January 26, 2012 RSS feed / Front Page

Board moves school vote to November

Jackson panel takes advantage of new state law; election will no longer be held in April
BY ANDREW MARTINS
Staff Writer

Hours after Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill into law on Jan. More...

Club provides makeovers, friendship to local seniors

BY ANDREW MARTINS
Staff Writer

JACKSON — Nail polish and makeup crossed generational boundaries recently when a group of Jackson Liberty High School students provided complimentary manicures to residents of the Bella Terra assisted living community on Kathleen Drive in Jacks More...

Hamburger event to honor child’s memory, help others

BYAMY ROSEN
Staff Writer

TheAshley Lauren Foundation and the owners of 709, a restaurant at 709 Arnold Ave., Point Pleasant Beach, have joined forces to honor a child from Marlboro who had a passion for hamburgers and who lost his battle with cancer in 2010. More...

Fire districts will be permitted to amend budget

Gov. More...

Free Six Flags tickets help promote literacy

Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, and Discovery Education are partnering together to offer free admission to the theme park for K-6 students who participate in Read to Succeed, an online program geared to encourage students to read outside of the c More...

Howell officials discuss orientation tools for new council members

BY JAMES McEVOY
Staff Writer

HOWELL — Future members of the Howell Township Council could have their transition to a seat on the governing body eased somewhat through an orientation “tool kit.” Township Manager Helene Schlegel said she wanted the members of the More...

Musicians to perform at annual recital

The Expressions and Reflections ninth annual recital hosted by Judi Jensen of Howell will take place at 2 p.m. Jan. 29 at the Millstone Performing Arts Center, 5 Dawson Court, Millstone Township. More...

Letters

More research, funding needed to fight pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer is the fourth-leading cause of cancer death in the United States; it is the most lethal cancer, with a five-year survival rate of just 6 percent. More...

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Opinion

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DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS

‘Ground zero’ tourism, then and now
LIZZ DINNIGAN

The morning the Towers fell, I was commuting from Brooklyn to my east midtown office building. More...

ARE WE THERE YET

As if January wasn’t bad enough ...
LORI CLINCH

January. I’m not a fan. It’s as far away from the lazy days of summer as it can be, the weather is stinking cold, and the mere mention of the month makes visions of tax forms and pencil stubs dance in my head. More...

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Schools

Students take the plunge

JACKSON — On Jan. 8 a record 215 plungers from St. Aloysius Catholic Church and St. More...

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Sports

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Howell High School’s Leondra Weems competes in a heat of the 400-meter dash at the Monmouth County Indoor Track and Field Championships held Jan. More...

Lions playing for bid to conference tourney

BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI
Correspondent

A s it began the week, the Jackson Liberty High School boys basketball team needed one victory to tie the school record for most wins in a season (11, set in 2010-11), and that win, should the Lions get it, may clinch the team’s first bid to th More...

Warriors stay in race for basketball crown

BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI
Correspondent

When the New Egypt High School boys basketball team beat Holy Cross of Delran, 61-55, on Jan. 21, the significance of the victory went beyond beating a perennially strong team that is enjoying a good season. More...

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Breaking News - 1/27/2012 02:56 PM

Jackson, unions reach settlement regarding furlough dispute

Workers to be compensated with time off
Andrew Martins

A potential unfair labor practice ruling that threatened to put the Jackson municipal budget in jeopardy has been avoided through a settlement with two local unions, officials announced during the Jan. More...

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Howell High School’s Monet Masters competes in the pole vault at the Monmouth County Indoor Track and Field Championships held Jan. More...

Howell superintendent updates district’s goals

BY JAMES McEVOY
Staff Writer

Enid Golden, the superintendent of schools in the Howell K-8 School District, provided the Board of Education and members of the public with an update of her goals for the district during the board’s Jan. 11 meeting. More...

Police foundation director hopes to save teen’s sight

Youngster in Ecuador awaits trip to America for surgery in New York
BY PATRICIAYOCZIS
Correspondent

Joe Occhipinti, founder and director of the National Police Defense Foundation (NPDF), based in the Morganville section of Marlboro, is a man on a mission, a medical mission to restore the eyesight of teenage girl who lives in Ecuador. More...

Husband, wife plead guilty

Michael and Melissa Rudow, a married couple from Jackson who own and operate a construction company, both pleaded guilty on Jan. 4 to federal tax violations, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman and John A. More...

Mum’s the word in Allentown

Community contributions help make couple’s campaign for local produce a success
BY JESSICA SMITH
Staff Writer

ALLENTOWN — Famous cultural anthropologist Margaret Mead once said something that seems to be ringing true in the borough of Allentown: “Never underestimate the power of a small, dedicated group of people to change the world; indeed, that More...

Route 571 in Jackson due for improvements

BY ANDREW MARTINS
Staff Writer

JACKSON — An estimated $4 million road improvement project planned for Route 571 near Francis Mills in Jackson is among a list of 21 pending projects scheduled to be completed during the next decade, according to documents released by the New J More...

Entries sought for film festival

Ocean County Library’s annual film festival is expanding in 2012 and is looking for entry submissions. More...

Catholic bishops address poverty in New Jersey

BY PATRICIAYOCZIS
Correspondent

Eighteen Catholic bishops who represent seven dioceses in New Jersey, a state often ranked as the second or third richest in the nation, have pledged to tackle the issue of the growing number of people living in poverty in the state, which has nearly More...

Bulletin Board

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• See Broadway’s “Godspell” on March 23 with the Jackson Recreation Department. Buses will depart from the Jackson Senior Center, 45 Don Connor Blvd., Jackson, at 3 p.m. More...

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• A Comedy Knight hosted by the Howell Jackson Knights of Columbus Council 6201 will be held on Jan. 28 at the council home, 401 Bartley Road, Jackson. More...

‘Men Are Dogs’ debuts in Toms River

“Men Are Dogs,” an original comedy about a single and divorced women’s group therapy session, written by Monmouth County playwright Joe Simonelli, is the kickoff theatrical performance at the brandnew TRACO theater, 16 Washington St More...

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Columns

CODA

No more Twinkies? Now that’s a real nightmare
GREG BEAN

Here are three stories you might have missed due to the 24/7 coverage of the South Carolina Republican primary and Newt Gingrich’s marital peccadilloes last week. We start with Zingers and Ding Dongs: More...

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Obituaries

Len Teitel

Mr. Teitel, of Jackson, died Jan. 15, 2012. He was born in the Bronx, N.Y., and resided in Hazlet and Holmdel prior to moving to Jackson. More...

Steven “Chap” Chapas

Mr. Chapas, 55, of Jackson, died Jan. 16, 2012. He graduated from Manalapan High School in 1974 and attended Brookdale Community College, Lincroft. More...

Paula Dunlop

Mrs. Dunlop, 81, of Jackson, died Jan. 1, 2012, at Bartley Healthcare Center in Jackson. Born in Lich, Germany, she resided in Virginia before moving to Jackson eight years ago. Prior to retiring in 1991, Mrs. More...

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