Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • FRHSD boundary changes are needed now

    You may have heard that the Freehold Regional High School District has revised some attendance areas for the next school year in order to balance school enrollments and eliminate overcrowding. Unfortunately, we are feeling the effects of the spiraling development that occurred over the past decade. We have almost 12,000 students and all of our…

  • Supporters of government change in Jackson thank residents

    Nov. 8, 2005, is a date that will go down in the history books of Jackson. We would like to thank you, the voters, for coming out to cast your votes in support of the charter study commission’s recommendation. Whether or not you agreed with our findings, you took the time to educate yourselves on…

  • Football coach should not put prayer in a high school setting

    Greg Bean’s commentary ignores the basic problem with recognizing a religious event in a school setting … it assumes that all of those present are willing participants. Not one of those present feels pressure to accept the will of the majority. Not one of those present feels that the authority figure there — the teacher/coach…

  • Lori Clinch

    Are We There Yet? A big shot of paprika is good for the heart ‘Oh no!” exclaimed our eldest offspring as he came into the kitchen the other day. “Mom’s been messing with the paprika.” “Why would she get into the paprika?” questioned Huey. “Has she been watching the Family Experimentation Channel again?” asked Lawrence…

  • FRHSD board amends attendance area ruling

    Group of eighth-graders to attend Freehold Twp., not Howell, in Sept. 2006 BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer The Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education has amended a student attendance plan for the 2006-07 school year that was approved in September. In September, the board voted to send 49 eighth-graders…

  • Director reports another successful summer session

    The director of the Freehold Regional High School District’s summer school said 2005 was a successful year for the program. The instruction took place at Colts Neck High School. Reporting to the FRHSD Board of Education at a recent meeting, Sam Grove, the director, said 365 students were enrolled. No student who remained in the…

  • Letters

    Movement of pupils deserves more coverage Howell has recently been embroiled in a dispute with the Freehold Regional High School District regarding a redistricting plan imposed on the community in September. This issue, which has played out over the past two months, has garnered the interest and support of residents throughout Howell, yet has not…

  • Borden’s lawsuit grounded in the First Amendment

    Coda Greg Bean I’ve had my issues with East Brunswick High School football coach Marcus Borden over the years — personal and philosophical. I thought he was acting like a baby when he resigned in a snit because the administration told him he couldn’t lead or participate in prayers before a game. The next week,…