October 4, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

Climber's success is up among the treetops

Mark Chisholm sets world record at event in Hawaii
BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent

Mark Chisholm gives new meaning to tree climbing. While many youngsters like to climb trees, he has become an international tree climbing champion and recently set a new world record. More...

Resident questions plan for emergency services

Claims Jackson mayor seems to be rushing into a new operation
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON - Residents have started to ask questions about a plan put forth by Jackson officials that would create a municipally operated emergency medical response unit. More...

Freeholder will help study issues of teenage driving

Monmouth County Freeholder Barbara J. McMorrow has been appointed to the Governor's Teenage Driver Study Commission. More...

Recycling efforts paying off for Ocean towns

Municipalities participating in Ocean County's recycling program will share more than $555,000 as part of the county's ongoing recycling revenue sharing program. More...

Board's Oyster Creek decision due in late fall

Citizens coalition questions safety of nuke plant's drywell

An advisory board for the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission will rule by late November on a contention that the drywell surrounding the reactor at the Oyster Creek nuclear plant is unsafe. More...

Police warn speeders to slow down

BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer

HOWELL - When Sgt. Joseph Markulic of the Howell Police Department says "three strikes and you're out," he is not talking about baseball. That baseball phrase is the name of the Traffic Safety Unit's new program to stop speeding in school zones. More...

Breast cancer awareness is focus during October

BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON - In an attempt to make more people aware of the danger of breast cancer, Mayor Mark Seda announced that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. More...

Lakewood congregation reaches out to pantry

Food drive during High Holy Days nets large donation
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

LAKEWOOD - Congregation Ahavat Shalom, a Conservative Jewish synagogue, has reached out across municipal borders to help restock the Jackson Food Pantry. More...

Officials thank local group for restarting food pantry

BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON - The Township Council has recognized the effort that was put forth by members of the Jackson Women of Today to restore the Jackson Food Pantry in time for the Sept. 27 food distribution. More...

Letters

Take steps to prevent waste from reaching bay and ocean

Back in the day when Jackson was a mostly rural township the rainwater fell to the ground and was readily absorbed. The tree roots allowed much of it to filter deep into the ground. More...

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Opinion

Politicians often attempt to abuse letters forum

GREG BEAN Coda

In the newspaper business, there are some lessons you just have to learn the hard way. There's an old maxim in this profession that even if your mother says she loves you, check it out. More...

Laundry is the black hole of housework

LORI CLINCH Are We There Yet?

Somewhere, somehow, there is a woman in a lovely home who has an empty laundry bin. Her shirts are pressed, her linens are fresh, and all of her whities are totally tidy. I don't know who she is, but I'll tell you this: I don't like her. More...

Hoop courts starting to stir up hornet's nest

Residents of Jackson are starting to ask questions about the Township Council's plan to build a pair of basketball courts at Johnson Park. More...

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Sports

Piners defeat Central thanks to late field goal

Cunliffe's 21-yard kick makes the difference in 17-14 win
BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer

Lakewood High School football coach Skip Edwards was very confident Pat Cunliffe was going to drill the kick through the uprights. He never doubted Cunliffe's ability and poise to convert one of the biggest kicks in recent memory for the Piners. More...

Looking ahead

ANDREW MILLER staff Howell High School's Lindsey Lambert finished third in the championship race at the Cougar Invitational Cross-Country meet held at Bucks Mill Park in Colts Neck Friday. More...

Sports Shorts

The Howell-Jackson Knights of Columbus Council 6201 will be holding their ninth annual Charity Golf Scramble on Friday, Oct. 26, at Gambler Ridge Golf Club in Cream Ridge. More...

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Photo

CHRIS KELLY staff Presented with a variety of choices at the sand art table, Justin Chabin, 5, of Brick Township, finds just the right combination of colors to create a work of art during Howell Day, Sept. 29, at Oak Glen Park, Howell. More...

Francis remembered for commitment to town

Plumsted committeeman was a key proponent of preserving rural look
BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer

Plumsted Deputy Mayor Kenneth H. Francis was remembered by Mayor Ron Dancer this week as a person who worked hard to preserve the municipality's quality of life. More...

In the Service

1st Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Paul R. Wainwright III, son of Diana L. Wainwright and Paul R. Wainwright Jr., both of Howell, recently graduated from the Navy's Nuclear Power School with Nuclear Power Training Unit, Ballston Spa, N.Y. More...

All together now

CHRIS KELLY staff The Howell High School vocal group Rebel Yell performs for the crowd at Howell Day, Sept. 29, at Oak Glen Park, Howell. More...

MONOC offers response to change in first aid unit

BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON - A representative of the MONOC paramedic service has responded to a plan put forth by Jackson officials to eliminate MONOC's Basic Life Support BLS) responses in town and to replace it with a municipally operated BLS unit. More...

New food pantry opens in public works building

Community effort led to distribution being held as scheduled
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON - When a fire forced the closure of the Jackson Food Pantry on Aug. 29 many people may not have believed that the pantry would have all of its food replaced and been up and running at a new location by its next distribution date, Sept. More...

Congressmen contest NRC's safety standards

BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer

Two federal legislators concerned about the relicensing of the Oyster Creek nuclear plant in Lacey Township want an investigation of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) adherence to accepted engineering safety requirements. More...

Teen sought after incidents at bookstore

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP - Police are continuing to search for a male teenager in connection with a report of an act of criminal sexual contact reported to have occurred at the Barnes & Noble bookstore, Route 9, on Sept. 17. More...

Singing her heart out

AMY ROSEN Alina Zimmerman, 11, of Howell, wowed the audience when she took the stage with the Nerds to belt out "I Will Survive" as the Nerds closed out the Freehold Borough 2007 summer concert series with a performance on Sept. More...

Bulletin Board

Datebook

• Jackson VFW Post 4703 will host a flea market from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 6 (rain date Oct. 13) at the VFW post, 54 Magnolia Drive, Jackson. Proceeds will support the community, veterans and active duty soldiers. Vendors sought. More...

'Jersey Guy' leads troops in helping to secure Iraq

BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer

U.S. Army Lt. Col. John Drago, commander, 2nd Battalion, 12th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, calls himself a "Jersey Guy" committed to serving his country. More...

Jackson Recreation Dept. announces fall trips

The Jackson Township Recreation Department is sponsoring the following bus trips for people of all ages: Oct. 20, 7 a.m. More...

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Obituaries

Obituaries

Robert "Rob" C. Bowman Mr. Bowman, 47, of Jackson, died Sept. 18, 2007, at home after battling bone cancer. Born in St. Paul, Minn., he moved to New Jersey with his family at the age of 5. Mr. More...

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Schools

With pupils' health in mind, school eliminates junk food

BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer

Students at the Holy Family School, East County Line Road, Lakewood, lined up around the concession stand of their renamed cafeteria Eagles' Nest Café - "Where Manners Are Always Welcome. More...

No change for attendance areas

BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer

Attendance area boundaries for the Freehold Regional High School District will stay the same for the 2008-09 school year. At its meeting on Sept. More...

New fine arts center will rise on college campus

Ocean County College held a groundbreaking ceremony on Sept. 24 for phase one of construction and renovation on its new fine arts center. More...

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