September 2, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

PAL to run school sports, clubs

Opening day of school in Howell means fewer teachers, administrators & staff

Students and faculty in the Howell K-8 School District heading back to school this week will find things have changed quite a bit since they left in June. More...

Teen finds time to shine on stage

Staff Writer Award-winning singer, songwriter, dancer. It is a résumé most adults would be proud of. But Stephanie Marie Hanvey of Howell has a way to go before she even reaches legal age. She’s only 13. More...

Legacy of saving animals lives on

Fund in late animal control officer’s name helps rehabilitate rescued horses

MILLSTONE — One year after the death of the local animal control officer, a fund started in her memory is helping to rehabilitate a mare found starving in Manalapan. More...

Playground equipment dedicated

JACKSON — There are new tunnels to crawl through, slides to swish down and wiggly bridges to stomp on at the St. Aloysius School playground. The recent addition at St. Aloysius is similar to other school playgrounds, with one difference. More...

IRS highlights jobs for new graduates

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service has announced the availability of a new job search tool on YouTube that is dedicated to helping job seekers learn about employment opportunities at the IRS. More...

Route 539 scheduled for fix-ups

PLUMSTED — Sections of Route 539 in Plumsted and Manchester townships will be rebuilt and upgraded in the coming months. More...

Howell pedestrian’s death lands driver in prison

On Aug. 27, Dineshkumar Patel, 39, of Ocean Township, was sentenced to a three-year state prison term for the second-degree crime of knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in death. More...

FRHSD ready to welcome students at 6 high schools

School is back in session this week for approximately 11,800 students who are enrolled in the Freehold Regional High School District. The district’s six schools will open for freshmen on Sept. 2 and for all students on Sept. 3. More...

Change in busing affects 10 students

The loss of bus transportation to and from school in the Freehold Regional High School District will affect only 10 students this year. Information provided by a district spokesman on Aug. More...

Recovering Turtle

Alison Astalos, of Freehold, a naturalist at the Manasquan Reservoir Environmental Center, Howell, points out an injury on a turtle that is recovering from a cracked shell. More...

Ocean County arts program seeks students

Ocean County students in grades 9-12 will now be able to participate in an award-winning program for gifted and talented students in the performing, visual and literary arts. More...

Letters

Politics, ideology trump first responders’ needs

Many of you have seen Rep. Anthony Weiner’s (D-NY) rant on the House floor regarding the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 (H.R. 847), but do you know who started the whole thing? More...

POW-MIA Recognition Day is Sept. 17

Along with my fellow veterans, we will be teaching lessons in the Upper Freehold Regional, Jackson and Millstone Township elementary and middle schools about the meaning behind the National League of Families Prisoners of War Missing In Action (POW-M More...

Opinion

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Privatizing parks would violate public trust

GUEST COLUMN

Gov. Chris Christie is again advocating for increased privatization in the state government. The governor released a report that calls for leasing out management of all 58 of New Jersey’s state parks. More...

A royal(ty) opportunity?

CORNER OFFICE

As chairman and CEO of Greater Media Inc., the parent company of 23 radio stations located in markets around the country, including seven stations in New Jersey, I have a keen interest in keeping free and local radio a viable industry. More...

Sports

Sorenstam, Azinger to headline Forsgate Charity Golf Classic

Two of golf’s most charismatic personalities will headline this year’s Forsgate Foundation Charity Golf Classic, a golf and entertainment event that raises money for a host of charities. More...

Rebels try to maintain winning momentum

Howell High School’s senior football players have a tough act to follow, but head coach Cory Davies is confident they have what it takes to keep the train moving forward. More...

Cerminaro excited to be back at Howell as assistant coach

Rebels’ former standout working with football team

To most people, Mike Cerminaro would seem to have done it all. More...

Howell police, EMS to mark 9/11 with community safety day

HOWELL — Patrolman Riaz Motani had originally planned to hold Howell’s community safety day on June 6. The events had been arranged. Major sponsor Chick-Fil-A had volunteered the restaurant and its parking area for the program. More...

