Category: Tri-Town Opinion

  • Resident warns homeowners to be alert to furnace scam

    I have been scammed by a local business and wanted to pass along the routine used by this business to warn others. Last year I purchased a resale in the area and had my first experience with a gas furnace. I knew it needed cleaning and servicing, but I did not know how to do…

  • Cassville post office is going the extra mile to protect citizens

    I would like to commend the Cassville post office in Jackson for a job well done in protecting our nation. I recently went to this post office to mail some packages for my mom and of course I had to show identification (a driver’s license), which is OK with me. The return addresses on the…

  • 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. ROBERT F. HARWOOD, 82, of Farmingdale died Oct. 10 at home. He was born in Roselle. He was a mechanical engineer at Fort Monmouth, ECOM Area. After…

  • Resident is grateful for child’s participation in band

    School band programs teach children not only how to play an instrument, but also more life-essential skills on how to work with other people, and how to work as a group. The school band program in Jackson also teaches children that the reward of investing time and effort is success. The success of the Jackson…

  • Chamber does not endorse any candidates for office

    It has come to our attention there is a political ad being distributed showing candidates posing in front of a Howell Township/Howell Chamber of Commerce welcome sign. By viewing this ad, it may be construed that the Howell Chamber of Commerce endorsed those particular candidates. This is not the case. We have never endorsed any…

  • Board is right in putting Wasser issue to rest

    There is nothing strange about the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education’s decision to put to rest, finally, the specious, unfounded allegations regarding Superintendent of Schools James Wasser. After the exhaustive 21-month investigation, the attorney general’s office decided the case is closed. It is no coincidence that the very same people, who are…

  • Flying the United States flag should be done responsibly by citizens

    In light of what has recently occurred in our country and community, I thought, as a Cub Scout den leader, that this would be an appropriate time to work on the Citizenship Activity Badge with my Webelos Scouts. One of the requirements is to understand the correct way to display and respect our country’s flag.…

  • League of Women Voters urges support of open space initiatives

    Five Ocean County municipalities this November are placing open space funding questions on their ballots. Residents of Barnegat, Jackson, Little Egg Harbor, Manchester and Stafford townships will be voting on this important question. A "yes" vote will have many benefits to the people in those communities. Open space eases costs from housing development and provides…

  • Board gets set to put $43M building plan to Dec. 11 vote

    Board gets set to put $43M building plan to Dec. 11 vote By paul godino Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Board of Education is proposing a $43.7 million referendum to support the district’s long-range facility plan, to be voted on by residents on Dec. 11. The plan proposes the construction of a new elementary…