Howell High School's Rob McClintock spikes the ball during a Shore Conference A North Division volleyball match against Colts Neck High School on May 8 in Howell. The Rebels defeated the Cougars on their home floor and claimed the division title. See sports.
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ShopRite joins with Rosenauer school for math, life lessons
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer
Sylvia Rosenauer Elementary School third-graders in Jackson are learning their math skills firsthand from a program that involves students, parents, teachers and associates at a local ShopRite supermarket. The youngsters recently took a field trip to ShopRite, County Line Road, to apply some of the math skills they have been learning in class to a real world situation. More...
PLUMSTED - An old-fashioned outdoor street festival with family oriented events for all ages comes to Downtown New Egypt on May 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Oakford Lake pedestrian bridge links all the festival activities taking place on Lakeview Drive at the Oakford Lake Park to the Front Street site which is parallel to Main Street, New Egypt. More...
Live, silent and gift auctions will be held at Monmouth Academy's Judith S. Lenk Gymnasium, 152 LanesMill Road, Howell, May 17. Preview and silent auction will begin at 6:30 p.m., followed by the live auction at 7:30 p.m. Fine art, sports memorabilia, music memorabilia, student art and more.Admission of $25 per person includes buffet dinner, coffee, dessert and door prize. More...
Vets who served country honored at Vietnam Veterans'Memorial
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Staff Writer
Peter Van Rixoort never met his father, but all his life he has known just how special his father's sacrifice for World War II really was. Van Rixoort's father, Staff Sgt. John Van Rixoort, who was a rifleman in the United States Army's 75th Division, 291st Infantry in Company E, never made it home to meet his newborn son. More...
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer
JACKSON - No decision was reached last week after the Planning Board heard testimony for a four-home subdivision off Clearstream Road, just east of Brewers Bridge Road. The application filed byMichael Rottenberg was carried until July 7, at which time another hearing date will be assigned. More...
LAKEWOOD- The JimCurleyDealership, 1399 River Ave. (Route 9), is "revving up" this year's blood drive with an incentive for parents of elementary school students to give blood. Parents who donate blood can enter a drawing in "The WJRZ Blood Drive Challenge Donate for Disney," a trip for four to Disney World in Orlando, Fla., paid for by JimCurley Dealership. More...
Boardmember faces charges in connection with election
