Category: Tri-Town Opinion

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

    Coda Greg Bean Monmouth County Sheriff Joseph Oxley has a public relations problem — but it isn’t the one he anticipated. Like nearly everyone of my acquaintance in the news business who heard about it, I thought I was imagining things last week when it was reported Oxley had hired a 25-year-old with no real…

  • Lawnmowers should never go ‘thunk’

    Are We There Yet? Lori Clinch If I had it all to do over again, I would never have become a lawn-mowing individual. I would have remained indoors, enjoyed a temperature-controlled environment and waited for the finish coat on my nails to set as I watched my husband mow the yard. But I ruined it…

  • Obituaries

    Gilbert Toon Mr. Toon, 86, of Jackson, died April 26 at his daughter’s home in Jackson. Born in Freehold, he had lived there for 63 years and in Pennsylvania for five years before moving to Jackson. Prior to retiring, he was a painter for Ken Frank, Freehold, and had previously worked as a weaver at…

  • Letters

    Speak up on teacher contracts right now The Jackson voters have made their voices heard loud and clear: they do not believe spending more funds on education is fiscally responsible or necessary. The challenge now is to figure out what the right budget amount should be and how to distribute these tax dollars to meet…

  • They’re riding a fast track to Nowhereville

    Coda Greg Bean Say you’re having lunch in almost any Monmouth County restaurant — Freehold, Tinton Falls, Marlboro, Manalapan, it doesn’t really matter — and see a couple of shady-looking guys in the parking lot passing a paper bag. Do you: • Assume it’s a pair of winos sharing a bottle of Mad Dog 20/20…

  • This time, he passed the barrier of pain

    Are We There Yet? Lori Clinch My 12-year-old, Huey, has an inconceivably high tolerance for pain. He certainly doesn’t get it from me. I’ve been known to cry over a paper cut. I’ve fainted with pain from a hangnail, and I could easily pass out from writer’s cramps. Huey takes his injuries in stride. In…

  • Obituaries

    Kevin John Warnett Mr. Warnett, 39, of Jackson, died March 17. Born in Elizabeth, he was a self-employed motorcycle mechanic for 20 years. Mr. Warnett is survived by his wife of 14 years, Christine Crotta Warnett; his parents, Nancy and Frank Warnett Jr. of Jackson; a sister, Veronica Warnett of Georgia; his mother-in-law, Pat Crotta…

  • Photo

    DENNIS SYMONS JR. Second-grader Mercedes Fraistat works on a project during a craft night at the Rosenauer School, Jackson.