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      March 4, 2010  RSS feed

      Children of all ages enjoyed a day off from school on Feb. 26 after the latest snowstorm of the winter dumped several inches on western Monmouth County. More...
      Pipes must be replaced under Brewers Bridge Rd.

      Pipes underneath Brewers Bridge Road in Jackson must be replaced, and in order to complete the work the road may have to be closed for three weeks. A detour will be established for motorists in conjunction with the closing of the road. More...

      Longtime board member Patricia Blood will not run for sixth term

      Possible cuts in state aid in 2010-11 could mean a restructuring of the Howell K-8 School District’s administration and the elimination of non-mandated items such as courtesy busing, according to Superintendent of Schools Enid Golden said. More...


      Beagle who calls Howell home competes in famous show at Madison Square Garden

      HOWELL — Her name is Lola. She is a show dog who strutted her stuff as a champion beagle in the 134th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show held at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Feb. 15. Her owners, Nora and Mike McCormick, recent Howell residents from Belmar, were thrilled with her performance. More...


      Federal authorities recently arrested an Asbury Park man who was wanted in connection with the death of a Howell resident at a party in Toms River. Matthew Hoskins, 22, was arrested without incident by the U.S. Marshal’s Fugitive Task Force in East Orange in the early morning hours of Feb. 16 at a family member’s house, Toms River Police Chief Michael G. Mastronardy said. More...


      The Lakewood branch of the Ocean County Library will be closed March 29 through April 12 for carpet replacement and renovations. Lakewood branch customers may pick up requested items at the Brick branch, 301 Chambers Bridge Road. Customers are invited to use any of the system’s other 20 locations. The library website and its databases will be available. More...
      Marc Gaswirth’s recent Your Turn guest column (Tri-Town News, Feb. 18) explaining how the state’s contract negotiation rules stack the deck against school boards and taxpaying citizens was excellent. More...
      A young man of my acquaintance is fortunate to still be employed in this dismal economy, but like many young people on his own, he lives paycheck to paycheck. And sometimes, as it gets close to payday, he runs a little short for a sandwich at lunch or a few bucks worth of gas for his car. More...
      Mrs. Doolittle, 78, of Old Bridge, formerly of Spotswood, died Feb. 18, 2010, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Her husband, Paul Doolittle, died in 2001. More...
      PLUMSTED — Pupils who attend the New Egypt Middle School received a taste of the future when NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) sponsored a visit from a mobile science lab through the auspices of Burlington County College. More...
      The New Egypt High School boys basketball team eyed revenge in its NJSIAA South Jersey Group I state sectional tournament opener on March 1 when it took on Riverside High School of Burlington County at home. New Egypt was moved from the Central Jersey Group I state sectional field to the South Jersey sectional field this season. More...