June 14, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

Caterpillars driving some residents buggy

Mayor: Not all areas of town would have been covered under spraying

JACKSON - Residents who live on Bennetts Mills Road are not happy with a recent decision made by municipal officials not to authorize spraying to eradicate gypsy moth caterpillars. More...

Buoy oh buoy, did they find fun times

Our family recently discovered our magic key to spending time together during the summer. We bought a boat. More...

Grant could help towns acquire police vehicle

PLUMSTED - The Township Committee has approved the filing of a grant application to the state Department of Community Affairs to participate in the Sharing Available Resources Efficiently (SHARE) program. More...

Jackson officials planning upgrades to Johnson Park

JACKSON - The 30-year-old John F. Johnson Memorial Park on Kierych Drive is getting a major face-lift. "We are having some long-overdue renovations at Johnson Park," Mayor Mark Seda said. More...

Five indicted in plot to kill soldiers at Fort Dix

Five men arrested last month for allegedly plotting an armed assault on Fort Dix in Burlington County were indicted last week, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Christopher J. Christie announced. More...

Scam artist threatens local officer

PLUMSTED - A telemarketer went too far recently when he allegedly threatened to kill a police officer over the phone, police said Monday. "We are subpoenaing the phone records," Plumsted police Lt. George Titko said. More...

In the News

Connecting the world with fact and fiction

I love the Internet. No, wait a second, I hate the Internet. Oh, the heck with it. I can't make up my mind about the Internet. More...

Boy Scouts' drive to aid food pantry

HOWELL - The spirit of giving doesn't just occur during the winter holiday season. Some people show it throughout the year. More...

Summer food service program in Lakewood

The Lakewood Board of Education will be participating in the 2007 Summer Food Service Program from June 25 through Aug. 10. More...

Letters

Middlesex freeholder wrong on MOM rail line

In a May 24 Tri-Town News article, "Middlesex Freeholder Raps Funding for MOM Study," statements made by Middlesex County Freeholder Director David Crabiel are so outrageous that it is puzzling why they would be published verbatim in Monmouth More...

Opinion

Some people always see the tank as half empty

We all have our special martial arts talents. My kids say that my wife, for example, is a black belt in Nag-Fu. They say I'm a grandmaster at Crotch-E-Tay. More...

Howell school budget fiasco needs close look

Confusion is a word that does not begin to tell the story of the Howell K-8 School District 2007-08 budget. More...

Sports

Forys' swan song: two wins, MOC meet record

Greaves, Mayers also capture gold

Craig Forys said goodbye as only he can -magnificently.The Colts Neck senior, running the final races of his scholastic career in New Jersey, captured his record-tying eighth and ninth NJSIAA Meet of Champions gold medals on June 6 at the More...

Valdner helps Jersey win Governor's Bowl

PLUMSTED - Since his freshman year at New Egypt High School, football coach Tom Farrell knew he had a special commodity in lineman Dom Valdner. More...

Brach, Hawks no easy win at NCAA tourney

The names on the stadium fence - Reggie Jackson, Sal Bando, Barry Bonds - let Brad Brach and the Monmouth University baseball team know that they had graduated to the big time. More...

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CHRIS KELLY staff James Sacharanski, 8, of Howell waits patiently for a bite during the Howell Parks and Recreation fishing derby June 2 at Echo Lake Park. More...

Howell board forced to make extra cuts

School spending plan is subject of debate at June 6 meeting

After voters rejected the Howell K-8 Board of Education's proposed 2007-08 school-year budget in the April 17 school election, most residents thought the board needed to shave $1.52 million from the $108.5 million spending plan in order to More...

Coalition rallies to save an ailing Barnegat Bay

Excess nitrogen hurts clamming, fishing, tourism industries

An aquamarine Barnegat Bay shimmers in the early June sun. A small sailboat slips silently through the shallow water, tacking close to the shoreline. Gulls keen overhead and children play in the beige sand. More...

FRHSD faces decisions on enrollment numbers

HHS, FTHS projected to be over capacity within next few years

Based on a demographer's five-year enrollment projections, the Freehold Regional High School District should undergo a slight decline in overall enrollment. More...

Donations from parent groups assist schools

HOWELL - Members of parent-teacher associations in Howell are doing their best to ensure that children and staff members in Howell schools have the tools they need to succeed. More...

Presence of group home concerns Howell man

Officials have no say when such a facility is established in town

HOWELL - Tim Geraghty says he will never again leave his doors unlocked, allow his two children to play alone in the yard or borrow a cup of sugar from his neighbors. More...

In the Arts

This summer the Premier Theatre Company will celebrate its 22nd season of live entertainment at the Henderson Theater, 850 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft. More...

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DAVE BENJAMIN An infestation of gypsy moth caterpillars has defoliated trees in some areas of Jackson and residents are not happy with the township's decision to pass on a spraying program aimed at controlling the hungry bugs. See story, page 17. More...

Cheesecake Factory coming to mall

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP - Freehold Raceway Mall's parent company, Macerich, and The Cheesecake Factory have announced that the popular restaurant will anchor the mall's lifestyle expansion in a 10,300-square-foot "casually elegant" space at the ent More...

Relay rallies support for ongoing cancer research

More than 550 people on 51 teams walked around the New Egypt High School track over the weekend to support cancer survivors during the sixth annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life. More...

Exploring human nature

Jacob Landau's work at Monmouth University through June 22

While not exactly a household name, Jacob Landau was a force for reason in the world. More...

Bulletin Board

Bilingual persons needed to aid homebound seniors

Caregiver Volunteers of Central Jersey, a nonprofit agency in Ocean County, is seeking bilingual individuals to help the elderly who are homebound. More...

Knights' Father's Day event at Monmouth Park

The Howell-Jackson Knights of Columbus Council 6201 will hold its fifth annual Father's Day at Monmouth Park, Oceanport, June 17, starting when the gates open at 11:30 a.m. More...

Boy Scouts are hosting food drive for pantry

Every year Boy Scout Troop 258 from the Taunton School in Howell conducts a food drive around the holiday season to help stock the Howell emergency food pantry as part of its community service project to help friends and families in need. More...

Schools

Pupils learn key points of making calls to 911

HOWELL - Emma Dronne, a first-grader at the Adelphia School, helped her classmate Scott Wetzel in a pretend emergency situation by showing him how to call 911. More...

Middle school graduations set for June 19

HOWELL - Eighth-graders in the Howell K-8 School District will complete their elementary careers on June 19 when graduation ceremonies are held. Howell Memorial Middle School graduation is scheduled for 6 p.m. June 19. More...

On Campus

Marguerite Spellman, of Howell, received the Dramatic Writing Chair's Award at the recent 25th annual Student Awards Ceremony at Purchase College, Purchase, N.Y. More...