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      December 6, 2007  RSS feed

      Rebels claim first state football crown
      Spread offense pays off in 46-13 victory over West Windsor-Plainsboro
      You can trace the roots of Howell High School's state championship football season back to 2005. That's when Rebels coach Cory Davies chucked the option attack for the spread offense. "We wanted to do something different and get away from the option," Davies recalled. "We decided to make the move to the spread offense because we thought we had the kids to do it. More...
      Miss N.J. to be feted with concert

      HOWELL - Howell High School and the Drama Parents Organization will hold a special send-off concert to support and cheer their very own Miss New Jersey, Amy Polumbo, as she prepares to compete for the title of Miss America. More...

      Zoners will consider plan for hotel at Howell site
      BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer

      HOWELL - A hearing on an applicant's plan to build a six-story hotel near the intersection of Route 9 and Interstate 195 is scheduled to be heard by the Zoning Board of Adjustment at 8 p.m. Dec. 17. The application was on the board's Nov. 26 but time constraints prevented it from being heard. More...


      County engineer to retire

      Fresh out of high school, during the summer of 1969, Ronald A. Lotrecchio worked as a draftsman in the Ocean County Engineering Department making $1.75 per hour. More...


      Council appoints Schlegel manager
      BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer

      HOWELL - Helene Schlegel has been named Howell's new township manager. The Township Council announced its decision to appoint Schlegel to the position on Nov. 27. Schlegel has been serving as interim manager since the departure of former township manager Thomas Czerniecki in July. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Live Nativity to be held at church in Jackson
      The DeBows United Methodist Church will host a live Nativity, Dec. 15 at 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. The Nativity will feature a sound and light show with Scripture reading, live actors and animals. Hot soup and refreshments will be served after each performance. The program will be held on the side lawn of the church. The community is invited to attend. More...
      • Jr. firefighters collecting aluminum recyclables
      • Howell High School art teacher earns grant
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       Letters
      • Lakewood resident also has issue with NJAWC
      Iwas amazed to read the guest column by Howell resident James J. Gerard in the Nov. 21 edition of the Tri-Town News ("Mysterious Sewer Charge, Lack of Explanation Irk Resident") because it mirrored my experiences with the New Jersey American Water Company (NJAWC) almost exactly. More...
      • Newspaper article well done, appreciated
      • Physician assistant adds her views on discussion of vaccines
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       Editorials
      • Protecting Pinelands water is vital for region's future
      Guest Column
      It is an essential ingredient for sustaining all forms of life, a resource whose availability has enabled the most complex civilizations throughout history to flourish. Indeed, water is lifeblood of our planet. More...
      • Red State/Blue State
      • article has image Coda
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       Obituaries
      • Anna Hathaway
      Mrs. Hathaway, 92, of The Villages, Howell, died Oct. 26, 2007, at home. Born in Jersey City, she had resided in the Iselin section of Woodbridge for 30 years before moving to The Villages 20 years ago. Mrs. Hathaway was a homemaker. She was a parishioner of St. More...
      • Jean V. Longo
      • Edward Wanzor
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       Schools
      • article has image Students' talent in music, production shines at HHS
      BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer
      Julian "Jules" Drucker, 16, of Manalapan, gently stroked the strings on his red Ibanez electric guitar, alongside junior Isaac Rosenberg, who was operating the Digidesign interface mixing console, manipulating the sound of a potential song that the two students plan to create in the digital recording studio of Howell High School's Next 2Records, More...
      • Supt. tells Howell council school has sufficient space
      • article has image Photo
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       Sports
      • Benefit volleyball game scheduled
      JACKSON - Pupils from the McAuliffe Middle School will face off against members of the police and fire departments in a volleyball match at Jackson Liberty High School, 125 North Hope Chapel Road. Police Officer John Pejoski said the Dec. 7 event will start at 6 p.m. and will feature the Jackson's fire and police departments vs. More...
      • article has image Howell ends season with state football title
      • NE girls confident about repeat trip to the postseason
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