ERIC SUCAR staff Dominique Ambrozian, 8, is wrapped in toilet paper as participants play the mummy-wrap game during the second annual Pumpkin Festival held at the Greenville School, Howell. The event featured games, refreshments, a pumpkin-carving contest and a haunted house. More ... Jackson seeks to identify teen drivers Officials will ask parents to place sticker on vehicles BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer       Jackson officials are asking parents with children who are licensed under New Jersey's provisional driver's license program to voluntarily identify their vehicles with a sticker. More ... Archives and History Day returns to Monmouth library       Through the years, a dedicated group of men and women have meticulously preserved many of the historical records of Monmouth County dating back to 1665. This month, on Archives and History Day, Oct. 13, the county's past will be celebrated once again at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, S... More ... Assault charges lodged at youth football fracas Parent accused of striking coach after game in Colts Neck BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer       COLTS NECK - Charges and countercharges have been filed in the wake of a Sept. 30 physical altercation between a Colts Neck Pop Warner youth football coach and a parent of one of the coach's players. More ... All God's creatures are blessed in tribute to St. Francis BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer       LAKEWOOD - Outside of the Arts and Science Center at Georgian Court University, animals were being blessed on Oct. 4. Dachshunds, golden retrievers, rats, rabbits and love birds were all in attendance with their owners to receive a special blessing to coincide with the Feast of St. Francis, whic... More ... New programs spark pupil interest at St. Aloysius BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer       JACKSON - Pupils at the St. Aloysius School, Bennetts Mills Road, consider themselves to be blessed with new materials and programs for the 2007-08 school year. "The Reading First Grant received by the Jackson School District has enabled the St. More ... Rihanna to perform at Brookdale       Brookdale Community College, Route 520, Lincroft, will celebrate its 40th anniversary with rhythm and blues, hip hop recording star Rihanna on Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. in the Robert Collins Arena. Rihanna was solicited by Student Life and Activities after a request from the student body. More ... Possession of bomb nets probationary term       Steven Cole, 45, of Howell, was sentenced to five years of probation last week for his guilty plea to a one-count Information that charged him with receiving and possessing a firearm, namely an explosive bomb, which was not registered to him in the National Firearms Registration and Transfer Recor... More ... Chamber series will focus on 'Strategies for Success'       The Western Monmouth Chamber of Commerce is now accepting registrations for its management symposium "Strategies for Success." The symposium is a four-part series which will begin on Nov. 16. The chamber has partnered with Brookdale Community College and Rutgers Center for Management Development t... More ... Ocean County will offer flu shot vaccination clinics       Ocean County residents will be able to choose from 60 different vaccination clinics, including five evening clinics, as the Ocean County Health Department announced it will soon begin holding the clinics for the 2007-08 flu season. More ... Jackson teen driver charged in accident that killed three BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer       JACKSON - The teenage driver of a 2003 Mitsubishi Lancer who was involved in a Sept. 10 accident on East Veterans Highway that claimed the lives of three people has been charged with four motor vehicle violations. Ocean County Prosecutor Marlene Lynch Ford announced last week that Nicole N. More ... October 2007: Conspiracy of memories       Agarden is a commitment. When your roses succumb to our Mid-Atlantic heat and humidity, when slugs eat holes in your hosta leaves and in anything else that grows close to the ground, when vines creep up and smother everything in their path, when insidious ailments attack your prize plants and inse... More ... Kennel code to be considered       HOWELL - At its meeting on Oct. 16 the Township Council is expected to consider the passage of an ordinance that establishes guidelines and acceptable locations for dog kennels; revises the definition of dog kennels; and limits the number of dogs per household in all zones. More ... Jackson firm seeking OK for pole barn, warehouse BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer       JACKSON - Additional discussion will be held on Tri-State Gunite of New Jersey's plan to build a warehouse and office building in a Light Manufacturing (LM) zone on Herman Road near the intersection with East Commodore Boulevard. More ... Route 528 will receive upgrades       JACKSON - The next phase of improvements to county Route 528 in Jackson should begin before the end of the year. The Ocean County Board of Freeholders will award a $2.53 million contract to Lucas Brothers Inc. of the Morganville section of Marlboro for road and drainage improvements. More ... Jackson adds drop box for payment of property taxes       JACKSON - Just as banks have a drop box so that people can make night deposits, the township's tax collector has announced the installation of a drop box for tax payments. Tax collector Michael W. Campbell said the box is at the front entrance of the municipal building, 95 West Veterans Highway. More ... Train show coming to Lakewood       LAKEWOOD - On Oct. 20-21, the Lakewood Historical Society and the Lakewood Heritage Museum will host "Catch the Blue Comet at the Train Show!," a model railroad show for the benefit of the Lakewood Heritage Museum featuring the Ocean County Society of Model Railroaders. The hours will be from 10 ... More ... Jackson horse euthanized after contracting West Nile       Ocean County has recorded its first case of equine West Nile virus since September 2006. A 21-yearold mare from Jackson became sick on Sept. 26 and was euthanized the next day due to deteriorating health conditions. Blood samples later confirmed the presence of the virus. The horse was not vaccina... More ...