To the Editor:

The approach of Easter, following Good Friday this week, gave me thought to comment on a new perspective I recently heard about an ancient incident in history. The arrival of Gov. Chris Christie in Manahawkin on March 25 (“Governor Cuts Ribbon at New Addiction Treatment Facility in Stafford,” 3/25 online)expanded my thoughts as to a tie-in to a modern social crisis that is especially dark in Ocean County.

As is commonly known, the solemn but strangely named Good Friday on the Christian calendar is the remembrance of the…

April 1, 2015