessive speed was a cause, perhaps…

  • ‘Heroes and Cool Kids’ teaches pupils life skills

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – Students in the Jackson School District are working hard to resolve behavioral conflicts and to set examples as positive role models for fellow classmates. In a Dec. 19 presentation to the Board of Education, teacher-advisers Melissa Pennell and Bea Gagliano explained how the Heroes…

  • Schools may apply for grant

    In an effort to influence more student leadership education in New Jersey schools, the Success for ALL Students Foundation is offering three grants of up to $10,000 for any qualifying New Jersey high school or youth organization that wants to participate. Keven Decker, director of the Success for ALL Students Foundation, said, “We’re hoping it…

  • Obituaries

    Paula Hornchak Mrs. Hornchak, 59, of the Toms River section of Dover, formerly of Old Bridge, died Dec. 28, 2006, at home. Surviving are her husband, George; two daughters, Kim Barrera of Freehold and Dana Marciante of Old Bridge; her mother, Catherine Catena of Howell; and eight grandchildren. Services were held at Michael Hegarty Funeral…

  • Kindergarten registration set

    JACKSON – Parents of children who will be 5 years old on or before Oct. 1 will have the opportunity to begin the kindergarten registration process for the 2007-08 school year. “It’s hard to believe, but the students who will be registering this year will ultimately become the class of 2020,” Superintendent of Schools Thomas…

  • Attorney corrects info about DWI convictions

    As a local criminal defense attorney with a substantial DWI (Driving While Intoxicated) practice, I read with interest the recent article by Kathy Chang titled “Misconcep-tions Abound About Police, Traffic Laws.” Unfortunately, the article itself contains two significant “misconceptions” concerning drunk driving law in New Jersey that should be corrected. “The law reads that if…