Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Guest Column Chuck Murphy Call for tax reassessment no reason to hurt pupils

    Guest Column Chuck Murphy Call for tax reassessment no reason to hurt pupils A recent guest column about Jack-son’s school referendum contained several inaccuracies and relies on morally questionable logic. Guest columnist Howard Rintel wrote that Westlake Golf and Country Club residents are taxed at a rate that represents too high a percentage of the…

  • Parents responsible for children’s actions in spare time

    I am writing this letter to parents because of an act I witnessed at the mailbox area of the Southwind Mobile Home Park recently. I, too, am a parent of a child whom, I might add, does not frequent street corners at all hours of the night. The act (I saw) was five to six…

  • Referendum proponent appeals to residents for support

    As a fairly new resident of Jackson (going on five years), I feel compelled to respond to some very disturbing opinions I’ve read concerning the proposed new high school. I can’t understand the negativity I am hearing. The simple truth is we need new schools. I have two sons in the high school and one…

  • Veterans deserve better from Howell Township

    What a disgrace for Howell. A ceremony to honor all veterans featuring Howell’s own honor guard was listed in the bicentennial schedule of events. I was lucky enough to attend all four services, but when we got to Howell Town Hall, other than the veterans, a "very few" residents, and the Open Door Bible Church…

  • Guest Column Janet Grosshandler-Smith Support for schools is important

    Guest Column Janet Grosshandler-Smith Support for schools is important Having lived in Jackson and worked in our schools since 1974, I have a strong commitment to our community and our children. First as a middle school English teacher and then as a high school guidance counselor, I have witnessed amazing growth in town and in…

  • Guest Column Howard Rintel Residents concerned with unfair share of school plan

    Guest Column Howard Rintel Residents concerned with unfair share of school plan I thank you for your front page article reflecting the concerns expressed by Jackson Township residents, especially those from Westlake adult community, about the Jackson school plan. You have quoted Mary Gorson, who is not a Westlake resident, but who attended the meeting…

  • Library has established record of achievement

    Library has established record of achievement The amazing popularity and importance of the Mon-mouth County Library Headquarters on Symmes Drive in Manalapan was confirmed late last month when a patron checked out a children’s book and in doing so took home the one millionth item to be circulated by the branch in 2001. The items…

  • No surprises in findings

    on h.s. sports program It should come as no surprise to anyone who has followed sports at the six schools that make up the Freehold Regional High School District that the Office of Civil Rights has determined there is insufficient evidence to support allegations of violations of federal Title IX rules at Freehold Borough High…

  • Guest Column E. Martin Davidoff Tax amnesty allows many to beat the system

    Guest Column E. Martin Davidoff Tax amnesty allows many to beat the system The state Assembly Appro-priations Committee has proposed New Jersey’s third tax amnesty in less than 15 years. Tax amnesty allows those capable of paying their taxes, interest and penalties to pay only the tax, without interest and penalties. In 1986, New Jersey…