Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Church should follow procedure and seek a variance

    A note of interest regarding the (Howell Township Council’s) attempt to amend the (Special Economic Development) zone, that legally you cannot do this as a site specific change. Although the council was pushing this under the guise that this was all SED inclusive, it was quite obvious by the testimony and discussions that went on…

  • Sprawl and drought intimately connected

    Sprawl and drought intimately connected Whatever your opinion is of Gov. James McGreevey, he hit the nail on the head by calling for an end to sprawl while announcing the end of the current drought that has plagued the state. Make no mistake, the two problems are intimately related. New Jersey, and in particular central…

  • Potential problem at exit needs permanent solution

    Potential problem at exit needs permanent solution Credit is due the Howell Police Department for bringing an issue to light that could have been overlooked and put motorists in a dangerous position. It was several weeks ago that Police Chief Ronald Carter first informed the Tri-Town News that traffic safety officers from his department had…

  • Display American flag in an appropriate manner

    In a little more than a year we have seen the pride of our patriotism go from glorious to gory. I have driven through our community and have found tattered, torn and faded American flags flying, or should I say drooping, from mailboxes or light receptacles. Businesses that are serving the needs of our community…

  • A Christmas miracle happened to woman in Jackson

    I was visiting a friend in the Flair development in Jackson (recently). I decided to take my dogs for a romp in the snow in my friend’s fenced yard. Somehow my 10-month-old puppy’s leash slipped off my hand and she was gone. I had just adopted her recently from a [shelter]. She had had a…

  • Funding needed to continue dental program for children

    I want to share with you a New Jersey and Ocean County success story. Last year, with the help of State Sen. Robert W. Singer, United Way of Ocean County was fortunate to have received a $75,000 grant from the state of New Jersey to pilot a program aimed at providing low-income children, up to…

  • Celebrity waiters to be on ‘Chefs’ Night Out’ staff

    The Ocean County Foundation for Vocational Technical Education is sponsoring its seventh annual "International Chefs Night Out," a gala benefit that raised more than $60,000 last year. The foundation provides mini grants to teachers and programs in the Ocean County Vocational Technical schools to augment, supplement and complement the schools’ programs through the attraction of…

  • Teachers honored with grant

    LAKEWOOD — Kathy Bower and Diana Brush from the Spruce Street Elementary School are the recipients of a $1,000 Together In Education grant provided by the New York Tri-State McDonald’s restaurants. The Together In Education grant offers $50,000 to tri-state area teachers who design programs that encourage families to increase the level of family participation…

  • Meeting to discuss IEP in special education

    The Parent Advisory Council for Special Education will present "IEP: What Is It and How Does It Work?" Jan. 16 at 7:30 p.m. at the Taunton School, Howell, in the media center. Susan Vonsover, assistant superintendent of pupil services, and Eileen Sennett, supervisor for special education, will lead the discussion on the Individualized Education Program…