September 14, 2006 RSS feed / Front Page

N.J. Latinos said to get poor mental health care

Experts say language barrier and stigma are largely to blame
BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer

FREEHOLD - Compared to whites, Latinos in New Jersey continue to receive inferior mental health care. More...

Improvements planned near Pop Warner field

BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer

HOWELL - Municipal officials are taking steps to improve Old Tavern Road near a Pop Warner youth football complex. More...

Proposal for fire truck approved

JACKSON - Thirteen votes was all it took for Fire District No. 1, which is served by the Whitesville Volunteer Fire Company, South Hope Chapel Road, to win approval for a new fire truck. More...

Towns share recycling revenue

Recycling continues to provide economic benefits in Ocean County with municipalities sharing in a $463,000 payout from Ocean County's Recycling Revenue Sharing Program. More...

Police still search for killers

LAKEWOOD - Ocean County authorities are still looking for the men who murdered a 29-year-old woman in her Route 9 (River Avenue) home during the early morning hours of July 22. More...

Jail expansion plans advance

Plans to expand the Ocean County jail to accommodate a growing inmate population and to provide an upgraded facility with improved security are moving forward. More...

Allentown set to host horse parade

BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer

ALLENTOWN - In organizing a parade, one local resident learned the powerful part the horse has played in the area's history. More...

Trip to China creates memories for siblings

BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer

HOWELL - By their standards, Jonathan and Taryn Ladeau had a relatively ordinary summer. More...

Church will break ground

JACKSON - A date and time have been set for the groundbreaking ceremony of the new Hope Cathedral Church. More...

Hall of Fame returns to New Jersey

Once located in Freehold and then moved to Los Angeles, the National Broadcasters Hall Of Fame (NBHF) has returned to New Jersey and will be located at the Information Age Learning Center and Museum in Wall Township at the former Camp Evans. More...

Letters

Cops needed for national security, not classes

I am writing with a concern I feel the New Jersey taxpayers need to know about. During the past few months, I have written to our governor and legislators about an important issue affecting every taxpayer in New Jersey. More...

Parents are urged to apply for children's insurance

As parents, teachers and leaders in New Jersey, we do everything we can to provide for our children, but we know many still go without the health-care coverage they need. More...

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Schools

Inspiring in-service day starts staff on right foot

Jackson teachers hear from speaker, attend workshops
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

Teachers in the Jackson School District recently learned they are something in addition to being educators - they are also jugglers. More...

Educator ends long career in Jackson school system

BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON - Like two runners passing a baton, two principals, one retiring and one beginning, met recently at the Sylvia Rosenauer Elementary School. More...

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Democrats look for replacement candidates

Howell, Craig drop out; party chairman seeks people willing to serve
BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer

At this rate the Democrats will be sitting out of the Howell Township Council election in November. More...

Photo

Howell quarterback Sean O'Reilly muscles his way past a diving Colts Neck defender during the Rebels' opening night game against the Cougars in Howell on Friday. More...

Planners hear revisions to Rite Aid application

Pharmacy proposed at Cooks Bridge and Bennetts Mills roads
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON - Representatives of Rite Aid resumed their presentation for the construction of a pharmacy at the intersection of Bennetts Mills and Cooks Bridge roads at the Aug. 22 meeting of the Planning Board. More...

Council debates ways to address speeding

BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer

HOWELL - Residents of Hampton Road are fed up with motorists speeding down their street and are looking to municipal officials for help. More...

NAACP wants state intervention

BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer

LAKEWOOD - Warren Sherard, president of the Ocean County/Lakewood branch of the NAACP, has submitted a letter to the New Jersey Department of Education (DOE) asking officials to assume control of the school district's embattled special education prog More...

Lakehurst wins safety award

Once again this year, Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst has been recognized for its outstanding safety program. More...

Internet auctions offer great deals ... and steals

BBB advises how to bid safely and successfully

Who hasn't heard at least one friend brag about the great price they got through an on-line auction? Whether the item is new or used, unique or commonplace, the winning bidder feels a sense of accomplishment. More...

Area surgeon to oversee equine hospital in N.Y.

BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

A local but nationally recognized equine veterinary surgeon will take her services to a $7 million facility in Elmont, N.Y., next year. More...

Web site contains info on emergency preparedness

As part of its participation in September as National Preparedness Month, the Ocean County Health Department has launched a new Web site addressing emergency preparedness issues. More...

Beach walk will benefit autism research in N.J.

Thousands of Jersey Shore residents touched by the effects of autism will join together at the inaugural New Jersey Shore Walk for Autism Research. The walk will take place on Sept. 30 at Manasquan Beach in Manasquan. Check-in time is at 10 a.m. More...

Bulletin Board

Datebook

+ Jackson Township Historic Com-mission will meet the second Thursday of each month at the Jackson municipal building, 95 West Veterans Highway, at 5 p.m. The public is invited. Upcoming dates: Sept. 14, Oct. 12, Nov. 9, Dec. 14. More...

Community Bulletin Board

OceanFirst gives grant to Girl Scouts

HOWELL - Monmouth Council of Girl Scouts' $3 million capital campaign, the first in its 44-year-history, has been awarded $50,000 by OceanFirst Foundation of Toms River. More...

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Opinion

Failure to provide info is a disservice to town

The people in the trenches of the Lakewood School District - the teachers and the students - are bearing the brunt of a central administration and Board of Education that seem to have adopted a bunker mentality. More...

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Sports

Young New Egypt team off to fast start

BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer

New Egypt High School football coach Tom Farrell had a whole lot to smile about following his team's 35-12 steamrolling of Maple Shade last Friday night in the season-opener for both teams. More...

Schiavone carries Jags to week one victory

BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer

JACKSON - Following a first half plagued with turnovers and apparent nerves, the township high school football managed to escape with a 13-7 win over visiting Southern Regional last Friday night in the season-opener for both teams. More...

Caught from behind

Howell's Jason Amato tries to drag down Colts Neck's Ashton Jackson during the Rebels' opening-night loss to the surging Cougars in Howell on Friday. More...

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