September 13, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

Gridiron spirit

Howell Pop Warner Junior Midget cheerleader Kylie Allmers, 12, (far left) performs with members of her squad during halftime of Pop Warner youth football action in Jackson. Above, Jackson's Nick Petrizzo (10) breaks through the Howell defense. More...

Officials planning changes for Jackson first aid service

New response unit will be under control of police department

JACKSON - Changes will be made in the way that emergency medical services are provided to residents. More...

Six Flags will host Komen race

On Oct. 14, the 14th annual Komen New Jersey Race for the Cure will be held at Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson. The race, hosted by Susan G. More...

Overtime is topic of discussion

HOWELL - In a $44.8 million municipal budget, the Township Council has established a policy that no department is immune from fiscal review. The Howell Police Department's overtime budget was scrutinized during a Sept. 4 council meeting. More...

Accident claims life of teenager

JACKSON - One person was dead and two others were in critical condition as the result of a motor vehicle accident that occurred on Monday afternoon. More...

Library dinner to have 'Titanic' theme

As part of its BookFest 2007 celebration, the Ocean County Library will host "A Night to Remember: Last Dinner on the Titanic," at 7 p.m. Sept. 28 in the Toms River branch, 101 Washington Street, Toms River. More...

African-American festival will be held at arts center

Sharon Brown helped to make a small dream become a big reality. More...

Local stone carver creating 9/11 police memorial

When Franco Minervini was a young boy in his hometown of Molfetta, Italy, he helped his grandfather, Michael, who was a stone carver. Little did he know then that he would continue his family's tradition of stone carving. More...

'Rhythmical Lines, Works on Paper'

Exhibit of abstracts by Claire Boren at JCC gallery

An exhibit of lyrical abstract/figurative paintings opened at the Ruth Hyman Jewish Community Center in Deal Park on Aug. 31. More...

Letters

Reader has solution to illegal immigration

The illegal immigrants are called illegal because they are illegal and because they are in this great country of ours without per mission and should be deported back immediately. More...

Jackson residents need to have businesses in their hometown

Icommend Stan Goldman for his letter to the editor ("People May Be Jackson Township's Real Endangered Species," Tri-Town News, Aug. 30). I am in my 25th year here in Jackson and couldn't agree with him more. More...

Opinion

Coda

A modest proposal for reducing corruption

Here's a hint. If you're trying to hire a hit man to kill your husband and ask a "friend" to help you find one, there's a big potential pitfall. More...

Are We There Yet?

They'd work well for the Marching Martyrs Society

One would be hard pressed to find an individual who volunteers more than my sister Patti. She attends meetings, formal gatherings and women's luncheons. More...

Jackson can always be counted on for help

If there is one thing that can be said about Jackson residents as a group, it is this: their generosity does not appear to know any limits. More...

Residents rally to refill food pantry

Jackson businesses, organizations join effort in wake of fire damage

Afood drive with a goal of replacing hundreds of items of food that were damaged in a fire is under way to benefit the Jackson Food Pantry. The food pantry on Don Connor Boulevard suffered smoke damage during an Aug. More...

Photo

Damion Borbotko, 8, jumps out of the dunk tank after getting splashed down into the water during Jackson Day festivities at Johnson Park, Jackson. Visitors to Jackson Day on Sept. More...

Speaker opens window on life in Afghanistan

Erica Isaac describes her work in war-torn region of the world

JACKSON - Living and working in Afghanistan for 18 months can be exciting, enlightening and dangerous. More...

Fourth annual blood drive remembers local volunteer

JACKSON - The fourth annual Chuck Boudreau blood drive is ready to roll at the Westlake Golf and Country Club adult community. More...

Costumes sought to brighten days for Iraqi youngsters

HOWELL - Batman, Superman, Spider Man and a host of other superheroes will all be going to Iraq wrapped up in plastic and cardboard. They will not be going on a covert mission to aid American troops who are fighting the war. More...

Visit to Renaissance Faire is a journey to days gone by

LAKEWOOD - Travel back in time to the Middle Ages and witness knights in shining armor, damsels in distress, jousts on charging war horses, and hand-to-hand combat with medieval weapons at the 26th annual Charity Renaissance Faire, Sept.15-16. More...

Dog walk set for Sept. 16

Adog walk, sponsored by the Volunteer Auxiliary for Animal Shelters, is scheduled for 1-4 p.m. Sept. 16 at Ocean County Park, Route 88, Lakewood. More...

Horse Park event helps equines enjoy golden years

It has been six years since Currency Arbitrage, a New York-bred multiple stakes winner sired by Green Dancer, appeared in the winner's circle at Belmont Park, Elmont, N.Y., but that does not mean he has lost his competitive edge. More...

Police comply with order to check immigrants' status

Attorney general's directive applies to local departments

LAKEWOOD - The Lakewood Police Department has already had several opportunities to comply with a recent directive issued by New Jersey Attorney General Anne Milgram regarding suspected illegal immigrants who commit indictable crimes. More...

Affordable housing to be available

LAKEWOOD - Township officials have announced that 72 affordable housing units will be available for sale at Lakewood Commons I. More...

IN THE ARTS

Before Hollywood bad boys were even a possibility, there was Michelangelo Merisi de Caravaggio, a brilliant artist with a violent temper. His work was the subject of renewed interest by both collectors and art scholars in the 20th century. More...

Bulletin Board

Free concerts to be presented in Howell

Howell Cultural Arts will present "An Adventure in Music," a series of free concerts on Sundays at 3 p.m. The first concert will feature Ron Kraemer and the Hurricanes Sept. 16 at Echo Lake Pavilion in Echo Lake Park, 7 Maxim-Southard Road. More...

Jackson VFW turkey shoot begins Sept. 16

Jackson Veterans of Foreign War Post 4703 will host its annual Fall Turkey Shoot Sept. 16 through Nov. 18 at the post home on Magnolia Drive in Jackson. The festivities will begin at 1 p.m. All are invited to attend. More...

Girl Scouts offer opportunities

More than 17,000 girls are Girl Scouts in Monmouth and Ocean counties. More...

Obituaries

Eileen M. Morgan

Mrs. Morgan, 70, of Farmingdale, died Aug. 21, 2007, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. Born in Elizabeth, she was raised in Belmar and had lived in Brick before moving to Farmingdale in 1967. More...

Shirley E. MacKenzie

Mrs. MacKenzie, 69, of Howell, died Aug. 23, 2007, at home. She was born in Newark and had lived there before moving to Howell. Prior to retiring in 2002, she was a toll collector for the Garden State Parkway Authority for 12 years. Mrs. More...

Judith A. Bendik

Mrs. Bendik, 69, of Jackson, died Aug. 30, 2007, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and had lived in the Dongan Hills section of Staten Island, N.Y., and in Marlboro before moving to Jackson in 2002. More...

Sports

Rebels overcome tough start to top Colts Neck

Rebels edge Cougars, 28-26, in football season opener

Until a team faces the pressure, a coach never knows how it's going to react. All the preseason scrimmages and workouts matter little when the games count. On the afternoon of Sept. More...

Fish On

Youngsters hit the high seas in search of a big catch

John and Diane O'Connor from East Brunswick took the family on their first party boat bluefish fishing trip. They went out on the Miss Belmar Princess. Son Max and daughter Jackie caught their first bluefish on jigs. More...

Big plays equal big win for Lakewood Piners

LITTLE EGG HARBOR - In the past few years, Lakewood High School football coach Skip Edwards could count the number of big plays his team had made on one hand that actually made a significant difference. More...