December 6, 2007 RSS feed / Front Page

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. 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...

Town awaits grant funding

PLUMSTED - The township has been selected to participate in Ocean County's 2008 funding cycle for $1.4 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) money, according to Mayor Ron Dancer. More...

County recognizes veterans program

For three decades, the Disabled Veteran Outreach Program (DVOP) has provided veterans with hope. "This program has helped countless veterans through employment assistance and outreach," Ocean County Freeholder Director John P. Kelly said. More...

Coalition seeks equitable school funding formula

Action in Trenton is on the horizon as tax bills rise
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer

The expectation of a new school funding formula being unveiled prior to the Thanksgiving holiday did not pan out. A spokesperson for the New Jersey Department of Education (DOE) said there is a general consensus among Gov. More...

Jackson will appeal DEP's issuance of $15,000 fine

BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON - Municipal officials will appeal a $15,000 fine that was levied against Jackson by the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). At its meeting on Nov. More...

Area town recognized for open govt. efforts

Brick Township came away a winner at the recent New Jersey League of Municipalities convention with a top award for Internet-accessible Township Council meetings. Mayor Stephen C. More...

Meeting will discuss septic systems

JACKSON - The Pinelands Commission will hold a series of meetings in municipalities throughout the Pinelands area in November and December to discuss the impact septic systems have on water quality. More...

St. Veronica's Cub Scouts committed to public service

HOWELL - St. Veronica's Pack 300 is at your service - service projects that is. More...

Howell uses county program to obtain police vehicles

Six western Monmouth County municipalities participated in the Monmouth County Improvement Authority's (MCIA) 2007 Pooled Capital Equipment Lease Program, which produced a total of $934,024 in budget relief and reduced debt service costs by $244,43 More...

Letters

Lakewood resident also has issue with NJAWC

Iwas amazed to read the guest column by Howell resident James J. Gerard in the Nov. More...

Newspaper article well done, appreciated

On behalf of synagogue president Arlene Schwartz, spiritual leader Rabbi Lee S. More...

Physician assistant adds her views on discussion of vaccines

After reading the letter submitted by Rhonda Kolarik (Tri-Town News, Nov. 21, 2007) regarding the flu vaccine, I felt compelled to respond in an attempt to dispel some of the misinformation surrounding vaccines. More...

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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. More...

Jean V. Longo

Mrs. Longo, 78, of Middletown, died Nov. 9, 2007, at Gateway Care Center, Eatontown. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she resided there, Staten Island, N.Y., and Red Bank, prior to relocating to Middletown. More...

Edward Wanzor

Mr. Wanzor, 74, of Middletown, died Nov. 14, 2007, at home. Born in New York City, he resided in Queens, N.Y., prior to relocating to Middletown 38 years ago. He was the owner and operator of a Sunoco Service Station, Linden, retiring in 1997. More...

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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. More...

Howell ends season with state football title

PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Left: Howell's Chance Carrick (l) and Jason Amato celebrate the Rebels' win over West Windsor-Plainsboro South, 46-13, in the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV Championship at Rutgers Stadium on Nov. 30. More...

NE girls confident about repeat trip to the postseason

BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer

Asenior-laden New Egypt High School girls basketball team is optimistic about its prospects of returning to the state tournament for a second consecutive season during the 2007-08 campaign. More...

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Rebels claim first state football crown

Spread offense pays off in 46-13 victory over West Windsor-Plainsboro
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer

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. 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...

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. More...

Transportation personnel saluted for volunteer spirit

JACKSON - When the call went out for Jackson school bus drivers and transportation personnel to save the day, they were ready, willing and able. More...

JMHS grad on national tour with 'Ring of Fire'

BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent

While with a date in New York's Little Italy, Marissa Caro received a phone call that dramatically changed her career. "It was the casting director of the musical 'Ring of Fire' " said Caro, 21, a student at Pace University, New York. More...

Jackson council to start holding caucus session

BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON - Members of the Township Council have approved an updated schedule of meeting dates and a format change that will now include an open caucus session. More...

Institute attorneys object to house of worship code

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP - In filing an amended civil rights lawsuit in federal district court against Freehold Township, attorneys for The Rutherford Institute, in cooperation with attorney Gerald A. More...

Work to begin on place where wishes come true

Make-A-Wish group gets started on 'magical' building in Monroe

The Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Jersey has broken ground on a castlelike building that will be one of a kind on the East Coast. More...

LHS students to stage play for 3 shows

LAKEWOOD - For the first time, the Lakewood High School Drama Club will present William Shakespeare's comedy "A Midsummer Night's Dream" on Dec. 7-8 at 7 p.m. and Dec. 9 at 2 p.m. 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. More...

Jr. firefighters collecting aluminum recyclables

The Adelphia Fire Company Junior Firefighters are collecting aluminum recyclables to raise funds for the St. Barnabas Burn Center's Aluminum Cans for Burned Children program. More...

Howell High School art teacher earns grant

John Carey, a Howell High School art teacher, has been awarded a $1,000 grant from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation. The money will be used for a guest speaker and to increase the figure drawing capabilities of the art department. More...

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Opinion

Protecting Pinelands water is vital for region's future

Guest Column
JOHN C. STOKES

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

Nobel winners sample some wine and cheese with Bush
DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN

A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson - a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist - and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of Greater Media Newspapers. More...

Coda

Subpoena for blogger's identity on national stage
GREG BEAN

Ed Herschler, the crusty three-term governor of Wyoming during the 1970s and into the mid-'80s, was a Democrat, but clearly the most popular politician in that rabidly Republican state. More...

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Schools

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 More...

Supt. tells Howell council school has sufficient space

BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer

HOWELL - In an effort to dispel rumors about Howell High School being overcrowded, Freehold Regional High School District Superintendent of Schools James Wasser came before the Township Council last week to give elected officials a status report o More...

Photo

JEFF GRANIT staff Fans of the Howell High School football team cheer on the Rebels during the Central Jersey Group IV state championship game at Rutgers Stadium, Piscataway, on Nov. 30. More...

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