Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Letters

    Resident waits for answers from fire district I will explain and provide answers to Kelli Kalapos’ letter to the editor (“Jackson Fire District No. 3 Only Wants What is Best For the Residents,” Tri-Town News, Feb. 2). The concern is over Jackson Fire District No. 3’s two proposals. Answer to the first question “asked to…

  • Goal of iris scan technology is improved school security

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer SCOTT PILLING staff Erika Jimenez of the Park Avenue Elementary School, Freehold Borough, demonstrates the iris scanner. FREEHOLD — Some people have the password to gain entry through locked doors and some people do not. In this case the password is an iris recognition…

  • FRHSD trains eye on alternative program

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Freehold Regional High School District administrators are revisiting a goal which has been on the back burner for a couple of years. “One of the goals we had in 1999 was [providing] alternative education,” Superintendent of Schools James Wasser said. “ … it was put on…

  • Arts teach students what they can achieve

    Your Turn Andy McDonough Guest Column Every now and again, standardized testing in public schools alerts us to some problem in our educational system. Presented with declining test scores, educators and administrators must struggle with how to remedy these problems in the face of personnel, budgetary and time constraints. Frequently passed over in these times…

  • Schools get an F in teaching literacy

    Coda Greg Bean The newspaper business is facing the biggest challenge in its entire history, as publications across the country struggle to find ways to appeal to the next generations of readers. But for all our collective soul-searching in the industry — for all our attempts to make our publications more attractive, more colorful, more…

  • Board brought up-to-date on technology in schools

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Members of the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education learned a thing or two about technology from their own experts. Jeff Moore, manager for technology, and Joseph Deaton, network engineer, presented the latest issues, uses and trends in technology to the board at a…

  • Letters

    Residents urged to support call for comprehensive citizens convention In recent months, there has been much conversation throughout the state with regard to a New Jersey citizens (i.e., constitutional) convention. The proposal for this convention is so the citizens of New Jersey can balance fiscal policy, tax policy, and as most know, specifically to address…

  • Obituaries

    Joseph James Biddle Mr. Biddle, 81, of Manalapan, died Jan. 9 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Colts Neck, he had lived in the Englishtown area all his life. Prior to retiring, he was a chemical operator at the Hercules chemical plant, Parlin section of Sayreville, for 22 years. He was predeceased by…

  • Letters

    Teacher had an impact on thousands of people Howell High School, the Monmouth Symphony, and the musical community of New Jersey has lost one of its greatest talents: Steven A. Gosewisch, who passed away suddenly on Jan. 12, will be sorely missed and irreplaceable. As a teacher, conductor, colleague and friend to thousands, Steve has…