August 31, 2006 RSS feed / Front Page

Police still searching for missing teenager

BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON - Police are continuing to search for a 17-year-old girl who has not been seen since Aug. 15. More...

Budget will take bigger bite in property taxes

Jackson council introduces $37.9M spending plan for '06
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON - The news that Jackson residents had been waiting to hear for weeks was delivered on Aug. 22 when Mayor Mark Seda and the Township Council introduced a $37.9 million budget for 2006. More...

Carrier does duty to save mail from burning truck

BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer

Vincent Lombardi takes his job as a mail carrier very seriously. More...

Baby's birth a police story

BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP - It was a night like no other for Freehold Township police Sgt. Ray Piccolini and Police Officer Walter Magiera. More...

Ex-mayor levels budget blast at Jackson council

Kafton says winners' campaign literature promised tax relief
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON - Public reaction to the presentation of the 2006 municipal budget came swiftly after Mayor Mark Seda and the Township Council introduced a $37.9 million spending plan. More...

Fire District No. 1 voters to have say on new truck

JACKSON - Residents of Fire District No. 1 will be asked next week to support the purchase of a new rescue-pumper truck. More...

DPW employees begin to clean sign clutter

BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer

HOWELL - During his first month on the job, Jeffrey Cramer, the new director of Howell's Department of Public Works, has already made his mark - 629 sign advertisements have been removed from locations throughout the municipality. More...

Upper Freehold officials at odds over how town should develop

Village centers, density transfers under review
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD - Officials continue to consider designating some places in the township as areas for development in an alleged effort to preserve others. More...

Church plans to dedicate new facilities on Sept. 24

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP - Hope Lutheran Church, Elton-Adelphia Road, has just completed a $625,000 addition and renovation of its facilities in time for the 40th anniversary of the church. More...

Homeward Bound program receives national recognition

FREEHOLD - Monmouth County has received national recognition for a program begun two years ago that provides rental subsidies and case management services to chronically homeless families and individuals who suffer from mental illness and substance a More...

Warehouses would doom westerly bypass project

Planner says project would go against state plan, town's goals
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD - The proposed construction of 1.8 million square feet of warehouse space on Breza Road, Upper Freehold Township, could put an end to talks about the creation of a westerly bypass around Allentown. More...

Greater Media stations get two new HD2 multicast channels

Greater Media Inc. has announced details of two new HD2 multicast channels in the New Jersey market. More...

Letters

Taxpayers will face harsh realities of budget

Mayor Mark Seda and his all-Republican Jackson Township Council have stepped up the rhetoric to justify their obscene 18-cent tax increase. More...

Ocean County Health Dept. appreciates compliance with new law

We would like to congratulate Ocean County businesses and patrons for their compliance with the New Jersey Smoke-Free Air Act. More...

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Schools

Jackson schools ready to welcome students

BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON - School bells are ringing all over Jackson for approximately 9,800 students who will return to classes on Sept. 6. More...

Community spirit shown in school supply efforts

BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON - There will be pencils, pens, erasers and more for students at the Rosenauer School, compliments of some generous residents. More...

Students learn that every penny counts

You see them everywhere, on the ground, unclaimed-discarded pennies. Students at the Solomon Schechter Academy, Howell, are learning a valuable lesson: pennies are important. They add up! More...

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Jackson dedicates h.s. with hopes for success

Hundreds turn out as Jackson Liberty H.S. joins township schools
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

The ribbon has been cut and the doors are officially open.Jackson now has two high schools as Jackson Liberty High School, North Hope Chapel Road, was welcomed to a district that is 10 schools strong. More...

With a little improvisation, 13 can be a lucky number

Improv Jam's Summer League preps up-and-coming comics
BY KELLY RIZZETTA Correspondent

Allowing rival groups of adolescents to spend a warm evening loitering in the parking lot of a local strip mall usually doesn't lead to behavior that serves the public interest. More...

Buffer burns Best Buy in hearing before board

Electronics retailer expected to return for hearing in Dec.
BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer

HOWELL - Planning Board members said at their Aug. More...

