Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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Writer asks residents to support Hanlon
On April 19 the residents of Jackson will be asked to vote for seats on the Board of Education. I am asking our residents to vote for candidate Mike Hanlon. Our support will let Mike continue to improve and add to the solid and challenging coursework we have in place; and add exciting advancements in…
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Rail opposition points to a solution of more bus service
When it comes to supporting one of the three proposed rail line options it is now time to look at the hard facts when reviewing the proposed routes. Recently released figures from an NJ Transit spokesman estimated the costs for the Mon-mouth Junction option to be $860 million, the Matawan option at $730 million and…
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Schiavo case underscores importance of living wills
Greg Bean Coda It’s now just over 20 years since my father lost his battle with cancer. He died on Father’s Day 1984. His illness was the only demon he ever faced that he could not conquer by sheer force of will, but he did not accept that going in. Days after he was diagnosed,…
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Finally, a pay-to-play law that makes sense
Greg Bean Coda Does it surprise anyone that the state’s new pay-to-play law has been in effect for less than a week, and already some people have figured a way around it? On March 22, acting Gov. Richard Codey signed into law a measure prohibiting the awarding of state contracts worth $17,500 or more to…
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Mayor’s behavior at meeting irks resident
Recently, I attended a Jackson Township Committee meeting at town hall and the only thing I can find myself saying is that Mayor Mike Broderick should be ashamed of himself. Under Jackson’s form of government, the primary job of the mayor is to preside over the meetings of the committee. Since Mayor Broderick took office…
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Comments show candidate not fit to serve on Jackson school board
We were horrified to hear Sal Duscio refer to children receiving special education and related services as “sick.” This was during public comments at the March 15 Jackson Board of Education meeting. He added that he had “two of them at home who will never be productive members of society.” As Jackson parents, we take…
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Obituaries
Marguerite Fortier-Poppke Mrs. Fortier-Poppke, 93, of Toms River, died March 6 at Green Acres Manor, Toms River. Born in Quebec, she had lived in Union and Maplewood for most of her life before moving to Toms River in 1990. Prior to retiring more than 36 years ago, Mrs. Fortier-Poppke was a seamstress in Plainfield. She…
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A credit to their school
You really have to laugh a bit at federal regulations known as the No Child Left Behind Act that deem the entire Freehold Regional High School District to be a district in need of improvement. As acknowledged in a recent letter to the editor from FRHSD Superintendent of Schools James Wasser, the district received that…
