Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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Words of hate must be heard and answered
Words of hate must be heard and answered Last week, hate hit very close to home. Fliers promoting anti-minority and anti-Israel sentiments were distributed on cars parked at the park-and-ride lot at Wyckoff Road and Route 9 north in Howell. The fliers were purportedly left by representatives of the National Alliance — described by watchdog…
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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…
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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. BLANCHE F. WERMANN, 70, of Hazlet, died April 27 at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in Jersey City, she resided in Union City prior to moving…
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High school student adds his voice to support for regional district
Week after week I have read many letters about the "splitting" of the Freehold Regional High School District, many of them from concerned parents who care about the best for their precious children. Well, being one of those precious children, I feel like speaking out on what I think is best for this district. The…
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Jackson fire company expresses thanks for support of ladies night
The Jackson Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1 would like to thank all the ladies who came out to support us at our most recent fund-raising event. Our semi-annual Ladies Night Out was the largest ever. The attendance was at an all-time high of 237 ladies. We would like to apologize to all the ladies who…
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Baseball is forever and so are lessons
Baseball is forever and so are lessons Baseball — a sport that spans the generations — figures prominently in two stories in today’s edition of the Tri-Town News. A page 1 article describes how the Jackson Jaguars, a travel team of 12-year-olds from Jackson and Lakewood, have spent the better part of a year running…
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GENEVIEVE MAZZILLE, of Brick Town-ship, died March 14 in Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune. She was employed at Western Electric and Macy’s corporate office in Manhattan prior to her retirement. She and her husband celebrated their 50th wedding anniver
GENEVIEVE MAZZILLE, of Brick Town-ship, died March 14 in Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune. She was employed at Western Electric and Macy’s corporate office in Manhattan prior to her retirement. She and her husband celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary five years ago at the Shore Casino in Atlantic Highlands. Mrs. Mazzille was a graduate of…
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Howell residents must make feelings known to FRHSD administrators
The Freehold Regional High School District is in the process of redistricting to balance enrollment among the six high schools. In the past, Howell residents have not let the high school district know how we feel about this issue. We now have an opportunity to do so. On April 30, a meeting is being held…
