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Board member offers to step down if mayor will reappoint Krubner

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Administrators' raises guaranteed

Howell resident raps deal in face of current economic meltdown

The approval of three Howell Board of Education administrators' contracts drew skepticism from residents who objected to pre-stipulated raises. At the July 15 meeting of the board, the one-year contracts for Herbert C. More...

Board member offers seat if mayor will name Krubner

JACKSON — One Jackson Planning Board member has offered to give up his seat on the board rather than accept the fact that Blanche Krubner was not reappointed to the panel by Mayor Mike Reina this month. More...

Cole Bros. Circus will return to Lakewood, Aug. 14-16

LAKEWOOD — The Lakewood Blue- Claws have announced that the Cole Bros. Circus of the Stars will be performing at FirstEnergy Park for seven shows beginning on Aug. 14 and running through Aug. 16. More...

Fair days

Sienna Perry, 4, of Jackson, pretends to drive a bulldozer as she enjoys her visit to the Monmouth County Fair on July 24 in Freehold Township. For more pictures, visit www.gmnews.com. More...

State bill aims to protect affordable housing credits

HOWELL — The Howell Township Council voted on June 30 to support a resolution in favor of pending state legislation that would protect the municipality's state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) credits in the event of a tenant's foreclosur More...

Residents cautioned about rabies in county

JACKSON — Ocean County residents are being warned against handling, feeding or providing assistance to stray animals following a report that since March, several rabid animals have been captured in Point Pleasant Borough and Point Pleasant Be More...

Friends to dedicate sculpture at library

JACKSON — What began as an idea in the mind of one Eagle Scout has become reality and more. More...

Letters

Animal rescue desperately needs donations

My name is Linda Gress, and I am the founder of All About Them Giant Breed Rescue, a 501(c)3 organization located in New Egypt. We rescue large-breed dogs, mainly Great Danes, Irish wolfhounds and English mastiffs. More...

Government-run health option will not serve the United States

As a health insurance broker and a member of the New Jersey Association of Health Underwriters, I disagree strongly with the federal government's plans for a new governmentrun health option. More...

Christie shows leadership with selection of Guadagno for Lt. Gov.

In choosing Kim Guadagno as his running mate, Chris Christie has starkly shown why he is doubly a winner over Jon Corzine. More...

Columns

Arrghhhh! Why did you pour milk on the cereal?

The emails started coming in from out-ofstate friends yesterday: "Rabbis and mayors in a corruption probe? Some of which included the sale of body parts? More...

Schools

Swine flu is on the mind of school superintendent

JACKSON — School administrators in Jackson have joined forces with several health agencies in an attempt to combat the spread of H1N1 influenza (also known as swine flu). More...

Sports

Libonati ready to make mark at Rutgers

Football players generally do not look forward to the start of preseason practice. It means two-a-days in the heat and humidity of August. The experience is similar to going to military boot camp. More...

Holbrook all-stars win Section 3 championship

The Holbrook Little League Junior All-Stars from Jackson will be playing for a state baseball championship in Madison this week after winning the Section 3 championship. More...

Hurler seeing relief duty for Fort Myers Miracle

Jackson resident Joe Testa has put in long days this summer playing professional baseball in the Minnesota Twins organization, but he finds his dedication is worth the effort. More...

Photo

Gary Lowe Jr., 3, of Lakehurst, plays some tennis during the 15th annual "Funtasia Festival" that was sponsored by the Ocean County Department of Parks and Recreation and held at Ocean County Park, Lakewood, on July 24. More...

Jackson board hears plan for school improvements

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School upgrades discussed

No date scheduled for Jackson referendum

Jackson Board of Education members and Jackson School District administrators are focusing on the future. Their examination of the district's needs could eventually lead to a multimillion-dollar construction referendum being placed before voters. More...

Miss New Jersey campaigns for healthy eating

Classically trained singer keeps busy with appearances until Miss America Pageant

Here she comes … Miss New Jersey, who is hoping to win the Miss America crown in January in Las Vegas. The 2009 Miss New Jersey is 23-year-old Millstone Township, Monmouth County, resident Ashley Shaffer. More...

Incentive gets sewer hookups in pipeline

HOWELL — Seven years after property owners approved a plan for a sewer line along Route 9, the township has begun recruiting sites for sewer hookups between Lanes Mill Road and the Lakewood border. More...

Teens can serve their country at the library

Earlier this year President Barack Obama called on all Americans to participate in the nation's recovery and renewal by participating in a "Summer of Service." According to a press release, the Ocean County Library is providing teenagers with two More...

Downtown will have additional parking

PLUMSTED — Thirty additional parking spaces will soon be available in downtown New Egypt as a result of the township completing the purchase of a vacant lot, known as 6 Main St., on July 23. More...

With online program, quitting smoking becomes easier

Quit Net program sponsored by state

It was after that one look at her grandchildren that Evelyn York made the decision to quit smoking forever, which had been a habit of hers since she was 16 years old. More...

Bulletin Board

Kafton & Tilis will run in Nov.

JACKSON — Township Council President Mike Kafton and Township Councilman Howard Tilis have announced their candidacy for mayor and councilman, respectively. More...

Howell resident awarded scholarship

This past June the New Jersey Metro Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society honored Alyssa Rorke of Howell during its annual scholarship awards ceremony. More...

Church youth group will go on mission

JACKSON — Counselors and a dozen youths from the DeBows United Methodist Church will soon be heading out on another mission trip. More...

Opinion

Choices can help people find the possibilities in life

Icome from a generation of women who fell asleep at night dreaming of white knights and rescues from castles by handsome princes. After falling in love, we'd find a wildflower, pull off the petals, and begin chanting, "He loves me. More...

Obituaries

Leopolda Miluzzo

Mrs. Miluzzo, 94, of Jackson, died July 18, 2009, at home. She was born in the Bronx, N.Y. She was predeceased by her husband, Sebastian, in 2008. Mrs. Miluzzo is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Bernard and Julie of Bristol, Conn. More...

Lillian "Murray" Griffin

Mrs. Griffin, 88, of Middletown, died July 11, 2009, at St. Barnabas Hospice at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch. She was a homemaker, and during World War II she was employed as an encoder at a defense plant. More...

Michael David Gaudious II

Mr. Gaudious, 38, of Spring Lake Heights, died June 30, 2009. He was a self-employed painter. Mr. Gaudious was predeceased by his mother, Linda Schaar. More...

Business

Business Briefs

The Lakewood Development Corporation, the administrative arm of the Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ), is offering the public a free small business seminar, "Doing Business With the Government: How to Get Your Foot in the Door," on Aug. More...