Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Community spirit shown in school supply efforts

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer DAVE BENJAMIN Rosenauer School Principal Michael Raymond (l) accepts a donation of school supplies from Westlake Mews Apartments resident Joseph Brill. JACKSON – There will be pencils, pens, erasers and more for students at the Rosenauer School, compliments of some generous residents. “The township has done…

  • Students learn that every penny counts

    You see them everywhere, on the ground, unclaimed-discarded pennies. Students at the Solomon Schechter Academy, Howell, are learning a valuable lesson: pennies are important. They add up! This year the pennies contributed by Schechter students in preschool through eighth grade, from September to June, added up to $1,262.03. Sue Ebert, the third grade Schechter teacher…

  • 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…

  • Are We There Yet?

    One man’s treasure is another man’s tear gas Lori Clinch While standing in a storage garage and waiting for a locksmith to figure out the combination on an antique safe that my husband had acquired, I couldn’t help wondering about many things. First of all, was my new moisturizer living up to its promise? Were…

  • Ex-mayor knocks latest request for extra $6M

    I write to comment on Jackson Mayor Mark Seda’s proposed 18.4-cent tax increase. The 2005 Jackson budget called for spending of just over $32 million. Approximately $15.9 million was raised through local property taxes. The balance of the budget is funded by state aid, fees for licenses and permits, grants and other revenue streams. The…

  • Meeting will discuss security of new voting machines

    The mission of the League of Women Voters of Ocean County is to register and encourage citizens to vote. Our democracy cannot exist without the active participation of its people nor can it survive if the accuracy of those votes is not guaranteed. With the introduction of electronic voting machines and the extremely close and…

  • Resident is pleased that recall effort has come to an end

    As a resident of Howell, I am glad that the so-called recall committee failed in its bid to remove our mayor from office. Mayor DiBella is doing a fine job and I am proud to have him as my mayor. He is honest and sincere and puts Howell’s interests above all. I guess out of…