August 30, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

Renovations spruce up Plumsted softball field

PLUMSTED - The girls softball field at the township's Recreation Park is being improved to tournament play standards at no taxpayer expense as the result of a corporate sponsored "Athletic Field Maintenance Day" on Aug. More...

Aid squad officer is proud of service offered to town

BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON - The members of the Jackson First Aid Squad are proud of the service they have provided to the township on a volunteer basis since 1953. Jackson First Aid Squad First Lt. Gary E. More...

Master gardeners produce 2008 gardening calendar

The Barnegat Bay National Estuary Program awarded a Public Education and Outreach Minigrant in the amount of $5,834 to the Master Gardener Association of Ocean County Inc. More...

Grawtown subdivisions to be linked under plan

BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON - A divided Planning Board has voted 5-3 to approve a General Development Plan (GDP) for RG-2 Associates that will link six housing developments in the Grawtown Road area. More...

"Forever Plaid"

Win the chance to appear on the stage of the historic Paramount Theater in the September production of Park Players' "Clothes Encounters!" Here's how: Attend a performance of "Forever Plaid," put your name and phone number on the back of the tic More...

Town receives single bid for 2-acre parcel

JACKSON - Municipal officials received one bid for the purchase of a 2.5- acre parcel at the corner of West Veterans Highway and Don Connor Boulevard. More...

A bird in the hand…

BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer

HOWELL - Catching and holding onto a hummingbird would probably have to rank as one of nature's most challenging feats, but Joe Kelly of Howell managed to do just that recently. More...

Jackson officials want signs taken down from utility poles

BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON - It is time to say goodbye to some of the clutter that people call road signs - not the signs that provide useful directions, but the signs that people place on utility poles in violation of state law. At its meeting on Aug. More...

Board pledges to address concerns about recess

BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer

HOWELL - In response to parents who have asked it to consider enacting a district-wide policy for recess, the Board of Education has decided to name a recess committee that will draft guidelines on how to implement unstructured play time within th More...

United Way will honor volunteers

TOMS RIVER - United Way of Ocean County will celebrate the end of its successful 2006-07 annual campaign on Sept. 19 and honor the outstanding volunteers and supporters who made it all possible. More...

Letters

Clifton showed leadership on reform

Iattended the Aug. 9 Monmouth County Board of Freeholders meeting where the freeholders passed the strongest pay-to-play and wheeling ban in New Jersey. More...

People may be Jackson Township's real endangered species

As a resident of Jackson I can truly understand the necessity to preserve our natural habitat and prevent the cutting down of trees, saving the birds and snakes natural to our habitat as well as the wetlands and the waterways leading into and from More...

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Opinion

You are what you drive

AMY ROSEN Around Town

Anyone who has ever had a minivan knows that it does not exactly rank as the coolest of vehicles. I mean you're not going to get "oohs" and "aahs" and people staring at your car as you drive down the road. More...

Drop the wine cooler, Grandma, or go to jail

GREG BEAN Coda

In the end, it looks like stupidity won over common sense at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel. More...

What women want isn't that hard to figure out

CLARE MARIE CELANO Girl Talk

If Sigmund Freud had taken a little more time and gently asked women what they really wanted, rather than probing and plumbing their psyches, he quite possibly could have changed the course of history. What do women want? More...

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Photo

CHRIS KELLY staff Jackson Pop Warner Mitey Mite player Devynn Lee (26) carries the ball in a game against Howell that was played on the Jaguars' new synthetic turf field off Manhattan Street, Jackson, on Aug. 26. More...

Hearing on Fairfield Rd. athletic center to resume

Applicant's proposal requires variance from Howell zoning board
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer

The question of whether a sports training facility will be permitted on Fairfield Road is expected to be discussed at the Sept. 17 meeting of the Howell Zoning Board of Adjustment. More...

Military base to host half-marathon

All U.S. citizens are invited to face off against some of the nation's finest military athletes at the first Joint Base race. More...

