Category: Tri-Town Opinion

The members of the Ocean County Sheriff’s Depart-ment, PBA Local 379, wish to alert the citizens of Ocean County that numerous residents have reportedly received telephone calls from telemarketers seeking donations to benefit law enforcement concerns. During these telephone calls, the solicitors have implied that they represent officers from the Ocean County Sheriff’s Department. Neither…

Obituaries Robert Hindman Jr. Mr. Hindman, 66, of Monmouth Beach died Oct. 13 at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. Born in East Orange, he resided in Cedar Grove and Belleville prior to moving to Monmouth Beach in 1967. Mr. Hindman was president/owner of Robert Hindman Inc., New York City, where he was employed since 1957.…

Board must admit problem with busing Board must admit problem with busing The Lakewood Board of Education’s overly generous courtesy busing policy has been the subject of numerous news stories over the past few years. Courtesy busing is back in the news again this week, as board members try to come to grips with what…

My name is Dan Gross and I am a resident of Jackson who supports the change of government. I’d like to provide the voters with my opinion regarding this important issue so they can decide on some facts as well as opinion. I’d like to summarize why the voters of Jackson should support this change…

Request was about trying to save money was saddened to read that Mayor (Timothy) Konopka considers the questioning of errors in billing practices in Howell Planning Board accounts as "filthy politics." I am a recently appointed member of the Planning Board and I approach my position seriously. At the Sept. 15 Township Council meeting I…

Voters asked to support LOSAP question in Howell Twp. Since 1998, New Jersey municipalities and fire districts have been permitted to grant length of service awards to their volunteer emergency service organizations. Over 200 fire and first aid organizations now enjoy this benefit and use this tool to recruit and retain members. The Howell Township…

Magicians call it misdirection. Basketball players call it fake out. Politicians call it spin. I have personally spoken to over 100 Jackson residents who signed a petition for a change in government for Jackson because they were led to believe it was to change the system so they could vote for their mayor. They were…

How much will it cost us to change our form of government? How much will it cost us to divide the town into six separate voting blocks? Will this sudden change affect our daily life? But more importantly, why would we want to change our form of government without public debate or input? Why must…

A statement by Yehuda Shain in your issue dated Oct. 23, 2003 implied that Beth Medrash Govoha may have neglected to respond to a request for information by Lakewood’s tax assessor. This implication is groundless and false. As the assessor’s office will attest, we have responded to all requests from their office in a complete…