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      October 1, 2009  RSS feed

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      Alex Johnson, 10, and fellow members of the Kingdom Karate World Group perform for the audience at Howell Day, a community celebration that was held at Oak Glen Park, Howell, on Sept. 26. More...
      After years, plans on table for homes
      AST Sunnyside Road will include affordable homes and market-rate units
      BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer

      Aplan to build 220 residential units on a former Route 9 egg farm in Howell was partially heard by the Howell Planning Board on Sept. 17 after the Township Council made certain concessions for its construction in April. Representatives from AST Sunnyside Road LLC presented engineering and architectural testimony at the Sept. More...

      Road safety would be focus for new panel
      BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

      Members of the Jackson Township Council may decide on Oct 13 if they will approve the creation of a road safety committee. The panel, if created, will examine Jackson's roads with the hope of preventing future accidents and fatalities. More...


      Stalag 17 remains vivid for ex-POW
      Armand C. Di Schiavi recounts experiences during local talk
      BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

      Some people may remember the World War II story about Stalag 17 in which American prisoners of war were held captive in a German prison camp in Austria. Due to the efforts of the Four Seasons Metedeconk Lakes History Club, that story has now been retold once more in a firsthand glimpse into the past by one of the surviving American POWs. More...


      Get a grip!

      Pro wrestlers Vicious Cycle (l) has a hold on his opponent Johnny Calzone during their bout at Howell Day, a community celebration that was held at Oak Glen Park, Howell, on Sept. 26. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Howell man named to Elks national post
      During the 145th national convention of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, held in Portland, Ore., Robert G. Jani of Howell Elks Lodge No. 2515 was appointed by Elks National President James L. Nichelson to the Order's National Government Relations Committee. More...
      • Six Flags Fright Fest blood donors sought
      • Vietnam veteran to discuss experience
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       Letters
      • Good move to honor former Jackson resident
      I am a former resident of Jackson. I lived there for most of my first 27 years (I am 48 now). I was a resident when Jackson's population was 5,500 and most Township Committee meetings were conducted at "the Brookwood." I pass through Jackson several times a month and have watched it grow. More...
      • Many people pulled together to make recent cut-a-thon a success
      • Start walking for a longer, healthier life on Oct. 4 in Pt. Pleasant Beach
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       Greg Bean's Column
      • article has image A new day is dawning in a place called Bizarreland
      You'll have to excuse me for a moment while I dab the drops of blood that are running down my cheeks. My eyeballs have been bleeding nonstop since the other night when I saw indicted former Republican Rep. Tom "The Hammer" DeLay cutting a rug on "Dancing With the Stars. More...
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       Obituaries
      • Alan J. Nuccio
      Mr. Nuccio, 60, of Eatontown, died Sept. 16, 2009, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. He was a social studies/history teacher for 29 years at Manalapan High School, and received the Teacher of the Year Award. Mr. More...
      • Leona Lee Neve
      • Emma Singer Wojciechowicz
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       Schools
      • MCIA reduces financing costs for Howell Board of Education
      HOWELL — The Monmouth County Improvement Authority (MCIA) refunding of $18.6 million in Howell Township school construction bonds will reduce the Howell K-8 School District Board of Education's total interest cost by $632,890 over the life of the bonds. More...
      • Pupils will learn about Holocaust
      • On Campus
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       Sports
      • article has image Young players give Lions hope for wins
      Jackson Liberty High School boys soccer coach Paul Baker said he is "cautiously optimistic" about the 2009 season despite his team's slow start. "Coaches tell me after games, 'You're here' or 'Your team has arrived' because we are competitive, but it's not that way until we start winning," said Baker, whose team recently lost, 3-2, to highly regarded Manchester. More...
      • Lions to meet Barnegat
      • Lions' harriers off to good start in '09
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       Business
      • Business Briefs
      Patricia A. Komsa, of Brick Township, was recently named executive director and Urban Enterprise Zone coordinator of the Lakewood Development Corp. (LDC) and the UEZ program by the board of trustees of the Lakewood Development Corp. More...
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