April 10, 2008 RSS feed / Front Page

Soldiers, airmen given warm welcome home

Jackson residents are among personnel honored at McGuire
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON- Apair of servicemen who hail from Jackson returned home safely from Operation Iraqi Freedom on the final day of March. Chief Master Sgt. More...

Mayor: Taxing authorities holding the line for 2008

PLUMSTED- According toMayor Ron Dancer, Plumsted is poised to be one of a relatively fewmunicipalities inNew Jersey to have total property tax bills in 2008 with little or no increase over 2007. More...

$110M budget ready for vote by residents

BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer

HOWELL - The Howell Board of Education has proposed a budget totaling $110.1 million for the 2008-09 school year. In the April 15 school election, residents will be asked to approve a local tax levy of $62.1 million to support the budget. More...

Teen driver study panel issues recommendations

Monmouth County Freeholder Barbara J. More...

Newspaper group takes home 30 awards in NJPA contest

Greater Media Newspapers received 30 awards from the New Jersey Press Association for excellence in writing, photography and advertising in the NJPA's Better Newspaper Contest for 2007. More...

Volunteers will help clear Jackson's streets of litter

JACKSON - On April 12 more than 400 volunteers, all members of several Jackson nonprofit organizations, will participate in Jackson's community cleanup day. More...

Guitar pickin'

Brieanne Data, 8, plays her electric guitar during "Jackson's Got Talent," a talent show featuring Jackson residents that was sponsored by the Jackson Optimist Club on March 29 at the Jackson Memorial High School Fine Arts Center. More...

Critter Corner

Breed American Staffordshire terrier Color brindle Age three years Sex neutered male Description loves to play;weighs 59 lbs. More...

Woman tells depression sufferers they are not alone

BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer

For teenagers receiving their driver's license, it should be an exciting time in their lives. However, for 24- year-old Stacy Hollingsworth, in her mind it was access to a lethal means to commit suicide. More...

Providing firearms to illegals nets man 20-month sentence

Agron Abdullahu was sentenced to 20 months in federal prison on March 31 for conspiring to provide firearms and ammunition to illegal aliens who allegedly plotted to kill U.S. More...

Curley joins Burry on Monmouth ticket

BY MELISSA KARSH Staff Writer

With a call for unity, Red Bank Councilman John P. Curley won the Monmouth County Republican Party's endorsement to run for county freeholder during the party's convention on March 26. More...

Letters

Club cannot allow people to change their mind at all times

As a mere parent of children who have played in the Howell Soccer Club for many years, I take exception to the letter to the editor written by Michael Shernicoff (April 3, 2008) criticizing the club's refund policy. Mr. More...

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Opinion

Cutting NJDA would sow seeds of destruction

Agriculture is not causing the state's budget deficit problem, so Gov. Jon Corzine's proposal to eliminate the New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA) as a costcutting measure is both ludicrous and wrong. More...

Your Turn

Residents have opportunity to help shape local schools
KEVIN E. CIAK Guest Column

One of the most exciting developments to come fromthis year's presidential primaries has been the level of voter turnout. More...

Red State/Blue State

The media: the profession everyone loves to hate
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...

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Schools

5 residents seeking seats on Jackson school board

BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON - Five residents are running for two available seats on the sevenmember Jackson Board of Education in the April 15 school election. The terms are for three years. Polls will be open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. More...

Middle school will host hearing on rate increase

BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer

HOWELL - A public hearing on the New Jersey American Water Co.'s proposed 23.35 percent rate increase will be held at the Howell Memorial Middle School, Route 524 (Adelphia Road), at 7 p.m. April 23. More...

Five hopefuls seek seats on Howell school board

BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer

HOWELL - Five residents are running for seats on the Howell K-8 School District Board of Education in the April 15 school election. Polls will be open from 3-9 p.m. In a contested race, four people are running for three three-year terms. More...

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Business

Business seminar set for April 17

LAKEWOOD- The Lakewood Department of Economic Development and the Lakewood Development Corp. (LDC) have announced a seminar that has been developed to assist local businesses. More...

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Study will examine uniting fire districts

Jackson solicits firm to conduct first phase
BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer

Jackson officials have taken the first step toward determining whether sharing services with or consolidating Jackson's fire districtsmight serve the community better than the present system of four separate fire districts. More...

Photo

Cowboy Larry Zwickel of Howell demonstrates in front of the State House in Trenton April 1 during a rally sponsored by the New Jersey Farm Bureau. Garden State farmers are lobbying their legislators not to go along with Gov. More...

