March 5, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

Candidates seek school board seats

Nine candidates file to run in Jackson
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

Five residents are running for three seats on the Plumsted Board of Education in the April 21 school election. The deadline for nominating petitions to be filed was 4 p.m. March 2. More...

Voyage to Titanic an emotional trip for diver

Ocean liner's last moments rewritten by new discovery
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer

Richie Kohler thought he would be prepared for the moment when the Titanic first loomed in front of him, just 3 feet from the Russian Mir submersible he was cocooned in. He wasn't. More...

New Egypt Scouts appear on 'Good Morning America'

PLUMSTED — Millions of Americans across the country awoke on Feb. More...

Allaire celebration to feature concert

Three Pints Shy, a traditional Irish folk music band based in New York, will make its fourth appearance at the Historic Village at Allaire State Park, Route 524, Wall Township, on March 13 and 14. Performances will be held at 7:30 p.m. More...

Finding U-boat a lesson in 'mortality and morality'

BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer

The German U-boat that once prowled the waters around New York and New Jersey lay undetected for more than 45 years just 60 miles off the Jersey coast. More...

Letters

Documents show truth about supt.'s salary

This is in response to a letter to the editor from Denise Richardson that was published in the Tri-Town News on Feb. 5, 2009, and supported John Morvay, Matthew Genovese and Tracey Murnane for the Jackson Board of Education. More...

State senator says points made in her guest column were accurate

Iwould like to briefly set the record straight in response to (New Jersey Department of Community Affairs) Commissioner Joseph Doria's allegations related to my column about the new affordable housing law and regulations ("Senator Misses Key Points More...

Habitat for Humanity is reaching out to find a veteran in need

Western Monmouth Habitat for Humanity has been building homes for qualified families in our area since 1989. More...

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Columns

Auto industry column struck positive chord with readers I

Coda • GREG BEAN

Iget a lot of reader response to this column. Sometimes, I opine about something that rubs some people the wrong way, and I hear about it. More...

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Schools

Fashion show raises funds to help Jackson students

JACKSON — The third annual fashion show and luncheon sponsored by the Jackson Educational Foundation raised more than $3,000 that will benefit the students of the Jackson School District. More...

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Sports

Sky Blue FC ready to play some soccer

Three women make the cut at tryouts for Women's Professional Soccer
BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer

After two days of tryouts, 26 players sat silently in a semicircle, waiting to hear if they had made the cut. On Feb. More...

Benefit golf outing set

The ninth annual Caring Classic Golf Tournament benefiting Caregiver Volunteers of Central Jersey is set for May 11 at the Eagle Ridge Golf Club in Lakewood. Registration and lunch begins at noon and a shotgun start is set for 1:30 p.m. More...

Rebels win Dowd Cup in first hockey campaign

BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer

There was no need for a pep talk or even a scolding. When Howell High School ice hockey coach Bill Daley looked into the faces of his players between the second and third periods, he saw the same focus he's seen all year. More...

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Jackson has had enough with COAH

Township Council wants state officials to address affordable housing rules
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

The New Jersey Fair Housing Act isn't very fair and neither is the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing (COAH). That is what one Jackson councilwoman said during the Feb. 24 meeting of the Jackson Township Council. More...

Photo

CHRIS KELLY staff Howell High School goalie Zach Peras makes a save against the Wall Crimson Knights during the Dowd Cup championship game played Feb. 27 at the Red Bank Armory. Howell won the Dowd Cup, 9-7, over Wall. For more, see Sports. More...

Lure of lost ships leads to lifelong obsession

Star of 'Deep Sea Detectives' and 'Shadow Divers' reflects on wreck diving
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer

At first it was all about the loot. Loot from shipwrecks. Famous shipwrecks like the Andrea Doria. Young Richie Kohler couldn't scoop up enough goodies at the beginning of his professional wreck-diving career. More...

LADACIN will host Rosebud Gala Dinner

LADACIN Network will hold its 28th annual Rosebud Gala Dinner Dance on March 14 at the Sheraton Eatontown Hotel. More...

A magical trip to Oz awaits theatergoers

New Egypt High School students will perform "The Wizard of Oz"
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

PLUMSTED — It's time to follow the Yellow Brick Road to the Land of Oz and visit with the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion her favorite pooch Toto journey across the New Egypt High School stage for three performances of "The Wizard of Oz. More...

Smith legislation calls for more efforts against Lyme

Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) has announced the introduction of a bill to combat Lyme disease, and thanked original co-sponsors Congressmen Bart Stupak (D-Michigan), Frank Wolf (R-Virginia) and Tim Holden (D-Pennsylvania). More...

Bulletin Board

Naomi Tutu will speak at Georgian Ct.

Georgian Court University (GCU) will celebrate Women's History Month on March 10 with headline speaker Naomi Tutu, human rights activist and daughter of Archbishop Desmond and Nomalizo Leah Tutu. The lecture will take place at 6:30 p.m. More...

Benefit to aid teacher who is battling cancer

Dr. James Herzog, a chiropractor in Freehold, will hold a two-day fundraiser on March 21-22 to benefit the Silvestri family. More...

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Opinion

Drinking-age debate important to the future of young lives

Guest Column • Stephen Wallace

Behind the fusillade of faulty arguments proffered by the Amethyst Initiative in support of lowering the minimum legal drinking age to 18 lurks an inconvenient truth: doing so would only exacerbate the current epidemic of underage drinking, further More...

No common grounds in this boiling pot

Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH

Our coffee pot is on the fritz. Some would say that she still has some good months left in her. Some would contend that she still holds her own. Yet I'm here to declare that I don't care what my husband says. More...

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Obituaries

Geneva L. Randolph

80, of Jackson

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Joseph Ruffin Brown

Mr. Brown, of Howell, died Feb. 21, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was born and raised in Freehold, living there until moving to The Villages in 2002. He was a manager for Freehold Electric Co. until retirement in 1979. More...

Carol Ann Chmura

Mrs. Chmura, 65, of Freehold Township, died Feb. 22, 2009, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Jersey City, she had resided in Freehold Township for the past 18 years. Mrs. More...

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