Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • This year, schools must watch what they serve

    Districts adjust to new standards regarding nutrition BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer Across the nation, millions of students will be getting more fiber in their diets as new federal standards for nutrition in school lunches come into effect this year. Schools that receive federal funding for meals must now follow a…

  • Coda

    In this debate, money talks, principle walks Greg Bean Wrap it in all the highfalutin language about principles you want, but when you get to the nub, for the East Brunswick Board of Education, it’s all about the money. I was saddened last week to learn that despite losing a lawsuit brought by East Brunswick…

  • Your Turn

    Fragmented school system is a model of inefficiency Cy Thannikary Guest Column Cy ThannikaryGuest Column New Jersey’s heavy reliance on property tax to fund public education and municipal services is one of the principal reasons why the state’s property tax is high. On average, 55 percent, but in some towns 75 percent, of property taxes…

  • Are We There Yet?

    If it seems too good to be true, then it is Lori Clinch For the past 13 years, my children have reacted to the beginning of the school year the same way – by lying prostrate on the floor and sobbing. Although a small and cruel part of me can’t help but see the humor…

  • Obituaries

    Adele LaSecla Manning Mrs. Manning, 79, of Lakewood, died Aug. 27 at Ocean County Medical Center, Brick. Born in Union, she resided in the Belford section of Middletown before moving to Lakewood 12 years ago. She was employed at the Middletown Board of Education for 10 years, and she and her husband co-owned Dairy Queen,…

  • Rebels look to build on last year’s success

    Howell won school-record 8 wins, state playoff game BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer BY TIM MORRISStaff Writer Above, Howell head football coach Cory Davies works with his offensive players during a recent practice in Howell. Below, linebackers Alex Killian and Nick Riccio push each other around. What a difference a year can make.A year ago,…

  • Howell schools prepare to welcome pupils on Sept. 6

    BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer HOWELL – On Sept. 6, buses will deliver 7,228 pupils to the Howell K-8 School District’s 13 buildings for the first day of the 2006-07 academic year. Embarking on the new year has Superintendent of Schools Enid Golden excited. “The beginning of each school…

  • For the Record

    Diane Reaves is the Lakewood resident who spoke during a Lakewood Township Committee meeting on Aug. 10. In her comments to the committee, Reaves was addressing quality of life issues relating to her place of residence. Her name was misspelled in an Aug. 24 article in the Tri-Town News.

  • Coda

    There is a silver lining in housing bubble blip Greg Bean There’s an old philosophical saw that says if a butterfly flaps its wings in Mexico, it can lead to a tidal wave in China. It’s the illustration of the immutable law of cascading consequences. One thing happens, no matter how small, but that thing…