Aid squad gives teens a chance to contribute

BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON - In addition to providing first aid service to residents, the Jackson Volunteer First Aid Squad runs a cadet program. "The cadets are members of the squad's cadet corps," First Lt. Gary E. Nokes said. More...

Worship center celebrates inaugural gospel festival

BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON - As they joined hands in spiritual diversity, worshippers at the Hope of Glory Worship Center held their first gospel celebration on Aug. 18. More...

IN THE ARTS

A salute to the giants of pre-war jazz and blues, featuring the acoustic guitars of Mike Barris and Jerry Topinka, the trumpet of Tom Bender, and the voice of Cheryl Parker, is on tap Friday, Aug. More...

Sept. 6 set as opening day for students in Jackson

BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON - It's time to say goodbye to those lazy, crazy days of summer and time to look ahead to the beginning of the new school year, just days away. The Jackson School District will open its doors on Sept. 6 for more than 9,800 students. More...

Restaurant may displace Jersey Freeze

FREEHOLD - It just may be the end of an era, one that included ice cream sundaes on hot summer nights and hot dogs after a Little League baseball game. More...

Longtime employee bids farewell after 45 years

BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON - After 45 years of service to Jackson, a very special employee is retiring. Mary Lee Brooks, better known as Mary Moore, the township's supervising tax clerk, will be retiring on Aug. 31. More...

Church welcomes new pastor

BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer

HOWELL - When God called, Philip Matarazzo of Toms River answered. After a 21-year career in the business world, Matarazzo embarked on a second career and pledged to do God's will. More...

New law seeks to stop stalkers in their tracks

Marlboro resident recounts how one man has tormented her
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer

The hair-raising feeling that someone is watching you is a terrifying reality for one woman who lives in Marlboro. Her experiences, combined with the help of Marlboro police Detective Sgt. More...

Exhibit traces history of comic book superheroes

Montclair Art Museum hosts one-of-a-kind tribute to genre
BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer

The American cultural phenomenon known as the comic book is getting the royal treatment at the Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, Essex County. Fans of this genre of entertainment will be coming from near and far between now and Jan. More...

Bulletin Board

Defensive driving class offered in Lakewood

Lakewood Community School, in cooperation with American Drivers Safety Council, is sponsoring a Defensive Driving - Two Point Reduction class on Sept. 9. The class will be held at the Best Western Hotel, 1600 Route 70, Lakewood, from 10 a.m. More...

Jackson-Howell Hadassah theater trips

Bat Shalom Hadassah of Jackson- Howell is going to the theater. The organization is selling tickets for the following two shows: Sept. More...

Ocean County Library receives $5,300 grant

A $5,300 grant from the New Jersey State Library, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, was awarded to the Ocean County Library to help it continue to provide Internet access to residents of Ocean County. More...

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Obituaries

Obituaries

Daniel "Dusty" Annachini Mr. Annachini, 80, of Old Bridge, died July 21, 2007, in Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge division. Prior to his retirement, he was a butcher at Kosher Meat Market, Old Bridge. More...

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Schools

Interim supt. excited about prospects for school year

BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent

PLUMSTED - The Plumsted Township School District will have new administrators and new programs in place as school doors open for an expected enrollment of 1,870 students on Sept. 5. More...

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Sports

Howell looks to carry momentum into 2007

BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer

Coming off the finest playoff run in school history, Cory Davies' Howell Rebels are carrying a lot of momentum into the 2007 high school football season. More...

Liberty team ready to take the next step

Lions open season Sept. 7 against Bridgeton
BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer

JACKSON - When Tim Osborn took the job as Jackson Liberty High School's first football coach last summer, he realized he was in for a challenge. More...

Pat Wall breaks through with his first NES win

NEW EGYPT - Pat Wall of New Egypt has been close to winning his first feature on several different occasions this year, only to fall short. More...

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