July 28, 2005 RSS feed / Front Page

Middle school removed from Sept. referendum

Jackson board will seek OK for elementary school
BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer

There will be no referendum to fund the con-struction of a new middle school in Jackson this year, according to members of the Jackson Board of Education who spoke at the July 19 meeting. More...

Changes due in ethics law

BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer

HOWELL More...

Residents waiting to see change of govt. report

BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer

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Unselfish service nets area residents honors

BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer

Three area women were selected as finalists in the Russ Berrie Award for Making a Difference and were presented with $2,500 each during an awards presentation held at Ramapo College, Mahwah, on June 2. More...

Officials hope MOM line will be ‘put to bed’

Middlesex leaders say enough time, money
BY SETH MANDEL Staff Writer

Middlesex County officials are hoping the involvement of the National Park Service will kill an effort to bring passenger rail service to their part of central New Jersey. More...

Dorrity will continue to aid veterans

John P. Dorrity has been named Ocean County More...

Trial date moved

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Letters

Letters

Help available to people feeling stressed out

On July 7, suicide bombers attacked the London transit system. More than 50 innocent people were killed and hundreds more were injured, some of them critically. More...

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Obituaries

Obituaries

Freda F. Corrigan Mrs. Corrigan, 72, of Jackson, died July 11 after a year-long battle with cancer. She was born in Abbots Ann, Andover, England, and grew up in Gibraltar. More...

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Schools

On Campus

Samantha A. Maietta of Howell graduated May 7 from Kutztown Uni-versity of Pennsylvania, Kutztown, with a bachelor of arts degree in English/professional writing. More...

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Sports

Stars have their chance to shine in Lakewood

The Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate League (ABCCL) Annual Showcase was held at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood on Sunday. More...

Jackson 9s dominate District 18 tourney

BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer

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Boca U16 soccer team competing in Europe

Locals playing in Liverpool Knowsley International Tournament

TOMS RIVER More...

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The truth: Reval may hit some people hard

Howell prepares to reassess all properties in town
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer

The reason for conducting a property revaluation is to achieve parity among all taxpayers, according to the Monmouth County tax assessor. More...

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CHRIS KELLY staff Sara Wagner, 11, of Toms River, joins other students from the Lakewood summer recreation music camp band as they perform in concert with the Lakewood municipal band at the Strand Theater on July 24. More...

Tight deadline puts bite on shark slayer

Howell resident hooks 1,400-pound tiger shark but comes up short
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer

When Ivo Allen of Howell tells the story about the one that got away, his will be no ordinary fish tale. It wasn More...

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SCOTT PILLING staff Izabella Bigos, 4, has fun playing in the Animal Ark at the Funtasia fair, which was sponsored by the Ocean County Parks and Recreation Department and held at Ocean County Park, Lakewood, on July 15. More...

Winners of home run derby announced

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Lakewood board appoints interim business admin.

BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer

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Temple welcomes new cantor

BY ADAM RIBACK Correspondent

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Bulletin Board

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Community Bulletin Board

Autoimmune Information Network support groups

The Myasthenia Gravis Support Group meets the third Sunday of the month. The next meetings will take place Aug. 21, Sept. 18, Oct. 16, Nov. 20 More...

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Opinion

States rushing to curb eminent domain abuse

Coda
Greg Bean

Perhaps no U.S. Supreme Court ruling in recent memory More...

The summer months bring out the guests

Are We There Yet?
Lori Clinch

The funny thing about the summer months is the abundance of drop-in visitors. Funny, that is, if you More...

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Business

Business Briefs

Tim Murphy, of Freehold Township, has received accreditation from the Institute for Independent Business (IIB), with U.S. headquarters in Parsippany. Murphy will be expanding the institute More...

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