Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • General ed. teachers face special ed. realities

    Districts, colleges adjust to a changing educational landscape BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer BY CHRIS GAETANOStaff Writer “It’s a matter of how do you provide good service for people and kids and yet still keep it within the budgetary realm of a public school?” – Bob Lanzieri A few years ago, at the University of…

  • Life is good when you are the youngest child

    Lori Clinch Are We There Yet? Although I love my youngest sister dearly, growing up with her was as irritating as finding a sibling sitting on your bed, wearing your favorite shirt and eating your candy stash. Misti was the bane of my existence. She was into my stuff, crowding my space and inserting “I’m…

  • The sign on the door says Gone Fishin’

    Greg Bean Coda If you’re reading this and have a complaint that I’m not writing about taxes, corruption or weighty issues this week (is my boss listening?), I can’t help you. That’s because I’m on the Middle Fork of the Powder River in Wyoming, enjoying the scenery on a friend’s ranch and trying to coax…

  • Obituaries

    Richard J. Rush Mr. Rush, 76, of Manalapan, died June 22 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Jersey City, he had lived in Floral Park, N.Y., before moving to Manalapan 34 years ago. Mr. Rush was a banker for Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co., New York City, where he was employed for 40 years…

  • They sure have a funny definition of romance

    Lori Clinch Are We There Yet? At a family reunion last weekend, I learned that my nephew had proposed to his girl by telling her that he’d like to be on her insurance by the end of the summer. After hearing such a tale of love, I couldn’t help thinking of the way that my…

  • Watching for terrorists on the Mighty Raritan

    Greg Bean Coda They say a rising tide floats all boats, and that’s certainly true in Middlesex County, where the rising tide of Homeland Security grant money is apparently enabling the county to build its own navy. According to a press release last week from the Middlesex County Board of Freeholders, the county has dedicated…

  • Obituaries

    Frederick W. Noller Mr. Noller, 85, of Toms River, died July 1. Born in Rutherford, he had lived in Millstone before moving to Toms River 37 years ago. Before his retirement, Mr. Noller was a self-employed farmer. He was a member of the East Dover Baptist Church and a life member of the Stuart-Jensen Elks…

  • Reauthorize Voting Rights Act to ensure rights

    The League of Women Voters of Ocean County urges Rep. Jim Saxton and Rep. Chris Smith to act immediately to reauthorize the landmark Voting Rights Act, House Resolution 9. The Voting Rights Act has outlawed discriminatory practices in elections and protected the rights of voters. Americans are proud of the Voting Rights Act and rely…

  • Alliance promotes spaying/neutering of pets

    It was very disturbing to read Lori Clinch’s recent column, “Grandma Flunks the Test for Telling Gender” and see the matter of animal overpopulation taken so lightly. Last year over 50,000 domestic cats and dogs were euthanized in New Jersey because there were no homes for them. With such an alarmingly high number of animals…