Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • In the end, council holds decision on road

    In the end, council holds decision on road FARRAH MAFFAI staff Kimberly Van Gordon, 14, and her aunt, Millie Stotts, both of Brick, kneel and pray in front of a makeshift memorial near where Brittney Gregory’s body was found in Lakewood. A Howell man has been charged with her murder. Brittney, 16, was buried Monday.…

  • Obituaries

    Obituaries George "Sunny" Kavchak Jr. Mr. Kavchak, 64, of Enosburg, Vt., formerly of Monmouth and Ocean counties, died June 18 at home. Born and raised in Englishtown, he was a longtime resident of Freehold and had lived in Lakewood for 10 years before moving to Vermont to be a gentleman farmer. Prior to retiring in…

  • Proposed law may have unintended results

    I wanted to comment on the article appearing on July 15, "Town May Move to Ban Trailer Parking on Street." I happen to live in the same development as the Plymouth Drive trailer parker. In fact the trailer has been parked there for about 15 years overall. I really don’t have an objection to a…

  • Public safety director’s public comments show why a vote of no confidence was taken

    In light of Public Safety Director Sam DePasquale’s recent and public criticism, the members of the Jackson Police Benevolent Association (PBA) Local 168 are compelled to refute his unwarranted allegations. Executive board members of the Jackson PBA Local 168 have met twice with representatives of the Jackson Township Commit-tee, seeking positive change in a police…

  • Vets short-changed

    The 2005 budget set forth by the Bush White House allows a 1.5-percent in-crease in new funding for Veter-ans Administration health care. This is the worst increase ever given. The reason is simple. Back in January, President Bush asked Congress for help in decreasing discretionary spending. This is because the largest tax cut in history…

  • Obituaries

    James F. Cronin Obituaries James F. Cronin Mr. Cronin, 77, of Hazlet died July 10 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in Jersey City, he resided there before moving to Hazlet in 1957. He was employed at Shoreland Water Co., Hazlet, for 10 years, retiring in 1993. Prior to that, he was employed at…

  • Howell residents stand to lose in plan for new street in Ramtown

    The Hidden View development in Wall Township will be dumping 300 cars per day into the Ramtown section of Howell. The original plans for this development specified that Cherry and Red Bud lanes in Howell would serve as access roads. Howell fought this plan in court and lost. It’s unfortunate that the residents in and…

  • Your Turn

    Patrick W. DuffyGuest ColumnMany questions remainon plan for new street Your Turn Patrick W. Duffy Guest Column Many questions remain on plan for new street Patrick W. Duffy Guest Column Many questions remain on plan for new street My wife and I own a home in the Forest Ridge development in Howell, where we have…