Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Clear identification of addresses is important

    This (letter) addresses a concern brought by (Plum-sted) officers as well as other emergency services that respond to calls for assistance in Plumsted. The problem is identifying the location of an emergency call. Residents and businesses should display the addresses in a location that can be easily identified. If the house or business is close…

  • Now is the time for all property in Lakewood to be reassessed

    I am writing to address an issue that needs to be rectified. That issue is that Lakewood Township should have a revaluation of all the property values for tax assessment purposes. The last revaluation took place in 1992, more than 10 years ago. The properties have increased in value and are far ahead in actual…

  • Jackson food pantry director thanks township officials for help

    As director of the food pantry run by the Jackson Women of Today, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mayor Michael Broderick and Deputy Mayor Marvin Krakower who assisted in the ribbon cutting and grand opening on Oct. 26. Along with the other Township Committee members, they worked with our group for…

  • Obituaries

    AUDREY CLAYTON, 78, of Howell, died Oct. 29 in Community Medical Center, Toms River. Born in Lakewood, she was a lifelong resident of Howell Township. She was a bus driver for Tom and Nettie Applegate and then for the Howell Board of Education, retiring in 1993. She was a member of the West Farms United…

  • Thanks given to supporters of spaghetti dinner fund-raiser

    The Jackson Memorial High School class of 2005 held a benefit spaghetti dinner and silent auction for the Friends Are Forever Scholarship fund on Sept. 29. The benefit raised over $4,400 for the scholarships created in memory of the three Jackson students who perished in a July car accident. The community’s outpouring of support for…

  • Diverse opinions needed on local governing bodies

    Diverse opinions needed on local governing bodies Americans will enjoy the opportunity to participate in one of our nation’s most treasured privileges next week when they go to the polls on Election Day Nov. 5. At stake will be seats in the U.S. Senate and Congress, county freeholder and clerk, and on the governing bodies…

  • Obituaries

    Greater Media Newspapers prints obituaries as a free community service, at no charge to the families of the deceased or to the funeral homes that provide the information. JOSEPH CHRISTIAN RASMUSSEN, 78, of Howell, died Oct. 17. Born and raised in Freehold, he moved to Howell in 1949. Mr. Rasmussen owned and operated Joe’s Dairy…

  • First aider surprised by lack of support

    I was surprised to read in the Oct. 24 issue of the Tri-Town News, the article on page 57 titled "Bella Terra Honors Police, Fire Squads," that the Jackson Township First Aid Squad was not included at the recent reception held at Bella Terra. Both the police department and fire companies were given $500 donations.…

  • Jackson board should think long and hard about 5,400 dwellings

    I hope the members of the Jackson Planning Board wake up and realize that the proposed Towne Centre project will not benefit the people of Jackson. How can 5,400 rental units possibly benefit us? It is ridiculous to think that Mr. (Mitch) Leigh is not doing this for the money, considering the income he would…