Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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For the Record
The Jackson Optimist Club made the monetary donation that paid for wheels and tires for a new DARE car that is being prepared for the Jackson Police Department. Information concerning the organization that provided funding for the wheels and tires was incorrect in a May 25 article in the Tri-Town News. There have not been…
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Numbers show Seda doesn’t have a mandate
The day after he was elected, the Republican new mayor of Jackson claimed that he and his slate of committee members had received a mandate. According to statistics provided by local officials, he received 3,678 votes out of a total of 9,042 for all three candidates for mayor. That comes to 40.7 percent of the…
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Howell principal asks for support for ‘bomb scare’ legislation
Now is the time to show your support for the much needed “bomb scare” legislation proposed by state Assemblywoman Amy Handlin. As the principal of a large middle school in Howell, I have experienced firsthand the disruption and anxiety that are the result of these inane pranks. Mandatory sentencing of those convicted to community service,…
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School bus driver makes one little boy feel very special
I want to acknowledge one bus driver, Robin Sanchez, of the Freehold Regional High School District’s van 60. She does not drive my son to school, but she did do something extraordinary for my family. Every morning, my 3-year-old son waits for his bus at our house on Stillwells Corner Road. While we wait, he…
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Honor real meaning of Memorial Day
We have in the past looked back to the pages of the old Free-hold Transcript for commentary on issues that are still topical today. This week we came across the following editorial from May 1906. An unknown author discusses the topic of Memorial Day in his commentary, saying: “The determination of those having the matter…
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It is time to end New Jersey’s long-standing practice of home rule
Exorbitant taxation in New Jersey is hurting the backbone of the state’s economy, the middle class and the employers who provide the jobs. There is evidence that New Jersey’s high taxes has led to larger than expected migrations out of state since the beginning of this decade. Accordingly, New Jersey’s population growth projections are being…
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Obituaries
Vincent Phillip Masi Jr. Mr. Masi, 60, of Bradley Beach, died May 19 at Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune Township. Born in Irvington, he had lived in Jackson before moving to Bradley Beach one year ago. Mr. Masi was a master baker for Pennant Foods, Chicago. Prior to that, he and his family owned and…
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New scholarships for BCC grads attending Monmouth
FREEHOLD – The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has established a $50,000 annual scholarship program that will benefit up to 10 Brookdale Community College graduates a year who elect to continue their college education at Monmouth University, West Long Branch. The scholarships will be awarded annually to approximately 10 Monmouth County residents who graduate from…
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District honors teachers
JACKSON – In a ceremony that takes the typical “Teacher of the Year” award a few steps further by recognizing specific traits like innovation, optimism and devotion to principle, the Jackson School District recently honored its teachers for their efforts in pursuing academic excellence. The annual Celebration of Excellence awards are a way for the…
