ERIC SUCAR staff Howell High School's Eric Gillies competes in the boys 500-yard freestyle event during the Shore Conference Swimming Championships that were held at the Ocean County YMCA in Toms River on Feb. 8.
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JACKSON - A promise made has been a promise kept. It has been just about a year sinceMichelle Katz andMike Kafton, the owners of the White Butterfly gift shop, made a commitment to sell stuffed animals known as Webkinz to the public and to return a portion of the sale to a school which the purchaser determined. More...
Students impressed with firsthand account of famous American
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer
In the center of a bare stage with no microphone or supporting actors stood Terence Archie of Brooklyn, N.Y., portraying Civil War-era abolitionist, publisher and politician Frederick Douglass. Archie held the attention of about 600 Howell High School students with his oneman performance on Feb. 5. Archie was brought to Howell by Urban Stages for his second appearance. More...
New Jersey Fame Game, a statewide singing competition to benefit Prevent Child Abuse- NJ (PCA- NJ), is open to all students between the ages of 6 and 22 who live in or attend school in New Jersey. The contest gives participants the opportunity to have fun and showcase their singing talentswhile giving a voice to children in need. More...
Beth Graziano, who formerly worked as an occupational therapist in the Jackson School District, was quoted by name without her permission by the author of a Your Turn guest column that appeared in the Feb. 7 Tri-Town News. More...
PLUMSTED - The Township Committee has introduced an ordinance to create a Special Improvement District that would provide opportunities for every business in Plumsted to participate in a voluntary program designed to preserve and enhance economic growth and employment with property tax abatements (reductions) of 10 percent each year for five years. More...
Safari takes pupils on adventures in writing
