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. Jon Corzine's plan to eliminate the N.J. Department of Agriculture. See story, page 46.
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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. Lance Endee and Senior Airman Philip Bunk were welcomed home by family members and friends during a ceremony held at McGuire Air Force Base, Wrightstown, on March 31. More...
The United States Postal Service is now offering a new cheaper rate for packages sent to servicemen and servicewomen overseas. "In some cases, it's going to be cheaper to ship a care package to the troops than it would be to send a similar parcel to a stateside address," Ocean County Freeholder Gerry P. Little said. More...
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...
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...
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. Polls will be open from 3-9 p.m. More...
Genealogist delves into history of Shore's murders