District one step closer to planned referendum

BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer

PLUMSTED - The Plumsted Township School District is one step closer to placing a construction referendum question before township residents. More...

Candidate quits Howell election

HOWELL - Laurie Howell, a member of the three-person Democratic slate running for three four-year terms on the Township Council, has exited the race. More...

Driscoll friends, family to gather for annual walk

BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer

On Sept. 9 at 10 a.m., members of the Yorktowne Club will host the fifth annual Walk With Joe at Monmouth Battlefield State Park, Route 33, Manalapan. More...

Photos to show two eras of World Trade Center

Brookdale Community College is inviting the public to view a moving pre- and post-9/11 photograph tribute by award-winning photographers Gary Gellman, of Howell, and Veronica L. Yankowski, of Bloomfield. More...

Community events to benefit 180, Turning Lives Around

BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer

HOWELL - The weekend of Sept. 8-10 will be an important time for the nonprofit organization 180, Turning Lives Around. A pair of benefit events on behalf of two of the organization's programs will take place during the weekend. More...

Jackson Tea Party finds local tax hike revolting

BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON - The political scene in the township has just gotten a little more fractured. More...

Hiroshima survivor details atomic horror

BY CHRISTINE GRIMALDI Staff Writer

MONROE - The atomic bomb's fallout killed Yoshio Sato's mother and young sister in Hiroshima, Japan, and years later wreaked carcinogenic havoc on both him and his younger brother. More...

Blood drive to aid youngster

JACKSON - Blood is desperately needed for the benefit of a young Jackson resident. More...

Firemen's assoc. honors Narozanick's dedication

FREEHOLD - The Monmouth County Firemen's Relief Association has honored county Freeholder Theodore J. More...

New state Web site will offer Rx cost comparisons

Start-up cost of project estimated at $322,000
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer

New Jersey residents will be able to shop for medicine smarter by using a new state Web site. More...

Vienna Boys' Choir slates concert date in Freehold

BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer

FREEHOLD - The Vienna Boys' Choir performs in numerous venues across the globe. One of the concert stops on its tour for 2006 will be Freehold Borough. More...

West Nile means extra caution needed outdoors

It has become a late-summer staple in Ocean County, but unlike cooler weather or the start of school, no one looks forward to the return of West Nile virus. More...

Bulletin Board

Datebook

+ Bagels, Brownies and Books, a homeschooler book club, will discuss "Over Sea, Under Stone," by Susan Cooper at 1 p.m. Sept. 1 at the Howell library, 318 Old Tavern Road. Details: (732) 938-2300. More...

Community Bulletin Board

Ocean County Coin Club coin show & exhibit

The Ocean County Coin Club will conduct its 36th Anniversary Coin Show and Exhibit at the Laurelton Fire House, Brick, Sept. 9 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. More...

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Opinion

For the Record

Diane Reaves is the Lakewood resident who spoke during a Lakewood Township Committee meeting on Aug. 10. In her comments to the committee, Reaves was addressing quality of life issues relating to her place of residence. More...

Coda

There is a silver lining in housing bubble blip
Greg Bean

There's an old philosophical saw that says if a butterfly flaps its wings in Mexico, it can lead to a tidal wave in China. More...

Are We There Yet?

One man's treasure is another man's tear gas
Lori Clinch

While standing in a storage garage and waiting for a locksmith to figure out the combination on an antique safe that my husband had acquired, I couldn't help wondering about many things. More...

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Sports

Hawks optimistic about the 2006 season

Monmouth opens Saturday at Fordham
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer

Kevin Callahan doesn't shy away from acknowledging that the Monmouth University football team's expectations for 2006 are high. More...

Howell Giants capture 11-year-old league title

BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer

HOWELL - With the score knotted at 6-6 and the game heading into to extra innings, Jeff Mende had plenty of confidence that his 11-year-old Howell Giants would somehow scratch out a run or two. More...

BlueClaws are playoff bound for the first time

LAKEWOOD - The BlueClaws are headed to the South Atlantic League Playoffs for the first time in the team's six-year history. More...

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