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      May 1, 2008  RSS feed

      Township officials vote to do away with post of public safety director
      Jackson officials have done away with the position of public safety director and returned the command of the Jackson Police Department to a uniformed chief of police. More...

      Jackson Memorial High School's Amanda Simon takes a shot at the Brick Memorial High School goal during a lacrosse matchup between the Jaguars and the Mustangs on April 23. Jackson won, 17-3. More...

      Howell officials listen but make no comment because athletic center case is in court

      Residents of Fairfield and Baker roads in Howell appeared before the Howell Township Council on April 22 with a petition signed by 200 neighbors who object to a proposal put forth by a developer who wants to build the Monmouth County Athletic Center near their homes. More...


      Veterinarian made plans in high school to open community pet hospital

      While she was a student at Red Bank Regional High School, Meredith Weltner made a career decision to become a veterinarian and to one day open her own veterinary hospital. That decision became a reality when she recently opened Barnside Veterinary Hospital on Route 33 in Howell. More...


      JACKSON - Dogs of all sizes will be flocking to Jackson's new off-leash dog park, where they will be able to make friends, run around and play while getting some exercising and excitement in their lives. The Jackson Township Off-Leash Dog Park will open its gates for the first time on May 3 at 11 a.m. More...


      JACKSON - Mayor Mark Seda thanked the coordinators of the Clean Communities program who helped to rally 400 volunteers for a community cleanup held April 12. More...


      JACKSON - New rules regarding affordable housing in New Jersey will be detrimental to Jackson, according to the attorney who represents Jackson on affordable housing matters. Appearing before the Township Council at its April 22 meeting, attorney John Russo gave municipal officials an update on how the affordable housing rules relate to Jackson. More...


      LAKEWOOD - Richard Burke, a sixth-grader at the Oak Street School, was nominated and selected as one of the best 23 AAA Safety Patrol students in New Jersey. He was recognized at a luncheon held at Mastoris restaurant in Bordentown on April 30. Richard was presented with a plaque and a U.S. Savings Bond. More...
      The township of Howell is becoming an embarrassment with its litterstrewn streets. Every day when I leave my house and sit at the light on Lanes Mill Road and Route 9 I could scream. The garbage, mostly plastic bags from Wal-Mart, are all over the property next to the Southard School and continue across Route 9 down Lanes Mill Road. More...
      AColts Neck resident avoided the possibility of a jail term when he was allowed to plead guilty to a lesser charge in connection with an assault that occurred at a youth football game last fall. The man's fellow residents will have to decide for themselves whether the punishment he stands to receive fits his crime. More...
      "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed individuals can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." HOWELL - Ann Marie Menhart's fifth-graders at the Newbury School may never have heard this famous quotation by Margaret Mead. They may never have heard of the famed American cultural anthropologist. More...
      Platoon system in net and potent offense have made for 10-1 record
      Kierstyn Mabey scored her 100th career goal as the Jackson Memorial High School girls' lacrosse team defeated rival Toms River north 11-9 last Friday in a Shore Conference A South game. Mabey finished with the hat trick, scoring two goals in the first half, as the Lady Jaguars clung to a 5-4 lead at intermission. More...