Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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No real hope for property-tax reform
It should be obvious by now to anyone who heard Gov. Jon Corzine’s outline of his plan to fix the property tax crisis in New Jersey that there is no real hope for those most oppressed by this vicious tax. His speech was long on rhetoric and short on substantive reform. His lack of sincerity…
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School district had a busy summer with improvements
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer PHOTOSBYDAVEBENJAMIN Ceiling tiles and air-conditioning supplies are checked by a workman at Christa McAuliffe Middle School. While most township residents have recently heard much about the opening of the new Jackson Liberty High School, there are also projects being completed at other district schools. “Some of…
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School district holds line on school lunch cost
HOWELL – The K-8 school district has announced it will not increase lunch prices by 10 cents. Board of Education Vice President Louis Corato informed the panel of the finance committee’s decision at the board’s Aug. 16 regular meeting. “[We] feel that this is not the right time to increase the cost of school lunches,”…
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Are We There Yet?
Once again, I am not the mother of the year Lori Clinch With the new school year rapidly approaching, the sales are everywhere and I’ve noticed that practically every business in town is getting on the bus. Florists have back-to-school sales, lumber yards run return-to-education specials, and I hope that the airlines will soon join…
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Obituaries
William “Bill” P. O’Brien Mr. O’Brien, 81, of Jackson, died July 31 at Paul Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. Born in Keansburg, he had lived there for most of his life and later resided in Hazlet, Middletown and Cedar Lake before moving to Jackson. He was a longtime professional driver and had most recently been employed…
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Breed-specific state legislation is a bad idea, resident says
In most states, the sponsors of breed-specific laws are legislators of districts with high crime rates and they introduce these bills due to pressure. The sponsor of our most recent breed-specific law (S.801) is Sen. Sharpe James of the Newark district. Newark is a city of very high crime where an element of the population…
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Princeton seminar helps to reinvigorate educator
BY SHARON LEFF Correspondent BY SHARON LEFFCorrespondent PLUMSTED – New Egypt High School science teacher Kathy Chesmel returned to her alma mater, Princeton University, from July 9-21 to attend a summer institute that will now help her teach molecular biology to her students. Molecular biology is the study of the structure, function, and makeup of…
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Your Turn
N.J. superintendents paid less than neighbors Diane DeGiacomo Guest Column Diane DeGiacomoGuest Column During the past months, the cost of living in the Garden State has been an even hotter topic than usual in the Legislature, in the media, and on the streets. With property taxes as high as ever, with the sales tax up…
