Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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Friends meet face to face in Italy-U.S.A. exchange
BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Bring 20 Italian high school students to the United States and they can’t believe how warm and amicable Americans are compared to Italians. Go figure. On Nov. 30, 20 girls from Milan, Italy, came to the Freehold Township High School Italian…
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Coda
Tax reform: they Greg Bean I wish somebody would explain some elements of this plan to reform property taxes in New Jersey, because there are parts of it I’m apparently too dumb to grasp. For example, one of the proposals to reduce property tax is to do away with the homeowner rebates most of us…
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Are We There Yet?
It Lori Clinch Decorating for Christmas is a little different at the Clinch household than most others. Where some have efficient systems and well-organized procedures to retrieve decorations from the attic, we have a fine group of elves to do our bidding. Every year the younger elves wear their felt elf caps, complete with ears…
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Analyst’s statements are a bit misleading
In a recent article on the hearing for the Hovbilt Jackson Valley project (“Analyst: Project Revenues Will Outweigh Cost to Town,” Tri-Town News, Dec. 7), Richard Reading of Richard B. Reading Associates made statements that are simply not accurate. He stated that some of the benefits are “permits, fees and other revenues.” As Mr. Reading…
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Walk for Autism Research was a success
Thank you so much for helping me and our committee to publicize the inaugural New Jersey Shore Walk for Autism Research. As you know, the walk was held Sept. 30 and I am pleased to report that over 2,000 walkers made the seaside trek down the boardwalk in Manasquan and collectively raised over $230,000. Our…
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League of Women Voters will host talk on global warming Jan. 10
Climate change, also known as global warming, continues to be a contentious issue, particularly when the issue is the cost of cleanup and prevention of further damage to the world’s environment. According to a report by Sir Nicholas Stern, a senior British economist, investing in the development of cleaner energy technologies and other remedies could…
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Author shares love of books with Howell pupils
BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer Taunton School, Howell, pupils Jack Bundkowski (c) and Peter Dee (r) and their fellow third-graders use their imagination to conjure up a character during a presentation by author Ann Margaret Lewis (below) on Nov. 29. HOWELL — On the same day, Anne Margaret and…
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Bands sought for Feb. 10 event at Jackson Memorial High School
JACKSON — A battle will soon be raging at Jackson Memorial High School. The Jackson Educational Foundation is looking for bands to showcase their musical talents in a Battle of the Bands competition, which the foundation is sponsoring Feb. 10 from 7-11 p.m. at the Jackson Memorial High School Fine Arts Center, Don Connor Boulevard.…
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Jackson council should stop the blame game
Contrary to what Jackson Councilwoman Ann Updegrave states in your recent report, “Jackson Council Supports Assembly Ethics Reform,” on Nov. 22, the New Jersey Assembly has not proposed an 11-point plan called the Blueprint for a Corrupt-Free New Jersey. That proposal was made by the Assembly Republican Caucus. It was little more than a platitude…
