• Writer is concerned about the loss of courtesy busing

    Being a parent and a resident of Plumsted, I would like to make sure everyone understands what courtesy busing is and the effect of cutting it from the Plumsted School District’s 2010-11 budget. Courtesy busing is transporting kindergarten through eighth-grade students who live within 1 to 2 miles of a school, but still are currently…

  • Resident supports Stilton for Jackson Board of Education

    When Phil Stilton announced his candidacy for school board in Jackson, I knew it meant somebody would be in the running this year who puts children first and brings no politics or agendas to the Board of Education. I have known Mr. Stilton for five years. We met when our children both attended (a preschool)…

  • Americans need to help themselves, not others, right now

    Only days after the passage of one of the most unpopular bills ever passed by Congress, the president had the audacity to ask for millions of dollars to be given to Haiti for continued relief. He cannot be serious. We are drowning in debt. The administration is scurrying to find new ways to tax working…

  • Writer supports Cerretani, Levine and Hein in Howell

    As residents and taxpayers in Howell, we all have a vested interest in our community’s school system. In addition to wanting what is best for our children, we also recognize that our property values are directly tied to the quality of education we provide for our community’s children. Howell’s students currently score well above the…

  • Plumsted resident supports Midgett for school board

    With the latest cuts that Gov. Chris Christie has imposed to state aid for local school districts, we are faced with one of the worst budget crises in my 23 years in education. While I face the possibility of being unemployed after the cuts are solidified, I would be remiss to not mention to the…

  • Segregation is not the proper way for society to operate

    An April 8 letter to the editor in the Tri-Town News opposed the idea of encouraging economic diversity here in New Jersey, arguably the most economically segregated state in the country. The writer used nature to illustrate why “all of these touchy-feely concepts cherished by the left and religious leaders are frauds.” The letter reads,…

  • Dey and Lackay will serve Jackson well on school board

    Iattended the Jackson Board of Education meeting about the budget on March 31. In these difficult times, many people clamber for a change in board members; however, change does not mean better. On April 20 we will be voting on our school budget and two seats for the board. I am very familiar and impressed…

  • Give consideration to saving historic Howell town hall

    Iam sure that other towns have older buildings with asbestos in them, but I haven’t heard of them building or buying replacement structures. We have history at the site of our present Howell town hall building on Preventorium Road. There are memorials there and even people from New York have history there. Just read the…

  • for the record

    William J. O’Brien is the president of the Howell Township Education Association. The president of the HTEA was incorrectly identified in an April 8 article in the Tri-Town News.

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