Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Town may look for wiggle room in rules

    Town may look for wiggle room in rules A battle may be shaping up — once again — between state officials and environmentalists, and developers. So what else is new in New Jersey? On Monday, Gov. James E. McGreevey announced the formal adoption of rules that will implement a 300-foot buffer zone around the state’s…

  • Immigration battle moves from muster zone to court

    Mark RosmanIn the News Mark Rosman In the News Anyone who doubts there is a battle at hand in Freehold Borough need only consider the words of Mayor Michael Wilson who, in responding to a federal lawsuit, told the plaintiffs to "Bring it on." The mayor is clearly ticked off that a coalition of organizations…

  • A regional solution is needed to address situation involving immigrant day laborers seeking employment

    As a Freehold Borough resident and member of the PEOPLE group, I have a few things to share with your readers. First of all, we are very proud of Mayor Michael Wilson and the Borough Council for their firm stand on closing our muster zone on Jan. 1. Thankfully, despite enormous pressure and ridicule, they…

  • Obituaries

    Obituaries Louis J. Toto Sr. Mr. Toto, 73, of the Columbus section of Mansfield, formerly of East Brunswick, died Nov. 27 in St. Agnes Medical Center, Philadelphia. He was one of the founding members of Toto Brothers Inc., East Brunswick. A son, Christopher, died in 1991. Surviving are his wife, J. Bernadette Marsicano Toto; two…

  • Crime trend warrants awareness, vigilance

    Crime trend warrants awareness, vigilance With all the advances in technology that our society has enjoyed in the last 15 years, we have also taken in a new type of criminal — identity thieves (Tri-Town News, Dec. 24). Unlike thieves of the past, identity thieves usually do not have to enter one’s home or car…

  • Jackson school personnel trained to use defibrillators

    JACKSON — A piece of lifesaving equipment is valuable only if people know how to use it. To ensure Jackson school district staff members are capable of using new defibrillators that were donated by the Jackson Rotary this summer, key staff trained recently on how to use the machines to save someone’s life. "The importance…

  • Source of water clarified by JTMUA director

    Recent letters to the editor have characterized the Metedeconk River as a water supply for the residents of Jackson. The Jackson Township Municipal Utilities Authority (JTMUA), which provides water service to well over 8,000 homes and businesses in Jackson, obtains its water supply from confined aquifers underground, some as deep as 1,500 feet. In fact,…

  • Obituaries

    Irene Zeidler Obituaries Irene Zeidler Ms. Zeidler, 84 of Lakewood died Nov. 29 at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. Born in Berlin, Germany, she was a bookkeeper who for many years worked for Celanese Corp., Chatham. She is survived by a brother, Dr. Lothar Zeidler of Edison. Funeral services and cremation were private and under the…

  • Situation at trailer parks irks resident

    Situation at trailer parks irks resident I’m a resident of Jackson and living between two trailer parks known as "Shady Oaks" and "Luxury" for the past 15 years. I have witnessed firsthand the misconduct by the park owners and state, county and township officials. I would like to know why in today’s times people can…