Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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For the record
The name of the record company associated with the West Virginia-based National Alliance is Resistance Records. A story about the National Alliance in the May 9 edition of the Tri-Town News incorrectly gave the name as Renaissance Records.
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Plumsted Township voters came through for community’s children
Residents in Plumsted were recently asked to support our schools twice in the last two months through direct voter action. Both times our community came through for our children. With both the referendum in March and our operating budget vote in April, we are proud that our community recognizes that our children are our greatest…
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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. WILLIAM J. GARDENER SR., 81, of Howell, died April 19 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Freehold, he lived there before moving to Howell 30…
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Trash on Jackson’s streets peeves resident, harms environment
I have a question for those of you who travel the highways and byways of America, or more specifically those who travel the roads around Jackson. Can you name one road that isn’t littered with garbage? For over a year now I’ve been looking, but have yet to find one. If you’ve no idea what…
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New Jackson Optimist Club members are truly community minded
Recently I had the pleasure of participating in an event with a group of dedicated and hardworking volunteers as part of the Jackson Optimist Club Hot Shot competition. The members of this newly chartered organization showed in their actions and words the true meaning of volunteerism and community spirit. The event was a huge success…
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Resident questions Howell Historical Society
For several years I have received the Howell Historical Society newsletter. I looked forward to its folksy style news about the happenings in the society. I liked the trivia questions, information about upcoming events and kudos for a job well done by various workers. Since the election in October 2001, it seems that the newsletter…
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Two women are champions
How can the heart of a true fighter be measured? Perhaps in the sense of never giving up, of battling on when the odds seem insurmountable. By that definition, two women are fighters of the strongest kind, Linda Wick of Jackson and her daughter, Jill, 20. On a morning two years ago Jill Wick, then…
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Students take pride in making school grounds shine
Staff Writer By cindy tietjen FARRAH MAFFAI Freshman Thomas Crennan delivers a beverage bottle into a garbage bag held by junior Nick Lawlor during a cleanup of the Jackson Memorial High School campus on April 29. JACKSON — Picking up bottles, cans and cigarette butts might not sound like a fun way to spend an…
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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. OLIVE MARIE COSTELLO PIERCE, 75, of Belford died April 18 in Providence Hospital, Providence, R.I. She was born in Elizabeth and lived in Belford before moving to…
