September 7, 2006 RSS feed / Front Page

Women's group continues mission to serve Jackson

Food pantry provides supplies for 70 to 150 families each month
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON - While many people hear about food distribution for the hungry only during Thanksgiving and the holiday season, the effort to supply food to people in need is non-stop for the Jackson food pantry. More...

Events to aid area organization

HOWELL - A pair of events to benefit two programs operated by 180, Turning Lives Around will take place this weekend. More...

3 cheers for Jackson

Morgan Lowery, 12, and other members of the Jackson Pop Warner cheerleaders practice a routine on the evening of Aug. 31, prior to a rally for the local Pop Warner organization's youth football teams. More...

Westlake neighbors honor late friend with blood drive

BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer

JACKSON - The Chuck Boudreau memorial blood drive sponsored by the Westlake adult community appears to have taken on a life of its own. More...

Headed for the finish line

Jackson's Garrett Berringer, 14, races toward the finish line during a 5-kilometer run that was sponsored by Commerce Bank and held on Sept. 2 at the Jackson Justice Complex. More...

Educational foundation seeks to serve students

BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer

HOWELL - As a new school year begins, the Howell Township Education Foundation (HTEF) will continue to strive to fund programs that might not otherwise be provided in the regular Howell K-8 school budget. More...

Letters

U.S. Supreme Court muddies the water

Despite our obvious need for clean water, our nation's primary protections for rivers, streams, lakes and wetlands are constantly under attack. Recent U.S. Supreme Court action shows there is no consensus at the federal level to keep our water clean. More...

Attitude toward autistic child is frustrating

I never gave much thought to the teenagers who frequently congregate in front of the businesses in the Ramtown Plaza on Newtons Corner Road in Howell. Of course, stepping over bicycles and skateboards is annoying and dangerous. More...

Keep young cancer patients in your thoughts during September

Throughout many towns, cities and states across our country, September has been declared Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. More...

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Obituaries

Obituaries

Adele LaSecla Manning Mrs. Manning, 79, of Lakewood, died Aug. 27 at Ocean County Medical Center, Brick. Born in Union, she resided in the Belford section of Middletown before moving to Lakewood 12 years ago. More...

Rebels look to build on last year's success

Howell won school-record 8 wins, state playoff game
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer

What a difference a year can make.A year ago, although the team's track record didn't justify it, Howell High School head coach Cory Davies was confident that his senior-laden Rebels had what it took to be a winner and even to entertain state playoff More...

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Sports

Jaguars chasing down another title

Season opens tonight at Southern Regional
BY DOUG McKENZIE Staff Writer

The last time we saw the Jackson Jaguars on the football field (in anything other than a preseason game that is), they were celebrating a thrilling 30-28 win over Brick Memorial in the Central Jersey Group IV championship game at Rutgers Stadium. More...

Ernesto nips NES, legends this week

NEW EGYPT - With Tropical Storm Ernesto whipping through the Northeast, New Egypt Speedway management was forced to cancel Saturday's scheduled racing program for the second week in a row. More...

Lakewood working hard to rebuild program

Year two of the Lakewood High School football team reclamation project, under veteran head coach Skip Edwards, gets under way tomorrow when the Piners host Pinelands in the season opener for both teams. More...

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Aires, Walsh named athletic directors

Jackson board selects longtime staff members to head up h.s. programs
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

The Jackson Board of Education has promoted a pair of longtime staff members to head the athletic departments at Jackson's two high schools. More...

Photo

Jackson Pop Warner players have some fun with a football during an evening practice at the Pop Warner fields on Manhattan Street, Aug. 31, just prior to a pep rally for the players and cheerleaders. More...

Hovbilt plan will be heard on Sept. 11

BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON - Representatives of Hovbilt will appear before the Planning Board at 9:30 p.m. Sept. 11 for the first in a series of hearings on applications that propose large-scale residential development. More...

Jackson Day festivities set for Sept. 9

BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON - Jackson Day 2006 with the theme "Under the Boardwalk" will take place on Sept. 9 at John F. Johnson Memorial Park, Cooks Bridge Road and Manhattan Street. More...

Allaire plans harvest festival

Join the historically dressed interpreters from the Historic Village at Allaire for the Fall Harvest Festival in the village on Sept. 10 from 1-4 p.m. There will be an admission charge of $5 per adult and $3 per youth (ages 5-14. More...

'Rising From the Storm' concert to benefit library

Eleven months ago, Mississippi was rocked by Hurricane Katrina, one of the worst natural disasters in American history. The Hancock County Library System located on the Gulf Coast was hit especially hard. More...

Hadassah seeks new members

JACKSON - Bat Shalom Hadassah of Jackson is seeking young women interested in starting their own group under the organization's charter. More...

Jackson, Howell residents to appear in 'Hair'

Phoenix Productions, a nonprofit community theater organization, will present the rock musical "Hair" during two weekends in Septem-ber at the Count Basie Theatre, Mon-mouth Street, Red Bank. More...

Meeting length a concern

BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer

HOWELL - Another Township Council meeting, another early morning finish. More...

Bulletin Board

Datebook

+ Railroaders Weekend will be celebrated Sept. 9-10 at the Pine Creek Railroad of Historic Allaire State Park, Route 524, Wall Township. The event will feature trains, locomotives, shop tours, displays, exhibits and more. More...

Community Bulletin Board

Coin club will host coin show, exhibit

The Ocean County Coin Club will conduct its 36th anniversary coin show and exhibit at the Laurelton firehouse, Route 88 west, Brick Township, on Sept. 9 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. More...

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Opinion

Coda

In this debate, money talks, principle walks
Greg Bean

Wrap it in all the highfalutin language about principles you want, but when you get to the nub, for the East Brunswick Board of Education, it's all about the money. More...

Your Turn

Fragmented school system is a model of inefficiency
Cy Thannikary Guest Column

New Jersey's heavy reliance on property tax to fund public education and municipal services is one of the principal reasons why the state's property tax is high. More...

Are We There Yet?

If it seems too good to be true, then it is
Lori Clinch

For the past 13 years, my children have reacted to the beginning of the school year the same way - by lying prostrate on the floor and sobbing. More...

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Schools

Jackson educator honored

BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON - An administrator at the Switlik School has recently been recognized as one of the nation's most innovative educators in the 2006 ING Unsung Heroes awards program. More...

11,800 pupils set for classes in FRHSD

BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer

With the start of the 2006-07 academic year for the Freehold Regional High School District upon them, students who are returning to begin the new year should notice that the six high schools are not quite the way they left them in June. More...

This year, schools must watch what they serve

Districts adjust to new standards regarding nutrition
BY CHRIS GAETANO Staff Writer

Across the nation, millions of students will be getting more fiber in their diets as new federal standards for nutrition in school lunches come into effect this year. More...

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