October 25, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

Lakewood artist's work honored at Guild show

The Guild of Creative Art in Shrewsbury is featuring a multi-media show of contemporary American artists through the end of October. More...

Suspect sought in assault

LAKEWOOD - Police are continuing to search for the suspect who assaulted a 53-year-old township resident on Oct. 9. More...

Jazz month will feature films and performances

Jazz Week, typically celebrated at the headquarters location of the Monmouth County library in Manalapan, has just expanded to Jazz Month. More...

Cats help save woman from poison

BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP - Two faithful feline friends are being credited with saving not only each other, but Rose Forte, too, with whom they share a home in the Silvermead adult community off Jackson Mills Road. More...

All in a row

SCOTT FRIEDMAN Valentina Jacovino, 2, of Toms River, neatly arranges the gourds she has collected during a pumpkin-picking trip to DeWolf's Farm, Plumsted, on Oct. 14. More...

Board hears annual report of violence and vandalism

BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON - A report detailing the incidents of violence that occurred in Jackson schools during the prior school year was presented to the Board of Education at its Oct. 16 meeting. More...

Letters

Lessons learned on community's soccer field

Recently, I heard of an incident that occurred at the Jackson Justice Complex soccer fields that I found disturbing. A soccer coach, whose name isn't important, had reserved a particular field for his team for every day except Saturday. More...

Surviving cyclist offers sage advice to everyone who is on the road

My name is Jim Balogh. I was born in South River and I have lived in various New Jersey shore communities in the years following my graduation. More...

Board should tap into resources senior citizens can offer

Upon reading recent letters by Marvin Krakower and Nicolas Antonoff, it seems like we are creating a great divide by using extreme and unproductive analogies. More...

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Obituaries

Obituaries

Luigi "Louis" Chiappetta Mr. Chiappetta, of Freehold Township, died Sept. 30, 2007, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was born in Fiumefreddo, Calabria, Italy. More...

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Schools

Veteran educator to retire from Howell school district

BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer

HOWELL - After 30 years in education and nine with the Howell School District, Susan Vonsover, the assistant superintendent for pupil services, is retiring. More...

JLHS rallies to support fundraiser for children

BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON - When the call went out to help children, the Jackson Liberty High School community responded. Students, staff members and administrators recently participated in a fundraiser that benefited Caps for Kids. More...

Howell H.S. Drama Club to present 'The Diviners'

HOWELL - The Howell High School Drama Club will present "The Diviners" this weekend at Howell High School, Squankum-Yellowbrook Road. "The Diviners" will be performed Oct. 24-25 at 7 p.m. and Oct. 26-27 at 8 p.m. More...

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Photo

SCOTT FRIEDMAN The Hill and Thompson families of Jackson found the pumpkin picking to be to their liking when they visited DeWolf's Farm in Plumsted on a recent fall afternoon. More...

Planners reject another housing application

Jackson board turns thumbs down on 130-home section of Leigh project
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

Whether or not the Jackson Planning Board's decision to deny an application filed by the Leigh Realty Company will kill the project permanently may be determined by the applicant's development team in the near future. On Oct. More...

County nets $452K at auction

The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders announced that the 2007 Monmouth County surplus auction netted $452,045. The amount includes the proceeds from a one-day auction held in Freehold Township and a five-day online auction. More...

Generation connection

ANDREW MILLER staff Cecilia Whitehouse, 86, and John Milne, 11, both of Howell, enjoy themselves while playing a game of Upwords during an after-school program at the Ardena School, Howell, that welcomes senior citizens to the school to share an afte More...

Leutwyler named to seat on Plumsted committee

PLUMSTED - The Township Committee has appointed Dave Leutwyler to complete the remainder of the late Ken Francis' term of office on the Township Committee through Dec. 31. More...

Bride shares special day with loving friend

Bug has been with Marlboro native in good times and bad
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer

Acouple wishes to share with the people they love. For one bride it was a day she wanted to share with her beloved horse, Bug. Marlboro native Penny Haesloop, 24, formerly Penny Kalika, has spent years of her life raising Bug. More...

Legislation aimed at closing railroad loophole approved

The U.S. House of Representatives on Oct. 17 approved an amendment offered by U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone Jr. More...

Self-defense is top priority at annual Howell seminar

BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer

HOWELL - Angela Goldberg of Howell can rest a little easier now that she knows her 15-year-old daughter will be able to defend herself in the event of an attack. On Oct. More...

Bulletin Board

Jackson Recreation Dept. announces Dec. 8 trip

The Jackson Recreation Department is sponsoring the following bus trip: Dec. 8, 9 a.m. - Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pa., tour and yuletide buffet. Register by Nov. 8. Cost per person is $85. More...

Kimball car raffle will benefit moms, infants

Kimball Medical Center Foundation is kicking off ticket sales for a spring car raffle to benefit the hospital's Mother-Infant Pavilion. More...

Girl Scouts collect items for soldiers overseas

Howell Cadette/Senior Girl Scout Troop 1190 recently participated in a community service project at Stop & Shop on Route 9, Howell. More...

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Opinion

Will the last person in N.J. turn out the lights?

GREG BEAN Coda

There was an interesting poll released last week that found 49 percent of the people in New Jersey would like to leave the state and move someplace where they can afford to live. More...

You can just call it a tale of two 'puters

LORI CLINCH Are We There Yet?

We have two computers at our house. One is young and rebellious, and the other is like a little old woman - relishing in her golden years. The rebel holds its own if it's left alone. More...

Feeding the wolf

LINDA DENICOLA My Take

Some people are voracious readers and I happen to be one of them. Right now on my night table, I have five books and two art magazines. More...

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Sports

Getting after the ball

PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Above, Lakewood's A Campos (#11) and Ranney School's Aly Halpern (#7) battle for possession during a game at Lakewood on Monday. More...

New Egypt in the midst of a record-setting campaign

Boys soccer team has 13 wins
BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer

In addition to earning a spot in the state playoffs, the New Egypt High School boys soccer team has set a couple of school records this season. More...

RU football defeats No. 2 South Florida

Ray Rice's 181 yards on the ground lead Scarlet Knights to victory
BY DOUG McKENZIE Correspondent

Rutgers needed this one. More...

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