• Jaguars reign in conference

    The Jackson Memorial High School baseball team put the wraps on a 22-3 campaign with a 2-0 win over Christian Brothers Academy in the championship game of the 2009 Shore Conference Tournament on June 3 at FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood. Above: Senior Kevin Needham, who delivered one of the runs with a base hit, fouls off…

  • Warriors conclude 20-6 softball season

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Sometime in the near future, the New Egypt High School softball team will be hanging several 2009 championship banners at the school in Plumsted. The Warriors completed a 20-6 campaign this spring as Coach Carolyn Videla’s team continued to assert itself as one of the outstanding programs in central New…

  • Gilbertson 2nd in high jump at Meet of Champions

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Howell High School junior Maggie Gilbertson was happy with her performance at the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association Meet of Champions. Howell High School’s Maggie Gilbertson (above) competes in the high jump at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions on June 4 in South Plainfield. Gilbertson finished second in the…

  • Soldier awaits fate for refusing to kill people in battle

    In a recent newspaper article it was reported that Pfc. Daniel Marble of Seaside Heights went Absent Without Leave (AWOL) after finishing basic training with the Army. His reasoning: “I am simply not capable of taking a life, I don’t want to kill someone and live with that for the rest of my life.” He…

  • Effort is under way to send packages to service members

    Thanks to the efforts of two women, one a mother and the other a grandmother, and the support of Mayor Michael Reina and Township Councilwoman Ann Updegrave, our military men and women from Jackson are receiving packages from home. As their note to the servicemen/women states, “This is just a small token from the citizens…

  • Shade tree chairman sets record straight on tree law

    Generally I agree with President Ronald Reagan who said, “You never know what might be accomplished if you don’t care who gets the credit.” However, sometimes the facts need to be made clear or you get revisionist history, a subject needing its own time. Regarding the Jackson Township tree ordinance, I need to set the…

  • Editor has myopic view of New Jersey’s school system

    In a recent column (“Never Mind the Details, Let’s Have a Tax Revolt!), Tri- Town News managing editor Mark Rosman has concerns about being a heretic. I assure Mr. Rosman he is not, his views are just myopic. To state that the Abbott school districts are “now the wealthy districts” shows a total lack of…

  • Make nation’s streets safe for all the people who are using them

    Our nation’s transportation infrastructure is in dire need of an overhaul. Between 1993 and 2003, nearly 52,000 pedestrians and more than 7,400 bicyclists were killed in road accidents. Studies show that designing streets with pedestrians in mind may reduce pedestrian risk by as much as 28 percent. Unfortunately, many of the people most hurt by…

  • Tribute by emergency services personnel was overwhelming

    The Fostek family would like to extend our deepest gratitude and heartfelt thanks to the Freehold Fire Department, the Jackson Mills Fire Department, Jackson Fire Department No. 1, the Cassville Fire Department, the Jackson Police Department, the Lakewood First Aid Squad, the Harrison Fire Department and Trinitas Regional Medical Center EMS for the spectacular tribute…

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