Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • New York senator’s picture had no place in a local newspaper

    I was appalled to see a picture of an insignificant junior senator from another state (Hillary Clinton, D-NY) in the Tri-Town News. Which of the tri-towns does she represent? Knowing the contempt that she and her husband expressed for our military and their successes in decimating our troops and equipment, it’s no wonder her shameless…

  • Open your home, heart to a homeless animal

    The Associated Humane Societies (AHS) is encouraging New Jersey residents to share their home and their heart Feb. 14 by adopting a homeless dog or cat. Rescuing an unwanted animal from a pound or shelter is a pure act of kindness and affection and you will be rewarded with years of love, devotion and companionship.…

  • FRHSD administrators recognize top achievers

    BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer FRHSD administrators recognize top achievers BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Lindsay Diamond Members of the Colts Neck High School girls varsity soccer team have been honored by the Freehold Regional High School District. Speaking at a Board of Education meeting on Jan. 12 at Colts Neck High School, Superintendent of Schools…

  • Obituaries

    John E.F. Saker Obituaries John E.F. Saker Mr. Saker, 84, of Freehold Township died Jan. 20 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in New York City, he had lived in the Freehold area all his life and in 1956 was a founding partner of Peter J. Saker Construction, Freehold Township. He had also farmed…

  • Howell switches snack vendors

    BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer HOWELL — The Board of Education has entered into a revenue-producing vending machine agreement with Double Diamond Distributors, Middle-town. Gene Tanala, chairman of the school board’s Buildings and Grounds Committee, said the district stands to make $100,000 over the course of the recently approved five-year contract…

  • Review of Lakewood bus guidelines overdue

    Review of Lakewood bus guidelines overdue Review of Lakewood bus guidelines overdue Somebody up there must like the Lakewood School District. A lot. How else can one explain the escape act that Board of Education members and district administrators seem to pull off every couple of years? In 2001, the school district found itself facing…

  • Jackson resident calls on Township Committee to take all steps possible to protect Metedeconk River corridor

    I am writing in response to a recent "Mayor’s Report," an open letter by (Jackson) Mayor Sean Giblin in which "Smart Growth in Jackson Township" was addressed. Upon reading this article, I stand deeply concerned by our Township Committee’s desire to reduce by half, the recently established 300-foot buffer system along the Metedeconk River Corridor.…

  • Generous donations help soldiers and their families

    Generous donations help soldiers and their families Thanks for your support of the Jackson Rotary Club’s Lend a Hand – Operation Hands Over Seas Holiday Giving Drive for the New Jersey Reservists’ families and children of the 253rd Transportation Unit and for our brave men and women overseas who are defending our freedom. The support…

  • The time is now to call for action on illegal immigration

    This may be one of the most important letters ever written on behalf of our country’s freedom. We must take it back from the bureaucrats and the politicians. Presently, we are faced with the problem of illegal aliens flooding our country. Making matters worse, we hear talk of giving illegal aliens Social Security benefits, regardless…