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October 29, 2009
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Howell High School's Bill Donahue (r) digs down deep in his effort to catch Colts Neck's Riley Leder as they head for the finish line at the Oct. 20 Monmouth County Cross Country Championships at Holmdel Park. For more photos, visit www.gmnews.com. More...
Open space tax question on ballot

On Election Day, Nov. 3, Jackson residents will vote on a binding public question that will ask them if they want to lower the municipality's open space tax assessment. The question will state, "Shall the Township Open Space Trust Fund be amended to reduce the amount of the levy for open space fr... More...


Builder reveals changes in project
Applicant's representatives offer details during meeting of Howell Planning Board
BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer

Revisions to an application that proposes the construction of an apartment complex on Route 9 north in Howell were heard by the Howell Planning Board at a recent meeting. Representatives from AST Sunnyside Road LLC presented revised engineering and architectural testimony at the Oct. More...


Book recounts fun at Great Adventure
BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer

Harry Applegate and Thomas Benton are not your average theme park thrill-seekers. The pair, who share a mutual love of Six Flags Great Adventure, have not only been avid visitors over the 35 years since the amusement park opened on Route 537 in Jackson Township, they have translated that passion i... More...


Howell irked about affordable housing
Mayor says financial strain of providing housing will 'come close to breaking us'
BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer

HOWELL — The Howell Township Council has put into motion a series of maneuvers acting in opposition to the statemandated Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) plan. Mayor Robert Walsh announced at an Oct. 6 workshop meeting that Howell's COAH mediation team will be meeting with state officia... More...


Move to school still on hold in Howell
Planned move of municipal offices into closed school awaits final OK from state
BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer

HOWELL — The Township Council has temporarily rejected a bond ordinance intended to support estimated expenses associated with the planned move of Howell's municipal offices to the Southard School on Kent Road. At the council's Oct. More...


 Bulletin Board
•Rat Pack tribute show coming to New Egypt
The Plumsted Township Council for the Arts will present a tribute to the Rat Pack at 7 p.m. Nov. 7. The tribute will feature Dean Martin impersonator Rich Sette and Frank Sinatra impersonator Jonni Drue. The show, offered as part of the council's First Saturday's program, will take place at the We... More...
•School will host holiday food drive
•Liberty Oak Chorus to sing at Victorian fest
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 Letters
•Consider warnings about H1N1 flu vaccine
One again, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and medical "authorities" who are too lazy to check the facts are trying to stampede people into taking the seasonal flu vaccine by claiming that in the United States 36,000 people die from it each year.... More...
•Shame on school board for action surrounding website subpoena
•State programs help aspiring women entrepreneurs
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 Editorials
•The vote goes to…
So here we are less than one week from Election Day, Nov. 3, and the time is growing near for people to make their decision about who they want to lead New Jersey for the next three years. More...
•Cartoon
•Lucky skivvies ward off agony of defeat
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 Greg Bean's Column
•Price war could change the look of your library
When I was a kid, there weren't many bookstores in our town. There were a couple of places where you could pick up paperbacks, but because they doubled as pool halls, cigar shops and betting parlors, we weren't allowed to go in them. More...
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 Schools
•Volunteers sought for school board tech team
JACKSON — The Jackson Board of Education is looking for technology-savvy residents to partner with the board's Technology Committee as part of an information technology team. "We are seeking help from the resources we believe are right here in our own backyard," said board member Tracey Mur... More...
•Special-needs students being taught life skills
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 Sports
•Proud Warriors prepare for field hockey tourney
Bring on the NJSIAA tournament! That was the cheer for coach Patti Nicholson and her 14-2 New Egypt High School field hockey team, the defending NJSIAA Central Jersey Group I state sectional champions. More...
•Jaguars getting set for state soccer play
•Howell's Lindsey Lambert
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 Business
•100th anniversary gives retailer P.C. Richard reason to celebrate
In a year of economic turmoil that has taken a toll on many businesses throughout the United States, one company found reason to celebrate. P.C. Richard and Son, an appliance and electronics retailer with 2,800 employees and stores in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, is marking its 100th anni... More...
•Business Briefs
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