September 20, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

Monmouth gets high bond rating

The nation's three major bond-rating agencies, Fitch, Moody's and Standard & Poor's, recently announced that Monmouth County will be retaining its triple-A status. More...

Plumsted gets set to start 4-H club for local youths

PLUMSTED - 4-H is one of the largest youth development programs in the nation with more than six million young people ages 5 to 19 and more than 500,000 youth and adult volunteers. More...

Entries sought for film festival

The sixth annual Garden State Film Festival has issued a worldwide "Call for Entries" from independent filmmakers, according to Diane Raver, cofounder/ executive director. The deadline for submissions is Dec. 1. More...

Applicant reviews plans for traffic improvements

No decision yet on Grawtown Estates plan for 493 homes
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON - Traffic information associated with the proposed construction of the Grawtown Estates residential subdivision took center stage at the Sept. 10 meeting of the Planning Board. Orleans Home Builders, Bensalem, Pa. More...

Jackson still working out affordable housing details

BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON - An amendment to the affordable housing portion of the township's master plan is in the works. "Jackson must prepare an amendment to its master plan, specifically amending its housing element," said attorney John F. More...

Raceway Mall has new stores

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP - Freehold Raceway Mall has announced that on Nov. 8, Ann Taylor, Chico's, Coldwater Creek and White House Black Market will debut in the center's new 100,000-square-foot lifestyle expansion when it opens this fall. More...

Applicant proposes retail center on West Farms Road property

BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer

HOWELL - Concerned residents filled the meeting room at town hall on Sept. 6 to hear a proposal before the Planning Board for Howell Bergman Plaza, a proposed retail shopping center. More...

Jackson's Brooklyn Club members take trip 'home'

Sightseers revisit hometown museum, reconnect with past
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

More than 90 members of the Four Seasons Metedeconk Lakes Brooklyn Club in Jackson boarded two buses on the morning of Sept. 6 to visit their old stomping grounds in Brooklyn, N.Y. More...

Web site has info about emergency preparedness

With almost 600,000 people calling Ocean County home, it is important that they have the right information to help them through an emergency. More...

Letters

Expenses for hoop courts do not make sense

Recently the Jackson mayor and Township Council awarded a bid of $449,000 to build two basketball courts in Johnson Park. They only received one bid for the job. More...

Jackson resident thanks Westlake for Sept. 11 service & for hope

On Sept. 11, I had the opportunity to attend a 9/11 memorial service at the Westlake adult community in Jackson. They were the only ones to offer a 9/11 service in the entire Howell, Lakewood and Jackson area that I was aware of. More...

Donations will help supply food for Thanksgiving meals

On Aug. 25, the Blue Moon Kruizers and Chik-fil-A restaurant of Howell sponsored their first Wheels for Meals car show/fundraiser to benefit the Howell Food Pantry. It was a huge success with more than $2,400 raised for needy families. More...

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Obituaries

Obituaries

Ellen M. Losso Longstreth Mrs. Longstreth, 78, of North Brunswick, died Sept. 6, 2007, at home. Born in New Brunswick, she had resided in Highland Park before relocating to North Brunswick in 1967. More...

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Schools

Private school gains approval

BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer

HOWELL - A private high school to be known as the Monmouth Academy of Scientific Arts will be coming to Howell. More...

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Sports

Flying high

At left, Brianna Ecklof, 15, a sophomore at Howell High school and member of the gymnastics team, warms up on the balance beam before a meet with Brick Memorial High School in Howell. More...

Howell still team to beat with Fobes, Ecklof

BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer

Howell may not catch Shore Conference gymnastics by surprise this fall but it may not matter anyway. More...

Blues, fluke, and then some on full display this week

RON NUZZOLO Fish On

With current weather fluctuations, fishing remains solid throughout the shoreline. Aboard the Captain Dave from Atlantic Highlands is the Wade Ray Construction Co. from Monmouth. More...

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Homeless face struggle for survival

Minister continues mission to serve forgotten residents
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer

Over the entrance to a trail leading into the woods was a Mexican flag that swayed above the heads of people who were about to go into those woods. More...

Jackson planners deny 2,531-home development

Unanswered questions about density cited as reason for denial
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

Members of the Jackson Planning Board turned thumbs down Monday on the Leigh Realty Company's plan build Jackson Mews, a development of 2,531 homes spread over 600 acres on West Commodore Boulevard. More...

Accident claims lives of three young women

BY DAVE BENJAMIN & MARK ROSMAN Staff Writers

JACKSON - The lives of three young women ended tragically on Sept. 11 when they died of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. The two-car crash occurred shortly before 4:30 p.m. Sept. 10 on East Veterans Highway near Van Hiseville Road. 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...

IN THE ARTS

The Novins Planetarium, Ocean County College, main campus, College Drive, Toms River has announced its fall schedule. "Story Time Under the Stars" brings storybooks to life. Giant-sized pictures float among the stars to accompany tales. More...

Autism-related bills now law

Six autism related bills sponsored by state Sen. Ellen Karcher (D-Monmouth and Mercer) were signed into law by Gov. Jon Corzine last week. More...

Council lauds community for supporting food pantry

BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON - Township Council members have presented the Jackson Food Pantry with a donation of more than $600 in cash. More...

Medieval times

The Renaissance Faire returned to Lakewood's Pine Park on Sept. 15-16 and thrilled visitors with events and activities that brought the Middle Ages to life. The annual event is a fundraiser for the Lakewood Lions Club. More...

Former official questions council's pick of mediator

BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON - A former mayor wants to know why the firm of former state Superior Court Judge Eugene D. Serpentelli, has been hired as a mediator by the township. Michael Kafton, who served on Jackson's former Township Committee, said at the Sept. More...

Bulletin Board

MySpace - Your Child - The Real Deal

"Social Networking & Internet Safety" will be hosted by the Ocean County Prosecutors Office Computer Crime Unit and the Ocean County Library at 6 p.m. Nov. 27 at the Jackson library, 2 Jackson Drive. More...

Jackson Senior Center announces fall trips

The Jackson Township Department of Recreation and Senior Services is sponsoring the following bus trips for adults: Oct. 20, 7 a.m. - "Discover Annapolis, Md.," includes a tour of the U.S. More...

Datebook

• Teen dances for sixth- and seventhgrade residents of Jackson will be held at the Jackson Senior Center, 45 Don Connor Blvd., Oct. 26 and Nov. 16. Registration begins Sept. 22 and requires proof of grade. More...

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Opinion

The 'other guy did it' won't work as an alibi

GREG BEAN Coda

One of my favorite literary characters is a guy called Otherguy Overby. More...

Mom's foreign language skills are a little rusty

LORI CLINCH Are We There Yet?

'Are you relieved that the kids are back in school?" a kind soul asked me just last week. I think I shocked him when I said I was not happy at all. More...

Your Turn

Special event helps in fight vs. breast cancer
SUSAN ADDELSTON Guest Column

The Komen sisters, Susan and Nancy, were born into the 1940s baby boom generation and brought up in Peoria, Ill. Their lives were normal with a string of good schools, fun activities, handsome boyfriends, good marriages and solid parents. More...

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