November 12, 2009 RSS feed / Front Page

Two sides in Plumsted reach a deal

BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

The Plumsted Township School District Board of Education has agreed to a new three-year contract with its teachers represented by the Plumsted Township Education Association (PTEA). More...

Teen collecting coats for Monmouth families

BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer

HOWELL — Tyler Hunt may only be 17, but he is already well acquainted with the art of giving. More...

Voters tap Smith, Gotto for Howell council seats

BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer

HOWELL — On Election Day, Nov. 3, residents elected Republicans Pauline Smith and William Gotto to serve as members of the Howell Township Council. In regular circumstances, 2009 would not have been a municipal election year in Howell. More...

Unneeded medicines to be collected Nov. 14

BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON — As part of the first statewide medicine disposal day in the nation, the Jackson Police Department will host an Operation Medicine Cabinet New Jersey collection. More...

Pinewood Village plan to come before zoners

BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON — On Dec. 2 the Jackson Zoning Board of Adjustment is expected to consider an application that was denied by the Planning Board in November 2005. More...

Prescription medications will be collected in Howell

BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer

HOWELL — It is time to clean out the medicine cabinet and chuck those empty pill bottles — Howell residents will soon have a safe place to scrap their unwanted and unneeded prescription medication. More...

ZEST Heart of New Jersey chorus never misses a beat

Sweet Adelines chapter welcomes women who enjoy singing and performing
BY ADELE YOUNG Staff Writer

They're not rock stars, but they probably have more fun singing together than many of today's musical titans. More...

Letters

Thank you for voting to keep New Jersey green

New Jersey voters said "yes" on Election Day, Nov. 3, to ballot question No. 1, continuing the protection of clean water, natural areas, farmland, parks and historic sites. The majority of voters, 53 to 47 percent, supported the question. More...

Bills in state Legislature could have unwanted results

There are two bills in the state Legislature dealing with foreclosures that could severely impact our communities. More...

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Schools

Students enjoy opportunity to experience working world

JACKSON — Several Jackson businesses opened up their hearts and their doors to students with special needs from Jackson Liberty and Jackson Memorial high schools on Oct. More...

Books take pupils around the world

PLUMSTED — Students at the New Egypt Middle School have lifted off for England as part of the school's new reading incentive program. The program will see students traveling around the world this year. More...

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Jaguars victorious

The girls soccer teams from Jackson Memorial and East Brunswick high schools did battle in a Central Jersey Group IV state sectional tournament semifinal match on Nov. 9. The Jaguars won the match, 1-0. More...

Reina & Bressi are winners in Jackson

BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

On Election Day, Nov. 3, Michael Reina, who was appointed mayor of Jackson when the former mayor resigned, won the right to complete the unexpired term, and Kenneth Bressi won a Jackson Township Council seat that runs through 2012. More...

Law tosses lifeline to underage drinkers

Friends of ill person will receive immunity if they call for help and remain at the scene
BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer

The serious ramifications of the underage drinking problem that exists in New Jersey reach far and wide, ranging from inappropriate behavior that leads to trouble to, in some instances, death. More...

Six Flags spreads Hope for the Holidays

Six Flags Great Adventure, Route 537, Jackson, will open its gates to the Salvation Army and Toys for Tots on Nov. More...

Sheriff will stay on job until January

Monmouth County Sheriff Kim Guadagno, who was elected as New Jersey's first lieutenant governor on Nov. 3, has announced that she intends to fulfill her obligations as sheriff until she takes the oath of office as lieutenant governor in January. More...

Program discusses dating safety

JACKSON — A dating safety program, "Tools for Teens: The Deal on Dating," will be held at the Jackson branch of the Ocean County Library, 2 Jackson Drive, at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 18. More...

4 Jackson roads due for repairs

JACKSON — A grant to improve roads, which municipal officials applied for last spring, has been granted by the New Jersey Department of Transportation. "We have received a DOT municipal aid grant for $200,000," Mayor Michael Reina said. More...

N.J. artist offers glimpse of shore through watercolors

LAKEWOOD — New Jersey artist Theresa Troise Heidel remembers fondly the summers she spent at Asbury Park in its heyday in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The watercolor exhibit "From Shore to Shore" opened on Nov. 2 and runs through Nov. More...

Bulletin Board

Odessa Klezmer Band to perform at library

The Odessa Klezmer Band will perform at the Jackson library, 2 Jackson Drive, at 7 p.m. Dec. 16. The band has been touring the tri-state area for more than 25 years. More...

Jackson lights the menorah on Nov. 14

Jackson's fourth annual Hanukkah menorah lighting will be held 4:30-6 p.m. Dec. 14 at the municipal building, 95 West Veterans Highway. The event is free and open to the public. More...

Tickets available for school's gift auction

The Rosenauer Elementary School, Jackson, will host its second annual gift auction at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at the Woodlake Country Club, 25 New Hampshire Ave., Lakewood. More...

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Columns

After campaign season, we have cauliflower ears

Coda • GREG BEAN

D ear President Obama: I'm sorry I hung up when you called the other night. More...

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Sports

Jaguars meet Braves for CJIV soccer title

BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer

The Jackson Memorial High School girls soccer team was explosive in the early rounds of the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV tournament, but the Jaguars switched gears on Nov. More...

Howell ready to host state grid playoff game

Rebels will open bid for CJ IV sectional title vs. Montgomery H.S.
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer

Keep the train rolling. That is what Howell High School assistant football coach Mike Verrochi kept shouting every time the Rebels picked up a first down and marched down the field. There was plenty of rolling on Nov. More...

Warriors made strides on tennis court in '09

BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer

Assured of its second straight winning season, the New Egypt High School girls tennis team notched some new accomplishments this season when it qualified for the NJSIAA state tournament and had two qualifiers in the NJSIAA individual tournament. More...

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