• Young people are only asking for a chance to succeed in life

    Eleven hours in detention. Most of that time spent handcuffed on a bus and part of it spent in a jail cell with no food, water or use of the facilities. That is how my son spent a recent Saturday. He and his friends went down to see what the Wall Street protesters were doing.…

  • Waiver would have an impact on resources

    The League of Women Voters has been in the forefront of efforts to protect air, land and water resources since the 1960s. With the enactment of the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the league has worked for effective regulatory programs. The…

  • Students should be exposed to many ideas

    I am writing in reference to Borden Applegate’s letter to the editor, “Leave Faith-Based Theories at Home,” which was published in the Tri-Town News on Sept. 15. When exactly did freedom of religion in this country become freedom from religion? Our country was founded by people seeking religious freedom. Should that be taken out of…

  • St. Aloysius to host concert on Oct. 29

    The Rev. Scott Shaffer will be joined on Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. by guest pianist Jarred Tafaro and other musician friends to perform classical, spiritual and contemporary works by Schubert, Bach, Faure, Rachmaninoff, Morricone and more in the sanctuary of St. Aloysius Church, 935 Bennetts Mills Road, Jackson. Tickets can be purchased in advance…

  • ARE WE THERE YET

    Girl, you’ve simply got to have it LORI CLINCH I love to shop. I won’t deny it. Give me a couple of coupons, blue-light specials and a stack of items billed at a price worthy of throwing down for, and my heart goes all aflutter. I’ve been known to show up early, wait in long…

  • Howell man to appear on ‘Jeopardy!’

    Jay Peterson HOWELL — Jay Peterson of Howell will appear on the iconic television game show “Jeopardy!” on Oct. 20. Peterson, who is an assistant English professor atAtlantic Cape Community College in southern New Jersey, said he had taken the “Jeopardy!” online contestant quiz several times in the past and was surprised when he was…

  • Bill to provide funds into study of autism

    A little more than 14 years ago, on Sept. 13, 1997, Bobbie and Billy Gallagher, residents of Brick Township with two small children with autism, walked into their congressman’s office looking for help. That is when the sustained federal effort to combat autism commenced, according to a press release from Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ). “Today…

  • Cpl. Curtin honored during special event

    On Sept. 28, a team of active duty military runners from Joint Base McGuire-Dix- Lakehurst in south central New Jersey set out from Cape May Lighthouse to run 157 miles through New Jersey to finish on Sept. 30 at the Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial in Holmdel. Each mile that was run was dedicated to a New…

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