Jackson students return to school

Classes resumed today, Sept. 2, for approximately 9,700 students in the Jackson School District. Administrators said the total enrollment in the K-12 district is about the same as in 2009-10. More...

Manasquan Reservoir Environmental Center

A naturalist at the Manasquan Reservoir Environmental Center in Howell shares one of the center’s residents with visitors Jacqueline Smith, 9, (r) and Abigail Smith, 6, of Howell, on Aug. 28. More...

Joint Base personnel deploy to Pakistan

Approximately 40 airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix- Lakehurst in central New Jersey have arrived in Pakistan to support flood relief operations in the wake of massive flooding that has killed more than 1,600 pe More...

American Legion post is growing in Jackson

JACKSON — Wartime-era veterans have an opportunity to join in on a partnership that will increase community service in the area. More...

John Barrymore portrayed at GCU

As part of its “Biographies From the Court” series, Georgian Court University, Lakewood, will welcome St. George Productions of Medford, N.Y. More...

Utility’s new plant on line in Jackson

JACKSON — The Jackson Township Municipal Utilities Authority’s new water plant is up and running with state-of-the-art technology, greater efficiency and higher output to serve the utility’s customers. More...

Credit card companies facing tighter regulation on campus

Companies that offer credit card services often visit college campuses in an effort to attract new customers. More...

FirstEnergy offering grants to stimulate classroom learning

FirstEnergy Corp.’s New Jersey operating company, Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L), is again offering mathematics, science and technology grants to educators and youth group leaders. More...

‘The Divine Paradox’ opens

The Guild of Creative Art is hosting an exhibit of work by Paul Hansen, “The Divine Paradox.” Also on view in the studio are works by James Kent and his students from the Lyrical Abstract Expressionism workshop. The show opened on Aug. More...

DEP forum focused on Barnegat Bay

Arecent state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) community outreach forum attracted residents from around Ocean County who used the opportunity to question state officials about the Barnegat Bay, according to a press release from the county More...

Chorus welcomes women to rehearsal

Women who love to sing are invited to visit a rehearsal of the Liberty Oak Chorus held at the Freehold Jewish Center, Broad Street, Freehold. More...

Federal dollars to fund updated MOM railroad study

Sens. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) have announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the NJ Transit Corp. More...

Bulletin Board

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• Books are being collected by the Friends of the Plumsted Library for a book sale to be held in November. Fiction, nonfiction, large print, children’s books, CDs, DVDs, audio books and jigsaw puzzles will be accepted. More...

Jackson Food Pantry welcomes donations

The Jackson Food Pantry, in the Jackson Department of Public Works, 10 Don Connor Blvd., will be open 9-11 a.m. on the second and fourth Saturday of each month to make it easier for the community to drop off donations. More...

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• Health Ease “Move Today” exercise program for seniors, hosted by Plumsted Senior Outreach Services (SOS), will begin at 10 a.m. Sept. 14 and continue on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the same time. More...

Columns

Trenton fashion: This fall they’re all wearing black

CODA

I guess you could say this whole sordid mess is just another black eye for the New Jersey Education Association, but that organization has gotten so many black eyes in the last year you can hardly tell the difference. More...

Obituaries

Donald J. Farrell

Mr. Farrell, 76, of Manalapan, died July 21, 2010, at Bayshore Community Hospital, Holmdel. He served in the U.S. Army. Prior to retirement, he was a senior underwriter for Metropolitan Life Insurance. Mr. More...

Bernard Tare

Mr. Tare, 84, of Jackson, formerly of Freehold Township, died Aug. 1, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was a U.S. Army Air Corps veteran and had served in the Philippines. Mr. More...

John M. “Jack” Flood

Mr. Flood, 78, of Howell, died Aug 26, 2010, at Bartley Healthcare, Jackson. He worked as a heavy equipment operator for Operating Engineers Local No. 825, Springfield, for many years. He served in the U.S. More...

Business

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Lawrence D. Mandel and Arthur M. Peslak of Mandel and Peslak, Freehold, have joined forces with the law firm of Ross D. Gertner and Sean D. Gertner in Jackson to create the newly formed Gertner Mandel and Peslak. More...