Day: June 26, 2003

  • Assembly members should focus on Jamesburg’s schools

    When I heard that our school taxes here in Jamesburg were to increase by an average of $500 this year (the highest increase in all of Middlesex County), I thought for sure that last year’s school crisis would be a thing of the past. But now I read that four more teachers and our superintendent…

  • South River art gallery curator showcases young artists

    When tough economic times force state government to tighten the belt on historical and cultural art programs, small town South River is fortunate to have its very own Soho-chic art studio. The downtown River Mill Art Gallery is not only a commercial framing shop, it also functions as a museum of original paintings, etchings, prints…

  • Our View

    New Jersey Our View New Jersey’s history to come alive once more New Jersey’s history to come alive once more As you read this, American and British soldiers are marching across central New Jersey toward Freehold and Manalapan. They are coming our way as part of New Jersey’s Crossroads of the Revolution project that will…

  • Obituaries

    Obituaries JOAN A. BROCK, 74, of Silvermead, Freehold Township, died June 14 at home. Surviving are her husband, Francis T. Brock; two sons, Francis Brock of Hazlet and Thomas Brock of Long Branch; three daughters, Joyce Urban of Wayne and Deborah McDonough Kisielewski and Patricia Anderson, both of Bayonne; five sisters, Viola Palangio of Brick,…

  • Parkway chair sees value of merging authorities

    By carolyn o Parkway chair sees value of merging authorities By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer The one thing that Jerold Zaro knows for sure is that come July, he will no longer be chairman of the New Jersey Highway Authority. The toll road consolidation plan recently approved by Gov. James E. McGreevey will merge the…

  • Citizens group pushing for

    N.J. tax reform convention By jane meggittStaff Writer By jane meggitt Staff Writer The Citizens for Property Tax Reform have a simple agenda: They want property tax reform, and they want it now. Chairman Cy Thannikary, an Upper Freehold Township resident, supports a property tax reform convention which would deal with only this issue, and…

  • ‘No call’ law brings relief to residents

    By jennifer domeStaff Writer ‘No call’ law brings relief to residents By jennifer dome Staff Writer A new law that has been signed by Gov. James E. McGreevey will help to keep New Jerseyans free of dinnertime interruptions and any unwanted phone calls. The state will establish a toll-free number for residents to call and…

  • Residents ask school board to reconsider cutting aides

    By Joyce BlayStaff Writer Residents ask school board to reconsider cutting aides By Joyce Blay Staff Writer JACKSON — The members of the Board of Education came prepared to discuss redistricting concerns at their meeting on June 17. What they heard instead were the pleas of residents to reinstate kindergarten paraprofessionals who had been cut…

  • Howell mulls awarding pensions to first-aiders

    By kathy barattaStaff Writer Howell mulls awarding pensions to first-aiders By kathy baratta Staff Writer HOWELL — In order to retain volunteers and to encourage new recruits, township officials want to establish a Length of Service Award Program (LOSAP) for emergency services members. A LOSAP committee, headed by former Mayor Sue Veitengruber, researched the idea…