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      January 24, 2008  RSS feed

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      CHRIS KELLY staff Jack Kirk performs with the Ardena Elementary School band during the band's winter concert at the Howell school on Jan. 15. More...
      BREAKING NEWS: Falling enrollment could lead to closing of school
      Howell enrollment stands at about 7,100; options being examined
      BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer

      HOWELL More...

      BREAKING NEWS: DUI charge leveled against teen driver in fatal accident
      Three young women died on Sept. 10 in afternoon crash
      BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

      JACKSON More...


      DUI charge leveled against driver in fatal crash
      Three young women died on Sept. 10 in afternoon crash
      BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

      The teenager who was driving a car in which her three passengers died in a Sept. 10 motor vehicle accident in Jackson has been charged with driving while under the influence. Authorities declined to specify what substance or substances they believe the driver was under the influence of. More...


      Company makes it official: Rate hike of 23% sought
      Ocean County Board of Freeholders adds its voice to objectors
      BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer

      As expected, the New Jersey American Water Company filed an application with the state Board of Public Utilities (BPU) on Jan. 14 to increase its water rates by 23.35 percent. Even though the water company has applied for the rate increase, the BPU commissioners will have the ultimate say as to what the amount of the rate increase, if any, will be. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Program to offer driving safety tips for teenagers
      The Plumsted library, 119 Evergreen Road, Plumsted, will host two free programs about driving safety, Jan. 30 and Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. Kenneth Chrusz of the AAA Mid-Atlantic Foundation for Safety will show two films and conduct talks involving driving safety for teens, their friends, and families. "Drinking, Driving, Disaster" will be shown Jan. More...
      • Lakewood visual arts teacher earns honor
      • Registration for teen dances being accepted
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       Letters
      • Perfect together: New Jersey and who?
      For many Garden State residents, it looks as though "New Jersey and You" are no longer perfect together. A recent report by Rutgers University uncovers an alarming exodus of residents from this state we're in. Titled "Where Have All the Dollars Gone? An Analysis of New Jersey Migration Patterns," the report was published earlier this fall by Rutgers' Edward J. More...
      • Raising tolls is not the answer to New Jersey's financial problems
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       Editorials
      • Pinelands region faring well in economic picture
      Guest Column
      The wisest decisions can be the hardest to make. In the late 1970s, state and federal legislators made a very wise, but controversial decision to protect the million-acre Pinelands region in southern New Jersey. More...
      • Red State/Blue State
      • article has image Coda
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       Obituaries
      • Mary Eileen Conroy Kotch
      Mrs. Kotch, 73, of Middletown, died Jan. 11, 2008, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. She was a secretary at Catholic Charities, Red Bank. Mrs. Kotch is survived by her husband, John M. Kotch Sr. More...
      • Anne H. Maksin McLaughlin
      • Rosemary White
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       Schools
      • article has image Magician delivers message, and surprises, to students
      There is no trick to good character. According to magician Ken Northridge of Dovetail Presentations, the magic to integrity is persistence. Northridge paid a visit to the Southard School, Howell, on Jan. More...
      • Board continues process of building school budget
      • Educator accepts challenge of new administrative post
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       Sports
      • article has image Lady Rebels lose first divisional game
      PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Above: Jacquie Ward (l) battles Colts Neck's Tiffany DeTulio (r) for the ball in Howell's 51- 33 loss to the Cougars in Colts Neck on Jan. 17. Right:Ward defends Colts Neck's Lauren Clarke during the game. Howell trailed at the half, 20-19, which was followed by a 18-3 advantage in the third quarter for Colts Neck to break the game open. Clarke finished with a game-high 17 points. Howell's record fell to 9-2 overall, 6-1 in ClassANorth competition. The Rebels' next contest is at home today against Manalapan at 3:45 p.m. More...
      • Memorial has good showing at county championships
      • New Egypt wrestling in midst of a strong season
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       Business
      • article has image Co. hopes for a home run with autograph product
      Have you everwalked up to a baseball player, dying to get him to autograph your baseball, only to realize you forgot your pen? What about trying to get a player to sign a muddy, scuffed-up ball? Well, a South Brunswick business, League Design Partners, has invented a new kit it says will make all of your baseball signing nightmares go away. More...
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