Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Teenager says she misses the way Jackson used to be

    I have lived in Jackson for my entire life. When I was younger I remember walking with my father. We would cross the street and walk the dogs along the edge of the woods. He would hold the leashes, I would walk by his side and he would tell me stories. Now I am 18…

  • State needs veterinary education funding

    The media has given great attention to New Jersey race track officials’ concerns about the rapid spread of the potentially deadly equine herpes virus EHV-1, which could tragically affect the multimillion dollar horse industry in our state. The public needs to be equally informed about the state’s long-term policies of apathy and negligence in educating…

  • Resident says sewer rate is the real culprit in Howell

    I am deeply insulted by Lendel Jones’ letter “Custo-mers Are Paying for a Ser-vice They Are Using.” You state that you understand how we feel but you cannot possibly understand how we feel if you don’t even understand our problem. It is the sewer rate and not the water rate that we are outraged about.…

  • Jackson must preserve right to use road

    The time: 200 years ago. The place: the village of Cassville, a Pinelands village that served as a crossroad for travelers. A stagecoach stop on the road from here to there. Just a few short years ago we called these roadways by the same names as our predecessors. In those days the naming convention was…

  • Radar units tell speed, they do not trap drivers

    There seems to be a misconception how many think about speed control devices, such as radar. Radar is used by police officers to enforce state speed laws. The use of radar is often referred to as a speed trap. That assumption is totally incorrect. The radar unit or police officer never “traps” anyone. It makes…

  • Water company ignores all pleas to change sewer charge

    I would like to respond to Lendel G. Jones, vice president of external affairs for the New Jersey American Water Company, who responded in a letter to Howell residents’ concerns about exorbitant water bills at The Reserve at the Manasquan River. I am a resident of Toscana, a 3-year-old community in Howell, off Fort Plains…

  • Company rep’s letter draws response from Howell

    I am disgusted and my intelligence insulted by Lendel Jones’ letter to the editor (“Customers Are Paying for A Service They Are Using,” Tri-Town News, Oct. 26). Ms. Jones, I do not know where you are getting your information from, we suggest you do some homework before releasing a statement to the press. Maybe the…

  • Resident wants town to take action on water rate hike

    While [the Howell Township Council] is trying to keep a legitimate Ramtown businessman from opening a legal place of business, not a peep is heard about the “Great Parkway Water Holdup?” Why is it that the only place I saw anything about it was on page 29 of the Tri-Town News? A 79 percent increase?…

  • Local teachers awarded development grants

    FirstEnergy has awarded mathematics, science and technology grants to 15 teachers representing 12 schools from across the Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) service area. The grants of up to $500 will be used for creative hands-on projects, workshops and teacher development during the 2006-07 school year. Local grant winners include Kate Reilly, Wemrock Brook…