March 31, 2011 RSS feed / Front Page

Possibility of layoffs mentioned

Situation in Jackson expected to be discussed at April 5 council meeting

Negotiations on a new contract with members of the Jackson Police Department have not been concluded, but a reported plan to lay off 23 police officers (30 percent of the department) and to demote other officers has not been set in stone, according t More...

Authorities say Sept. fire in Howell was arson

Law enforcement officials have deemed a fire on municipal property in Howell to be a case of arson and are asking for assistance from the public to help solve the crime. More...

Local soldier commended for bravery

HOWELL— U.S. Army Pvt. First Class Miles G. Wagman, 21, of Howell was awarded the Army Commendation Medal for his exceptional service while assigned as a dismount during Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. More...

Garden State Film Festival plans full slate of events

The Garden State Film Festival is gearing up for its ninth year. More...

Spring Fling makeover contest seeks entries

JACKSON — If you have ever watched the television show “What Not to Wear” and wondered what a new you could look like, the Caregiver Volunteers of Central Jersey (CVCJ) may have the answer for you. More...

Park system plans events for Earth Day

The Monmouth County Park System’s Earth Day celebration will be held from noon to 5 p.m. April 16 and 17. More...

Mayor: Public will have say on marijuana distribution site

State selects Manalapan as one of six locations for alternative treatment center

MANALAPAN — Municipal officials told members of the public on March 23 that they will have a chance to state their views on New Jersey’s plan to place a medicinal marijuana alternative treatment center in Manalapan. More...

ARE WE THERE YET

Track meet? Better bundle up!

I ’ve learned many things in my days of being a sports parent. For instance, I’ve learned to bring a light jacket to any and all football events, even if the sun is shining and the promise of warm weather looms on the horizon. More...

WELCOME TO... Treasures of the Jersey Shore

Sea Girt offers historic lore, ocean panorama

FollowWreck Pond bridge into the beautiful and historic borough of Sea Girt. This one-square-mile town includes the area between Stockton Lake and Wreck Pond. More...

‘Smokin hot’ photo used on greeting card

When Marlene Brooker’s greatgreat grandfather posed for a photo while smoking his pipe many, many years ago, he most likely never envisioned his image being viewed by millions of people in the year 2011 on the cover of a Hallmark greeting card More...

Letters

Here is the message: No more tax increases

Everyone should not be surprised to read that because of rising fuel prices and the declining value of the dollar, the cost of living is going up at an annualized rate of 5 percent. Inflation is, in effect, a tax increase. More...

The sale of ‘Sesame Street’ toys should be able to fund PBS

I loved the (editorial) cartoon of Grover before the firing squad. More...

N.J. promotes profits, pollution over citizens’ health

A newspaper recently reported, “The state Department of Environmental Protection last week announced it was proposing a rule that would, in effect, allow the agency to ignore its other rules and regulations when DEP leadership believes it would More...

Columns

Short-term decision good for some, very bad for others

CODA

Was anyone surprised by the news last week that the teachers’ union in South Brunswick, the South Brunswick EducationAssociation, after “careful consideration” rejected a proposed wage freeze for the 2011-12 school year? More...

Sports

Jags trying to maintain winning baseball ways

New Jersey’s 2010 Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year Bryan Solomon is at Eastern Kentucky University, and standout shortstop Brandon Adams is at Fairleigh Dickinson University-Florham, so that means people should not be hearing this season fr More...

Guarino aims for title at East Stroudsburg

Ryan Guarino has been part of the foundation on teams building for the future while at Jackson Memorial High School and currently at East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania. More...

Lions’ softball coach returns to sidelines

When the Jackson Liberty High School softball team opens its 2011 season at Jackson Memorial High School on April 1, Lions coach Laura Borrelli will be on the sidelines in a wheelchair. More...

Purchase of office building would cost Howell a ratable

HOWELL — With the possibility of buying the Global office building still on the table, Howell officials will continue to weigh the pros and cons of moving the town’s base of operations from the municipal complex on Preventorium Road to the Route 9 of More...

Plumsted woman charged with sexual assault of two boys

PLUMSTED — A female resident of Plumsted has been jailed after being charged with two counts of sexual assault on a minor, according to information provided by the Plumsted Police Department. More...

Photo

Jackson Memorial High School’s Matt Meleo slides into second base during the Jaguars’ preseason scrimmage against Central Regional High School of Bayville on March 17. More...

Shore musician finds his hero

‘Jerseyboy Hero’ premieres April 7 in Red Bank

For Red Bank musician Chris Vaughn, making music was the easy part, but getting it out there would require the help of one of his idols. More...

Howell raises sewer rates

HOWELL — An ordinance that increases the sewer fee for some Howell residents was adopted at the March 15 meeting of the Township Council. More...

Jackson may seek voters’ OK to exceed municipal tax levy

JACKSON — Municipal officials may ask residents to vote in a binding April 27 referendum that, if approved, will give the Jackson Township Council permission to exceed the state’s 2 percent cap on the local tax levy in 2011. More...

Talk to focus on raising chickens

HOWELL— It wasn’t so long ago that family chicken farms lined Route 9 from Freehold to Lakewood, and the egg business was big business. More...

Three charged with attempted theft

JACKSON — Three residents of Howell have been charged in connection with attempted theft from vending machines at the Jackson Outlet Mall on Route 537. According to police, at about 2:55 a.m. More...

Board appoints Hazel asst. superintendent

Nicole Hazel is the Freehold Regional High School District’s new assistant superintendent of student services. The FRHSD Board of Education unanimously approved her change in status on Feb. 28. More...

Towns, schools to share county recycling grants

Ocean County municipalities and school districts will have the opportunity to share in $165,000 in recycling grant funding. More...

Solar farms would become permitted use in SED zones

HOWELL — The Howell Township Council has introduced an ordinance that will make solar energy generation facilities a permitted use in the township’s Special Economic Development (SED) zones. The ordinance was introduced on March 15. More...

Council says compost will not be put in park

Jackson officials facing deadline to leave site on Jackson Mills Road

JACKSON — Municipal officials told members of the public at the March 22 meeting of the Jackson Township Council that a compost facility will not be placed in John F. Johnson Jr. Memorial Park on Kierych Drive. More...

Bulletin Board

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 The Past Times Bluegrass Band will perform at a dinner and concert to be held at 6 p.m. April 2 at DeBows United Methodist Church, corner of Route 537 and Route 571, Jackson. Tickets are $15 for adults and $7.50 for children 12 and under. More...

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 Women of Purpose, a nonprofit organization based in Jackson, is seeking vendors for a children’s fashion show to be held 6-9:30 p.m. April 27 in Toms River. More...

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 The Brennan Stands Alone Foundation will host a 5K Run/Walk on April 2 on the Seaside Heights boardwalk. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. The event will begin at 10 a.m. The Brennan Stands Alone Foundation supports wounded service members. More...

Obituaries

Theresa “Doris” Strang

Mrs. Strang, 81, a resident of Keyport for more than 60 years, died March 20, 2011, at Bayshore Health Care, Holmdel. More...

Samuel Lee McClellan

Mr. McClellan, 62, of Manchester, died March 14, 2011, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. Born in Florida, he had lived in Tinton Falls and in Manchester for the past 10 years. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War. Mr. More...

Marshall T. Dame

Mr. Dame, 65, of Jackson, formerly of Manalapan, died March 11, 2011, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. He was a project manager and head of engineering for Casale Industries, Garwood, for over 35 years. Mr. More...