Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Assembly bill has a nice ring to it

    The state Senate session may have had to be extended before passing the last piece of this year’s budget, but in the Assembly at least they accomplished something, and it wasn’t passing the budget bill in time to be barbecuing on the Fourth of July. The Assembly overwhelmingly passed Bill A-727, otherwise known as the…

  • Many issues remain to be discussed on Jackson Towne Center plan

    On June 25, I attended the Jackson Planning Board meeting to discuss the new Towne Center being proposed by Mitch Leigh. I read with interest the "Dear Neighbor" letter which was written by Mr. Leigh and made available after this meeting. Mr. Leigh clearly states that he wants to leave a legacy, but why must…

  • Issues remain in wake of acquittals

    Issues remain in wake of acquittals A difficult chapter in the Lakewood Police Depart-ment came to a close last week when a state Superior Court jury found three Lake-wood officers not guilty on charges arising out of their participation in the arrest of a motorist in July 2001. Officers Steven Kelusak, Christopher Spagnuolo and Joseph…

  • The evils of bias and bigotry must not be allowed to go unnoticed

    We all should feel outrage at the recent spate of hate literature, bias incidents and bias crimes that are happening in our state. From racial and religious hate mail planted in high school students’ lockers, to bags of material packaged with anti-Semitic and racial hate messages to the attack on a gay high school student,…

  • Members of the press must place correct labels on all groups

    In response to the article, "Freehold Residences Latest to Get Provocative Fliers," I am a white, American-born male. My wife is a South Korean immigrant to the Unites States, now a citizen. Although she reflects Korean culture in eating habits and in some ways in home decor, Rebecca is 100 percent U.S.A. She understands, appreciates…

  • 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. KENNETH WILLIAM HATHAWAY, 88, of The Villages, Howell, died June 22 at Centra-State Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Jersey City, he had lived in the Iselin…

  • Take advantage of revised access law

    Take advantage of revised access law In a couple of weeks the rules regarding government re-cords that the public has access to will dramatically change for the better. In January – in the closing hours of the last Legislature – a much needed improvement of New Jersey’s open public records law was passed and signed…

  • Women of Today thank Jackson residents for food pantry support

    May 11-12 were very important dates for the Jackson Women of Today. These were the dates of the annual postal workers food drive. The food pantry, located in the old library on Don Connor Boulevard, received over 3,000 pounds of nonperishable foods. I would like to take this opportunity, on behalf of the Jackson Women…

  • School closest to development site would be better for meeting

    After living in Howell for over 20 years and at-tempting to stay clear of the cow pie politics that exists (when it’s all over, they all stink), I have to say something. The Planning Board is doing a disservice to the people they are supposed to look out for. The elected officials will say they…