Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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Parents should take note of teens’ new tobacco product of choice
A new fad is emerging among today’s teenagers, and it is putting them at a high risk for nicotine addiction as well as disease. Bidis — thin, unfiltered cigarettes wrapped in brown leaves — are becoming the latest rage among kids. They are just as bad as, if not worse than, regular cigarettes. Bidis come…
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Obituaries
Obituaries JOHN MUNION, 64, of Howell, died Feb. 9 at the Masonic Home of New Jersey, Burlington. Born in Salem, he resided there prior to moving to Howell. He was employed at Staples Distri-bution Center, Trenton, for several years. He was a member of Ardena Baptist Church, Howell. He was a member of the Masonic…
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Jackson committee should turn over school taxes to school board
At a time where we are facing a huge increase in the school tax, I am writing to implore the Jackson Township Committee to give the school board its $1.6 million that was collected through real estate taxes for that specific purpose. This money will help lower the increase by 3 cents. It is deplorable…
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Family sends thanks to Jackson community for support
The DaSilva Family would like to thank everyone who participated in the Jason DaSilva Memorial Wrest-ling Match, which was held at Jackson Memorial High School. Jay was looking forward to wrestling at the high school and had been working out last summer to prepare for just that. Thank you to all of the Jackson wrest-ling…
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Builder sees need for redevelopment policies
The state is walking a tightrope in a desperate effort to balance the pres-ervation of our lifestyle with the need to accommodate more than 1 million new residents in the next 15-20 years. We commend Gov. James McGreevey and his staff for tackling this issue and for raising the level of discussion. For a long…
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United States is not to blame for all of the ills in this world
Despite Carol Abaya’s numerous references to her past experiences in her guest column (Tri-Town News, Feb. 21), her overly simplistic generalizations and flaws in logic betray her attempt to establish herself as a political pundit. First of all, even if we accept her statements that she correctly predicted the past events in India and Indonesia,…
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Citizens group has questions on Towne Centre project
Citizens group has questions on Towne Centre project During last year’s election, the majority of candidates promised that the proposed Towne Centre would be "D.O.A" or Dead on Arrival. Now, roughly four months later, SPARE (Save, Preserve and Respect Our Environment) has learned that the Jackson Township Municipal Utilities Authority (JTMUA) approved a "Developer’s Agreement"…
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Obituaries
Obituaries ANNA MARION WEBSTER, 82, of Lakewood, died March 11 at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. Born in Jackson, she lived there before moving to Lakewood in 1969. She was a seamstress for the International Ladies Garment Workers Union until her retirement in 1984. She was predeceased by a brother, Jack Webster; and a sister, Virginia…
