Jackson school board rejects all township council cuts “SAVES” Rosenauer »

Jackson, NJ – At Tuesday night’s Jackson school board public meeting, Board President Sharon Dey flat out rejected reducing further waste in the school budget as suggested by the township council last Tuesday and disqualified most, if not all suggestions made by the council the week prior.
The decision came after the State of New Jersey [...]

Dark City (Director’s Cut) [Blu-ray] (1998) »

If you’re a fan of brooding comic-book antiheroes, got a nihilistic jolt from The Crow (1994), and share director Alex Proyas’s highly developed preoccupation for style over substance, you might be tempted to call Dark City an instant classic of visual imagination. It’s one of those films that exists in [...]

300 [Blu-ray] (2007) »

Like Sin City before it, 300 brings Frank Miller and Lynn Varley’s graphic novel vividly to life. Gerard Butler (Beowulf and Grendel, The Phantom of the Opera) radiates pure power and charisma as Leonidas, the Grecian king who leads 300 of his fellow Spartans (including David Wenham of The Lord of the Rings, [...]

Inglourious Basterds (2-Disc Special Edition) [Blu-ray] (2009) »

Although Quentin Tarantino has cherished Enzo G. Castellari’s 1978 “macaroni” war flick The Inglorious Bastards for most of his film-geek life, his own Inglourious Basterds is no remake. Instead, as hinted by the Tarantino-esque misspelling, this is a lunatic fantasia of WWII, a brazen re-imagining of both history and the behind-enemy-lines war film [...]

Star Trek (Three-Disc Edition) [Blu-ray] (2009) »

J.J. Abrams’ 2009 feature film was billed as “not your father’s Star Trek,” but your father will probably love it anyway. And what’s not to love? It has enough action, emotional impact, humor, and sheer fun for any moviegoer, and Trekkers will enjoy plenty of insider references and a cast that seems ideally [...]

Batman Begins [Blu-ray] (2005) »

Batman Begins discards the previous four films in the series and recasts the Caped Crusader as a fearsome avenging angel. That’s good news, because the series, which had gotten off to a rousing start under Tim Burton, had gradually dissolved into self-parody by 1997’s Batman & Robin. As the title implies, Batman Begins [...]

Up (Four-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo + BD Live) [Blu-ray] (2009) »

At a time when too many animated films consist of anthropomorphized animals cracking sitcom one-liners and flatulence jokes, the warmth, originality, humor, and unflagging imagination of Up feel as welcome as rain in a desert. Carl Fredericksen (voice by Ed Asner) ranks among the most unlikely heroes in recent animation history. A 78- [...]

Iron Man (Ultimate Two-Disc Edition + BD Live) [Blu-ray] (2008) »

You know you’re going to get a different kind of superhero when you cast Robert Downey Jr. in the lead role. And Iron Man is different, in welcome ways. Cleverly updated from Marvel Comics’ longstanding series, Iron Man puts billionaire industrialist Tony Stark (that’s Downey) in the path of some Middle Eastern terrorists; [...]

The Lord of the Rings: The Motion Picture Trilogy (Theatrical Editions + Digital Copy) [Blu-ray] Newest Release »

Stills from The Lord of the Rings Motion Picture Trilogy (click for larger image)
Lord [...]

Planet Earth: The Complete BBC Series [Blu-ray] »

As of its release in early 2007, Planet Earth is quite simply the greatest nature/wildlife series ever produced. Following the similarly monumental achievement of The Blue Planet: Seas of Life, this astonishing 11-part BBC series is brilliantly narrated by Sir David Attenborough and sensibly organized so that each 50-minute episode covers a specific [...]

Avatar (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo) [Blu-ray] (2009) Newest Release »

After 12 years of thinking about it (and waiting for movie technology to catch up with his visions), James Cameron followed up his unsinkable Titanic with Avatar, a sci-fi epic meant to trump all previous sci-fi epics. Set in the future on a distant planet, Avatar spins a simple little parable about greedy [...]

The Dark Knight (+ BD Live) [Blu-ray] (2008) »

The Dark Knight arrives with tremendous hype (best superhero movie ever? posthumous Oscar for Heath Ledger?), and incredibly, it lives up to all of it. But calling it the best superhero movie ever seems like faint praise, since part of what makes the movie great–in addition to pitch-perfect casting, outstanding writing, and a [...]

Why does Krakower omit school board experience in ad? »

I would like to know why Marvin Krakower omitted his school board experience in the recent advertisements for his political campaign for council person.   Was it because Mr. Krakower mysteriously disappeared each year when it came time to vote on a budget?   Or was it because while Mr. Krakower was a school board member, property [...]

Former Jackson Township planning board member says Kafton pushed back room deal »

Residents of Jackson Township,
In last week’s paper, the reunited dream team of Kafton, Giblin and Krakower listed “Ending Back Room Deals” as a priority of their administration.   I guess they do not remember the Master Plan hearings at the Jackson Township Planning Board in 2004.  Or maybe they hoped I wouldn’t write this letter.
I was [...]

Writer says Reina handled Republican endorsement with honesty and integrity »

This is in response to the letter to the editor from the gentleman who wrote regarding the March 24 meeting of the Jackson Regular Republican Club (“Writer Questions Mayor’s Response at Republican Club Meeting,” Tri-Town News, Letters to the Editor, April 8).
He was attempting to belittle our mayor and was totally off the mark. It [...]

Education Reform Part I: Data based decision making can help schools identify and correct problems »

 Jackson, NJ – Education reform is not limited to dollars and cents.  I see it more as dollars and sense.   While we are aware of our own governor’s ideas of reform, which thus far has been a limited to a  financial paradigm shift, the goal has been to  force school districts to enforce financial responsibility.   [...]

Jersey City man indicted for distributing child pornography »

TRENTON – Acting Attorney General Paula T. Dow and Criminal Justice Director Stephen J. Taylor announced that a Jersey City man was indicted today on charges that he distributed child pornography on the Internet.
The Division of Criminal Justice Major Crimes Bureau obtained a three-count state grand jury indictment charging Nicholas Castrovinci, 29, of Jersey City, [...]

Jackson Township Schools paid local contractor over $300 for snow removal »

Jackson, NJ – Jackson Township was hit with one of the largest snowstorms in recent history a few days before Christmas last year.     On Sunday, December 20, 2009, the Jackson Board of Education Maintenance Foreman notified the BOE business administrator of 28 inches of accumulated snow.    The upcoming week in school was scheduled to be [...]

Zebra Animal Print Faux-fur Carrying Case Sleeve for Apple MacBook 13″ Notebook Laptop Computer »

Case Logic LNEO-10 Ultraportable Neoprene Notebook Sleeve (Black) »

From the Manufacturer
Compact neoprene sleeve allows you to safely transport your ultra portable laptop or DVD player in any briefcase, messenger bag or backpackHolds up to 10-inch laptops and DVD playersDurable, weather-resistant neoprene sleeve cushions and protects your electronics. Padded handles allow for easy transportOuter zippered accessory [...]