December 18, 2008 RSS feed / Front Page

Tax bills causing concern

Residents of Jackson townhouses & condos worried about increases
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

Residents of the 60 Acre Reserve, Crystal Brook and Threepence Brook condominium and townhouse developments in Jackson are facing an increase in their property taxes, and they are worried about it. More...

State adds 25K to grant

PLUMSTED — Joe Doria, the commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, has notified the Plumsted Township Committee that an additional $25,000 has been awarded to increase the New Egypt Neighborhood Preservation Program (NP More...

Howell identifies sites for affordable housing

New Jersey town are required to file plan with state agency by Dec. 31
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer

HOWELL — Municipal officials are working to meet a Dec. 31 deadline to submit a third-round affordable housing plan to the state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH). The Howell Planning Board held a special meeting on Dec. More...

Lending a hand

CHRIS KELLY staff Spencer Cohen, 15, of Brick Township, helps load a van with items that were donated during the Dec. 13 "Breakfast with Buster" event that was sponsored by the Lakewood BlueClaws at FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood. More...

High school model for a new world

DOE: Students must be prepared to compete globally
BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer

MIDDLETOWN — The way high school students are being taught is changing, and according to the New Jersey Department of Education, personalized learning and virtual classes are part of the new educational structure. More...

Highway development ordinances debated

Regional Interest
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer

UPPER FREEHOLD — Two ordinances that would change nonresidential zoning were carried to the final Township Committee meeting of the year on Dec. 18. More...

Fire destroys Howell home

BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer

HOWELL — Mary Ramos is happy to be alive. On Dec. 1 at 10 p.m. a fire that originated in a bedroom on the bottom level of her Arlington Road house destroyed her home of 18 years. More...

On Campus

Jeanette L. Cook, Jackson, was named to the spring dean's honor list at Arcadia University, Glenside, Pa., requiring a grade point average of 3.67 to 3.89. Bloomfield College, Bloomfield, has named Jackson resident Alexandra K. More...

Letters

Invest money now in research & development

Long before there was a Silicon Valley in Sunnyvale, Calif., Silicon Alley in New Jersey produced some of the greatest inventions and scientific discoveries of the 20th century. More...

Decision is needed on what constitutes an adult in New Jersey

This letter is in response to Michele Friedman's letter to the editor ("Any Proposal to Lower the Legal Drinking Age Is Unwise, Irresponsible") in the Nov. 26 issue of the Tri-Town News. More...

Resident says raise for superintendent was out of line

As a mother of children in the Jackson school district and as a taxpayer, I find myself dismayed by recent developments concerning our schools. More...

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Columns

A gift for the man who has too much — a manscaper

Coda • GREG BEAN

My friend Butchie Rawlins may have been the hairiest human being in the history of the world. For starters, he had a full head of thick, curly, black hair, but that was only the beginning of the wonder. More...

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Sports

BCC point guards are the difference

BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer

The Brookdale Community College women's basketball team is redefining what it means to be a point guard. Yes, it's still the player who brings the ball up the floor and runs the offense, but, in BCC's case, it's not limited to one player. More...

New Egypt wrestlers look for divisional three-peat

BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer

With a solid nucleus of upperclassmen returning to steady the course, the New Egypt High School wrestling program is looking forward to another year of being a dominant force in the Burlington County Athletic League's Freedom Division. More...

Sports Shorts

Galaxy Gymnastics, Howell, competed in the Level 7 State Sectional Meet held in Wanamassa at Ace Gymnastics. In the 13-year-old age group, Bayleigh Fobes was second in the all-around (36.675). More...

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Photo

Shannon, 3, and Thomas Ryan of Jackson have a conversation — about baseball, we presume — with Buster, the genial mascot of the Lakewood BlueClaws, during the team's "Breakfast with Buster" holiday food and toy drive on Dec. 13. More...

Mom delivers emotional message

Alcohol poisoning claimed the life of her daughter at Colorado State University
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer

In the summer of 2004, alcohol claimed the life of a young woman. Samantha "Sam" Spady, a 19-year-old college student at Colorado State University, was found dead inside the Sigma Pi fraternity house after a night of too much partying. More...

Christmas village is family tradition

BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent

Acascading waterfall, turreted castles, quaint villages nestled in valleys, and a train circling a mountain are a small part of an extensive Christmas village that has become a tradition for the Palermo family for almost 40 years. More...

Drunken driving on police radar during 2008 holiday season

PLUMSTED — Law enforcement officers from Plumsted will be cracking down on drunken drivers as part of the holiday season's Over the Limit, Under Arrest campaign. The campaign began Dec. 8 and will continue through Jan. 2. More...

On Campus

Shannon Tellier, Jackson, has been named to the dean's list for the spring semester at St. John's University, Queens, N.Y. The 2004 graduate of Jackson Memorial High School is majoring in pharmacy. She is the daughter of Debbie and Mike Tellier. More...

County to build new traffic lights

Three new traffic signals will be installed at intersections in Plumsted, Jackson and Lakewood townships in early 2009. More...

Council adds local tax for hotel occupancy

Freewood Acres Motel owner plans to seek Howell's OK to construct second floor
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer

HOWELL — It is going to cost a little bit more for people to stay in a Howell hotel. On Nov. 25 the Township Council adopted an ordinance that will impose a local occupancy tax on patrons of Howell's hotels and motels. More...

3 military bases cited for land conservation

In a ceremony held on Dec. More...

Report shows costs of repairing schools

Southard & Ardena have highest 'liability' among Howell buildings
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer

HOWELL — Discussion continued last week as to how the Howell K-8 School District Board of Education will close a projected $5 million deficit in the 2009-10 school budget. More...

District faces preschool mandate

BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer

HOWELL — One component of New Jersey's new school funding formula has mandated that all school districts offer fullday preschool for all eligible 3- and 4-yearold children by the beginning of the 2013-14 school year. More...

Bulletin Board

Living Nativity slated at DeBows Church

A living Nativity will be presented at De- Bows United Methodist Church, corner of Routes 537 and 571, Jackson, Dec. 20 at 6 and 7:15 p.m. More...

Menorah lighting slated for Dec. 23

Jackson's annual Hanukkah menorah lighting will be held 4:30-6 p.m. Dec. 23 at the Jackson municipal building, West Veterans Highway. More...

Benefit concert set for Dec. 21 at Jackson club

JACKSON — A holiday relief benefit concert will be held at the Central Jersey Italian American Club, Cpl. Luigi Marciante Jr. Memorial Drive, beginning at 3 p.m. Dec. 21. More...

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Opinion

For the Record

A Howell resident who teaches at Old Bridge High School has been suspended from her job without pay. Lisa Glide, 35, was charged Dec. 3 with second-degree sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child. More...

Someday, everyone will have their day

Around Town • AMY ROSEN

Iknow that every day of our life is special, no one has to tell me that, but apparently there are a lot of people who feel the need to do that anyway. They give the days and weeks special names, and I don't mean Monday, Tuesday, etc. More...

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Business

Business Briefs

Dr. Miryam Bookman has announced the opening of her new dental practice in Jackson. The practice features chairmounted TVs/monitors in each room, digital X-rays, and intra-oral cameras so the patient can see what the doctor sees. More...

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