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Construction under way at Sunnyside development

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St. Veronica parish celebrates 50 years of faith and fellowship

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CODA

SkyScreamer gives riders thrilling view of park

Food pantry benefits from young athletes

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Jaguars pound EB Bears in state lacrosse action

Horsemen take reins at Monmouth Park

Howell PAL tapped to run kindergarten ‘wrap-around’

BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer

HOWELL — Administrators in the Howell K-8 School District have given the nonprofit Howell Police Athletic League (PAL) the go-ahead to begin a kindergarten wrap-around program this fall. More...

Immigrant experience re-created

Experience the life of an Irish immigrant in the early 19th century at the Historic Village at Allaire on March 14 at 1 and 2 p.m. Admission is free. More...

Consultant’s report details many problems in buildings

Howell municipal complex conditions are ‘medieval’ for 2010, Mayor Walsh says

BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer

HOWELL — No matter what township officials eventually decide to do with the aging buildings in the municipal complex off Preventorium Road, it will cost money. More...

Committee reduces fire tax

PLUMSTED — The Township Committee reduced the amount of property taxes to be collected in the 2010 fire district budget following a public hearing at its March 3 meeting. More...

Former housing inspector pleads guilty in U.S. court

Jeffrey Williamson, a former Lakewood housing inspector who was a state Assembly candidate in 2007, pleaded guilty on Jan. More...

FRHSD introduces $187M spending plan

Administrators wait to see how much state aid will be provided in 2010-11

BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer

Without hard and fast numbers from the governor as to the level of aid that will be delivered from Trenton for the coming school year, the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education has introduced a tentative budget of $187.6 million. More...

Sections of roads to be resurfaced

Ocean County will reconstruct and resurface portions of several area roads this spring. More...

Letters

Howell school board is facing tough decisions

Despite acting Commissioner of Education Brent Schundler’s admonishments that school districts prepare for state aid reductions of anywhere between 5 and 15 percent, the Howell K-8 School District Board of Education voted 6-1 (Tim O’Brien More...

Resident says Sharp has the credentials to serve on school board

Iam very excited that Jeff Sharp has decided to run for a seat on the Board of Education in Jackson. Jeff has been a resident of Jackson for 10 years and has had three children (one currently) attend the Jackson school system. More...

For the Record

Howell K-8 School District Board of Education member Timothy P. O’Brien made the following comment at a recent meeting: “We cannot count on state aid any more, period. More...

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Columns

Around here, the in-box is always an adventure

Coda • GREG BEAN

One thing I can say about my readers: they’re not shy about writing me concerning something I’ve opinionated over in this column. More...

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Schools

Key Club will host ‘Walk With the Stars’

JACKSON — The Jackson Liberty High School Key Club, a club that fosters community service and leadership, will host “Walking With the Stars” 3-7 p.m. March 21 on the track at Jackson Liberty High School, 125 N. Hope Chapel Road. More...

FRHSD has one contested race

There will be one contested election in the Freehold Regional High School District in the April 20 school election. Three available three-year terms will be on the ballot on Election Day. More...

Ocean County College officials act to rein in expenses

Due to reduced state funding for Fiscal Year 2010, administrators at Ocean County College will implement internal cost-saving measures to ensure that the college remains affordable for students, according to a press release. More...

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Business

Cranberries in New Jersey: a long and rich history

BY GREG SAITZ Correspondent

Good cranberries, it turns out, are like SuperBalls: they bounce. Cranberry growers were turned on to this useful tidbit about the little red fruit by a forerunner from the 1840s: a New Jersey grower named John “Peg Leg” Webb. More...

Business Briefs

On April 8 at 6 p.m. the Rehab Center at Wedgwood Gardens, Route 9 north, Freehold Township, will host a free lecture, “Treatment Options for Chronic Knee Pain,” presented by Dr. Manuel T. More...

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Council to discuss future of complex

Mayor: Pouring millions into century-old buildings would not be cost-effective

BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer

Don’t even think about asking Howell Mayor Robert F. Walsh for a peek at the basement in Town Hall. “You’re not going in there,” he recently told several visitors to the municipal complex. “Forget about it. More...

Sides play hardball over softball upgrades

Jackson council and mayor cannot get together on planned field improvements

BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

Jackson Township Councilman Ken Bressi and Township Council President Mike Kafton are charging Mayor Mike Reina with undermining planned improvements for a girls softball facility. Reina called the charges politically motivated. More...

No one injured on fire call

JACKSON — At 9:31 a.m. March 5, Jackson Fire District 3, Station 55 firefighters were dispatched to a fire alarm at the offices of Cablevision, 800 Brewers Bridge Road, Jackson. More...

Friends and family cheer airlift squadron’s return

BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

Members of the 305th Air Mobility Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix- Lakehurst recently welcomed home 150 airmen from the 6th Airlift Squadron. More...

In the Service

Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Rachel E. Hodge, daughter of Salley Hodge of Island Heights and Ernest Hodge of Jackson, graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. More...

Scientist’s lecture open to public

JACKSON — Two local chapters of the Brandeis National Committee — the Harmony Chapter and the Westlake/Jackson Chapter — will be joining other central New Jersey chapters to sponsor a fundraiser that will promote the ongoing Scienc More...

Planners oppose state bills

JACKSON — Members of the Jackson Planning Board voted recently to oppose proposed state legislation (S-82/A-437) that would amend the time of decision rule. More...

Crew returns from task in Haiti

Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing were recently welcomed home after supporting humanitarian relief operations in Haiti. More...

Seven seek seats on Jackson board

JACKSON — Seven residents are running for two available three-year terms on the Jackson School District Board of Education. The annual school election will be held on April 20. Polls will be open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. More...

Bulletin Board

Auditions

National anthem tryouts for 2010 Lakewood BlueClaws baseball games will be held 6-9 p.m. March 24 at Monmouth Mall, Eatontown. All interested performers must fill out an application in advance of the auditions. More...

Trip to museum and Cloisters scheduled

The Ocean County Retired Educators Association will host a trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Cloisters in New York on April 20. Lunch will be at Carmine’s North Manhattan restaurant. The all-inclusive price is $98 per person. More...

Datebook

• The Jackson Food Pantry will be open 9-11 a.m. on the second and fourth Saturday of every month. Those wishing to volunteer or drop off donations can come during this time (March 13 and 27). More...

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Opinion

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Freeholders will examine costs of Monmouth jail

Guest Column • Lillian G. Burry

The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders shares the public’s concern that salaries and overtime at the Monmouth County jail are higher than we would like to see. Playing the blame game does not help the situation. More...

Middle years can bring to love a long-awaited wisdom

Girl Talk • CLARE MARIE CELANO

There are two kinds of cravings where our love lives are concerned. The first involves the sharing of the passionate, the lustful, the erotic; the other involves the touching of hearts and souls. More...

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