• Howell school board member responds to letter to the editor

    First and foremost, I would like to thank Sal Runfola, as well as all veterans, for fighting for and protecting the rights we as Americans cherish so dearly. My vote in favor of resolution A-4 was to protect the high quality of education that our children deserve and preserve the educational decision-making process for the…

  • Resident endorses Roses, Tanala and Levine for Howell board

    Let’s consider the successes of Howell’s public schools. In the years since 1994, when Howell Middle School North opened its doors, Howell schools have continually raised the bar for student achievement. The district has met the challenges of providing students with a 21stcentury education and, in recent years, has exceeded the state average in every…

  • Writer encourages residents to take part in school vote

    A year has gone by. It is another school board election. The taxpayer abuse continues.  School board budget — The Howell K-8 School District Board of Education adopted a tentative budget with a zero percent tax increase in the general fund tax levy. Contracts are still being negotiated. We already pay 72 percent of…

  • Jackson resident will support municipal referendum

    Jackson residents are facing a critical decision on April 27 that will determine not only the level of taxes we will pay, but also whether 23 police officers and other township employees will be laid off due to budgetary restrictions. As a member of the Citizens Budget Advisory Committee, I had the opportunity to review…

  • Miller,Van Noy and Panek earn writer’s endorsement

    Positive change has come to the Howell K-8 School District as promised by Residents for Change, recently elected board members Jeanette Smith and Suzanne Brennan. They, along with board member Tim O’Brien, have made many positive, long-term changes. First, the board has hired a professional labor negotiator to negotiate a new teachers’ contract. The current…

  • Plumsted residents need complete information on cost of taxes

    On April 9, I received in the mail my mail-in ballot for the April 27 school election. The ballot is very deceiving and for the public it is not telling the complete story about the increase in taxes. Question 1 – Plumsted School District. They are asking for $9,711,151 and they are not stating that…

  • Writer endorses Hanlon for school board

    How blessed are we in Jackson to have such an asset to our community willing to serve another term on the Board of Education. As a family that has had three children go through the school system here in Jackson, we can speak to how valuable Mike Hanlon is to the board. Mike is a…

  • Residents supporting Fiero and Hanlon

    The residents of Jackson are astute citizens, ever mindful of the effects governmental budget cuts have had on their resources. As Jackson homeowners for over 25 years and the parents of three children — one graduate and two current Jackson School District students — we understand how imperative it is to elect people with the…

  • Time to study consolidation of fire districts

    A t a recent Jackson Township Council meeting, I presented a request to have the township’s budget advisory committee review whether in these times of economic distress it made sense to consider the consolidation of the four fire districts in Jackson. Such a study would be at no cost to the township and could potentially…

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