Login Profile
Get News Updates
For local news delivered via email enter address here:
 Real Estate Automotive Employment Services
    		 Classifieds Marketplace
      		 Media Kit Submit Announcements
      September 27, 2007  RSS feed

      Photo
      ERIC SUCAR staff With the summer's bounty having been harvested, a worker removes corn stalks along Elton-Adelphia Road, Howell, on Sept. 19. More...
      Explosion claims life of Jackson soldier in Iraq
      Luigi Marciante leaves a wife and infant son behind
      BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

      The horrors of war have struck home in Jackson. The U.S. Department of Defense announced this week that U.S. Army Pfc. Luigi Marciante Jr., 25, of Jackson, was killed on Sept. 20 in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated near his vehicle. Marciante died of injuries he sustained in the explosion. More...

      Sports center applicant willing to address traffic
      Improvements proposed for intersection of Route 33-Fairfield Rd.
      BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer

      HOWELL - A traffic expert said the developer of the proposed Monmouth County Athletic Center will make adjustments to handle traffic generated by the sports training facility. Traffic engineer Mark Kataryniak tes- tified on behalf of the Monmouth County Athletic Center at the Sept. 17 Zoning Board of Adjustment hearing. More...


      Survivor seizes chance to make people aware
      Mark Goldstein, 74, developed, overcame bout of breast cancer
      BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

      JACKSON - He is a survivor and his aim is to heighten the awareness that men can develop breast cancer. "Statistically, this is a woman's disease and there is no doubt about that" said Mark Goldstein, 74, a 19-year survivor male breast cancer. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Reunion slated for Howell H.S. class of '87
      Howell High School class of '87 will have a 20-year reunion Oct. 6, 7-11 p.m., at Circle Landmark Inn, Lakehurst. The cost to attend is $45 for singles and $77 per couple. A dinner buffet is included. Details and reservations: (732) 278-1685 or e-mail Dorinda'68@verizon.net. More...
      • Free concerts to be presented in Howell
      • Jackson H.S. Hall of Fame inductees named
      >> Click here for all stories
       Letters
      • Board president stands by his statement
      Anyone who has lived in Jackson long enough will notice that politics in this town too often reverts to personal attacks of individuals and their families. As it happens, I have served my town, both in a partisan political position as a township committeeman and on the nonpartisan Board of Education. More...
      • Jackson resident has questions about proposed first aid service
      • Memories of Jersey Freeze are pleasing
      >> Click here for all stories
       Editorials
      • article has image Results of 'basic civics' test can be misleading
      The national papers and pundits were all atwitter last week over the results of a test given to 14,000 college students across the country that seemed to suggest that lots of them got stupider during their four years of expensive education instead of smarter. More...
      • article has image He's just too busy to call his frantic mom
      >> Click here for all stories
       Obituaries
      • Obituaries
      Joseph J. Rossotto Mr. Rossotto, 89, of Jackson, died Sept. 16, 2007, at home. He was born and raised in Jersey City, where he had lived before moving to Jackson in 2003. Prior to retiring in 1972, he worked in the gas division of Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G) Co., Jersey City, for more than 25 years. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Mr. More...
      >> Click here for all stories
       Schools
      • Jackson school board OKs new set-up for meetings
      JACKSON - The Board of Education has voted 7-0 to approve a change to the 2007-08 meeting schedule to include a committee of the whole. Committee of the whole meetings will take place one week prior to the board's regular business meeting and will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the public meeting room of the Jackson School District administration building. More...
      • Teachers, support staff benefit from workshops
      >> Click here for all stories
       Sports
      • article has image Hands up
      JEFF GRANIT staff At left, Colts Neck's Kate Festa (l) and Karissa Herrick (r) try to block a Howell spike during a recent match. At right, Howell's Heather Tallman tries to block a Colts Neck spike during the match at Howell High School last week. Colts Neck went to win the match in three sets. More...
      • Sports Shorts
      • Jags bounce back with a shutout over Lacey
      >> Click here for all stories
       Business
      • article has image Fruit of the vine is a passion for family
      Four JG's Vineyards begins harvest for new wine year
      As autumn approaches with cool nights and dry, warm days, it signals only one thing at the Four JG's Vineyards in Colts Neck - the beginning of harvest time. "We start in September and will continue to harvest until about the middle of October," said Janet Giunco, owner and winemaker. More...
      >> Click here for all stories