Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Voters will have say on open-space tax increase

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – Residents will have a chance to decide if they want to pay more money to preserve open space in the township. At its Feb. 27 meeting, the Township Committee voted 5-0 to place a nonbinding question on the May 9 municipal election ballot asking…

  • Ocean County flu shot program strives to meet residents’ needs

    We have just completed another successful flu immunization program. There are so many people to thank: the dedicated staff from our community health services unit and the health department staff that help out with this program, all the community volunteers that assist us every year, our public health coordinator Joe Przywara, our board of health…

  • Organization’s night out was successful

    The Special Education Advi-sory Committee (SEPAC) of Howell was happy to host its second annual Parents Night Out and Gift Auction, held Jan. 27. With a turnout of approximately 260 people, it was a huge success. Parents, family and friends came out together to share an evening at the Woodlake Country Club, with a sit-down…

  • Jackson Community School plans trips

    JACKSON — The Jackson Commun-ity School has the following bus trips planned. All trips will depart from Jack-son Memorial High School, 101 Don Con-nor Blvd. Call (732) 833-4647 to register. • American Museum of Natural History, New York City, March 11, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fee of $39 for adults, $37 for seniors and…

  • School administrators keep fingers crossed

    And now we play the waiting game. Administrators and school board members in suburban school districts such as the ones that operate in this region are anxiously waiting to hear how much state aid will be received for the 2006-07 school year. The budgets for the upcoming school year are being developed right now and…

  • If you want good spin, it’s gonna cost you

    Coda Greg Bean Sometimes, I think I’m in the wrong end of the publishing business — the wrong end being the end where people aren’t lining up to give me vast amounts of money to say nice things about them. According to a recent article posted on Adweek.com, the Bush administration and other federal agencies…

  • Obituaries

    Helen K. MacKenn Helen K. MacKenn, 92, of Jackson, died Feb. 13 at Bartley Healthcare Center, Jackson. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she resided in Jersey City and Middletown before moving to Jackson in 2003. Mrs. MacKenn was a bookkeeper at Anderson Moving and Storage, Red Bank, for 20 years, retiring in 1983. She was a…

  • Letters

    Elected commissioners thank voters in Jackson Fire District No. 2 Keith Wickham and I would like to express our gratitude and sincere appreciation for the support from the citizens of Jackson Fire District No. 2 (Cassville) who voted for our election as fire commissioners. We would also like to thank all of the voters that…

  • Lakewood High School roof in line for repairs

    BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer LAKEWOOD — A deteriorating roof at Lakewood High School is expected to be repaired this summer. A Feb. 12 blizzard produced heavy snowfalls that could have collapsed the school’s roof, according to Chet Galdo, president of the Board of Education. “When all the snow came last…