Lower rate being offered for packages to troops

The United States Postal Service is now offering a new cheaper rate for packages sent to servicemen and servicewomen overseas. More...

Event will benefit youngster

BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent

Last November, Candace Widner, 3, of Howell, was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma, a fast-growing, malignant childhood cancer that caused tumors to grow behind her nose, on her cheek and in the back of her skull. More...

2nd-floor addition fails to win board's support

BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON - The Planning Board has denied an application that sought to construct a second-floor addition on the main building at the Bartley Healthcare Center, Bartley Road. More...

Genealogist delves into history of Shore's murders

'Murders in Monmouth' documents three decades of crime
BY KATHY HALL Correspondent

George Joynson's passion for genealogy led him to write "Murders in Monmouth: Capital Crimes from the Jersey Shore's Past." On a visit to the Monmouth County Archives, the longtime professional genealogy researcher found a copy of a book that cove More...

State grant to fund study of shared services possibilities

JACKSON- The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs has awarded Jackson a Sharing Available Resources Efficiently (SHARE) grant. More...

Soaring to new heights

Gina Lupi, of Freehold, rehearses for her role as Peter Pan in the Strand Theater, Lakewood, production of J.M. Barrie's classic tale of imagination and never growing up. "Peter Pan" continues its run at the Strand on April 12 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. More...

Couple intent on helping cats, dogs find nice home

BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent

Mitch Geier and his wife, Betsy Lane, went to the Northern Ocean County Animal Shelter in Jackson to adopt a dog and a cat. More...

Three named to Emergency Medical Services panel

BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON - Three people have been appointed to Jackson's new Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board. "We want to make sure that response times and quality of service are the best they can be. More...

Holder of most records breaks his latest in N.J.

New York man pushes Ford more than 17 miles at local drag strip
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer

Pushing a car is one of the last things most people would want to end up doing on a chilly Saturday. But then, Ashrita Furman is not most people. More...

Farmers plow into Trenton to save Dept. of Agriculture

Locals head parade of protesters, horses, tractors to State House
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

Two Upper Freehold Township farmers led a march on Trenton to protest Gov. Jon Corzine's plan to eliminate the New Jersey Department of Agriculture (NJDA). More...

Bulletin Board

Breast Cancer Awareness Day planned

LAKEWOOD - The Lakewood Blue- Claws have teamed up with Susan G. Komen for the Cure Central and South Jersey to host Breast Cancer Awareness Day, presented by Molly Maid, May 18 at FirstEnergy Park, 2 Stadium Way. More...

Golf lessons offered at Ocean County Park

The Ocean County Department of Parks and Recreation will conduct golf lessons for persons age 16 and older from 8 to 9 a.m. May 3-24 at the golf driving range in Ocean County Park, Lakewood. More...

Datebook

• Registration for New Egypt Pop Warner football, dance and cheer teams will be held April 12, 9 a.m. to noon, in the New Egypt recreation fieldsmain building on Brindletown Road, New Egypt. More...

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Obituaries

James K. Shea Jr.

Mr. Shea, 80, of Monmouth Beach, died April 1, 2008, at St. Barnabas Hospice at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. He was Rumson Chief of Police, retiring in 1980 after 29 years' service. More...

Walter C. Davison

Mr. Davison, 64, of Howell, died March 27, 2008, at the Burnt Tavern Rehabilitation Center, Brick Township. He was a printer at the Asbury Park Press for 15 years before becoming disabled, and a veteran of the Vietnam War. More...

William Wishnoff

Mr.Wishnoff, 99, of Jackson, diedMarch 29, 2008, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Russia, he lived in Brooklyn, N.Y., before moving to Freehold Township in 1973 and Jackson in 2003. Mr. More...

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Sports

Winding up … and hoping for a good season.

BlueClaws starting pitcher Drew Naylor tosses the first pitch of the game to a Lake County batter during opening night at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood on April 3. The BlueClaws fell to the Captains by a score of 4-0. More...

Sports Shorts

The Jackson Heat 11U baseball teamwon the championship at the Sports at the Beach baseball tournament by going 4-0. The semifinal game was against the Maryland Titans with Jackson winning in dramatic walk-off fashion, 9-8. More...

Scherholz, Morton lead New Egypt lacrosse

BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer

New Egypt High School senior lacrosse players Shane Scherholz and Tommy Morton are having no difficulty finding the back of the cage. The two upperclassmen have sparked the Warriors offense as New Egypt is off to a 2-2 start in the 2008 season. More...

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