Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Howell’s mayor is an asset to residents and to the community

    I have lived in Howell for six years. I have had the great pleasure of getting to know our mayor, Joseph DiBella. As far as I am concerned he is doing a great job and he is an asset to our town. He is capable and understanding and he has a passion and love for…

  • Newspaper’s special section was a tribute to special teenagers

    Congratulations to Peggy Primiano, Greater Media Newspapers special sections editor, for the wonderful section on young people in our community accomplishing great things in our towns. Thank you to Valley National Bank for sponsoring the Future Leaders program. Bravo! It’s about time we read about the good things young people are doing and give them…

  • School board has mandate to get students into class

    Lakewood panel may seek referendum on new facilities BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer LAKEWOOD – Within the next six months, the Board of Education may ask voters to support a $47 million referendum to construct new school facilities. According to Bruce Stern, chairman of the board’s ad hoc buildings…

  • Residents urged to donate blood in summer

    With the summer of 2006 upon us and the likelihood of a blood shortage in New Jersey, it can be a frustrating time for patients needing blood transfusions. A few summers ago when New Jersey resident Hank Klehm was 14 and battling leukemia, the last thing he and his mom needed was to be stuck…

  • Generosity toward family shows true heart of Jackson community

    I know that I speak for the entire Jackson community when I say that the sadness caused by the untimely death of Billy Miller has touched us all. Although I did not know Billy personally, the people who did know him spoke of a great and very caring kid who always tried to do the…

  • On Campus

    Erica Wisniewski, daughter of Louise and Donald Wisniewski of How-ell, was named to the dean’s list for the spring semester at The Catholic Univer-sity of America, Washington, D.C., where she will be a senior in the fall in the School of Arts and Sciences. She is majoring in media studies and minoring in Spanish, and…

  • A moment in time

    PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff June 20 was a special night in the lives of Lakewood High School seniors, who celebrated their graduation in ceremonies at the high school football field. In top photo, Alfonso Santos and Caroline Clavijo share an embrace. In bottom photo, salutatorian Ryan Bauer addresses the graduates, their family members and…

  • Big brother playing ‘Let’s Make a Deal’

    Lori Clinch Are We There Yet? There’s something quite special about my eldest child. He’s the one who rules the roost, bosses his brothers and oftentimes enjoys telling unwanted callers, “My mom says she’s not home.” All these things considered, I suppose I should have rethought the idea of leaving my 17-year-old alone in the…

  • Time-out a good idea for state government

    Coda Greg Bean I might be missing something, but it’s tough to see the downside. As negotiations between the New Jersey Assembly and Gov. Jon Corzine continue to deteriorate, and adopting a budget that closes a $4 billion gap before the July 1 deadline becomes increasingly unlikely, a familiar specter is raising its head. If…