Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Obituaries

    Marcia Fisher Deitz Mrs. Deitz, 70, of Jackson, died Nov. 7, 2006. Born in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, N.Y., she had lived in Manalapan for 38 years prior to moving to Jackson. She was graduate of Erasmus Hall High School, Brooklyn. Mrs. Deitz was involved in New Jersey school boards for more than 35…

  • Mayor and council trying to clean up finances

    Certain members of the previous Township Committee have wasted the taxpayers’ money over the past several years mismanaging this township. Now you are wasting your own money with ridiculous statements that no one is buying. The reality is the people have decided and overwhelmingly voted you out of office for a reason. I agree that…

  • Thanksgiving is not bountiful for those who are facing hardships

    Thanksgiving: a time to give thanks for all God’s bounty bestowed on us. Many of us have a great number of things to be thankful for – family, friends, food on our tables, clothing on our backs, gainful employment and an occasional vacation. Though we give thanks throughout the year, Thanksgiving Day is truly a…

  • Red Cross thanks volunteers for time, energy, spirit

    As Thanksgiving approaches, family and friends gather to give thanks for their good fortune over the past year. The Jersey Coast Chapter of the American Red Cross gives thanks to our volunteers who so generously give their time, energy and spirit and to our financial donors who enable us to effectively carry out our mission…

  • Seniors at The Villages continue to support charities

    The senior community called The Villages, tucked away among the many trees and lakes, has had fund drives to help the volunteer first aid squads of Howell and Farmingdale. Our drives depend mostly on raffles sold $1 at a time in front of local stores like Acme, Rite Aid, 7-Eleven, Shop ‘n’ Bag, Stop and…

  • Councilman will cause fireworks at Howell meetings

    I can’t understand how Bob Walsh got re-elected to our Howell Township Council. Evidently, people are unaware of our meetings being broadcast on Channel 77. You get to see firsthand how disruptive he is. The rest of the council has to waste time explaining everything to him as he sits there yawning. Public hearings are…

  • Jackson students work to meet testing goals

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Thomas Gialanella JACKSON – Board of Education members recently heard the annual state of the schools presentation, which examines the status of the district and its plans moving forward. “Every year our district is required to present our Quality Assurance Annual Report,” board President Linda Lackay…

  • Former Jags QB Tarver goes into Hall of Fame

    JACKSON – A Jackson Memorial High School assistant principal who was a football standout at the school before he graduated in 1987 is being inducted into the JMHS Athletic Hall of Fame on Nov. 27. Thomas Tarver was a three-year starter at quarterback for the Jaguars who earned a full athletic scholarship to Rutgers University,…

  • Taxpayers’ cry for help could soon be answered

    New Jersey homeowners struggling with unrelenting property tax increases finally have hope that, after all these years, help may be on the way. And while we’re not about to start counting our savings, the mere fact that real reform has become the chief focus in Trenton is good news indeed. The prospective tax relief comes…