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.
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Mayor: Not all areas of town would have been covered under spraying
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer
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. "We are having a gypsy moth problem," said Joanne Baldwin, of Bennetts Mills Road. More...
Excess nitrogen hurts clamming, fishing, tourism industries
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer
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. But appearances can be deceiving. More...
Amy Rosen Around Town
Our family recently discovered our magic key to spending time together during the summer. We bought a boat. People say it's hard work to have a boat and that the happiest days for boat owners are the day they buy one and the day they sell it, but when we observed people in their powerboats as we paddled along in our kayaks (our first vessels), they didn't seem miserable, More...
HHS, FTHS projected to be over capacity within next few years
BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Correspondent
Based on a demographer's five-year enrollment projections, the Freehold Regional High School District should undergo a slight decline in overall enrollment. The projections that were presented by demographer Stan Slachetka of T&M Associates, Middletown, means that the large annual enrollment growth the district had seen in recent years has leveled off. More...
Jackson officials planning upgrades to Johnson Park
