Category: Tri-Town Opinion
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Thanks to youngsters for raising $454 in donations
Thanks to youngsters for raising $454 in donations This letter is to thank all the residents of Pitney Lane and Danielle Court in Jackson who donated money to several neighborhood children who were handing out flags on Sept. 15. The children, Tara Weigand, Samantha Hayton, Michael Lisuzzo, Katie Wiggins, Ryan Connell and Sabrina Lisuzzo, collected…
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Annual Life Chain to take place in Howell
HOWELL — On Oct. 7, from 1:30-2:30 p.m., pro-lifers will be forming a silent, prayerful "Life Chain" approximately 1 mile long alongside Route 9 in front of St. Veronica’s Church. Edie Tucker, state director of Life Chain, said, "This stand of solidarity by Monmouth and Ocean area Christians will be made to communicate that abortion…
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So many heroes — so much pain
So many heroes — so much pain Three weeks after the terrible events of Sept. 11, most people are still trying to come to grips with what happened. Can those ugly piles of rubble at ground zero really be all that’s left of the once-proud World Trade Center twin towers — symbols of America’s economic…
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Guest Column Cornelius VanSant Boards robbing farmers of their land
Guest Column Cornelius VanSant Boards robbing farmers of their land Farmers are just the latest in the list of those robbed of their land by out-of-control zoning boards. Unfortunately, farmers are too limited in number and resources to defend themselves. But when the government takes the fruit of their labor they take with it the…
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Where was Jaguar band at Jackson Day?
Where was Jaguar band at Jackson Day? I was quite upset that the Jackson Memorial High School Band chose not to march in the Jackson Day parade. The quite busy band needs to change its priorities and decide how important it is to support our local town events. Jackson Day is the biggest local town…
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One Jackson resident welcomes new gas lines
One Jackson resident welcomes new gas lines In rebuttal to the Tri-Town News article stating all new homes and existing homes are changing over to city water, I question if this is another way for the Jackson Township Municipal Utilities Authority to make money off Jackson residents? I presently live in a new home off…
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Dog walkers should clean up after their pets
Dog walkers should clean up after their pets I am writing this letter with great madness. I live on Manhattan Street. The person who walked their pet did not pick up the mess. I work hard to keep my place neat and clean. Slobs who don’t pick up after their dogs should be punished. Don’t…
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Immigration policy lacking
Our government’s immigration policy, both legal and illegal, is mind-boggling. There are those, myself included, who warned that if this insanity continued, America would become a Third World nation. After the World Trade Center bombing, the area was described as "looking like Beirut." If we continue to allow people to enter this country strictly for…
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Reverend appreciates support at service
Reverend appreciates support at service I would like to take the opportunity to thank the Jackson Township Board of Education and the superintendent of schools for opening up the fine arts building of the high school for our prayer service held on Sept. 12. I would also like to thank Mayor Joseph Grisanti and the…
