Category: Tri-Town Calendar

  • Two candidates quit race for school board

    JACKSON — Two candidates who filed petitions to run for seats on the Board of Education have dropped out of the race. Patricia Adams of Whitesville Road and Steve Chisholm of Leesville Road decided not to run, according to Allison Garvey, communications specialist for the Jackson School District. Still in the running for seats on…

  • Jackson district gears up for construction projects

    Staff Writer By cindy tietjen Jackson district gears up for construction projects JACKSON — Since the approval of a $103 million school referendum Jan. 22, officials in Jackson have been moving forward with construction plans. The referendum calls for the construction of an elementary school on Patterson Road, the construction of a high school off…

  • Defeated fire budget to be reviewed

    HOWELL — Recommendations are expected to be made at Monday night’s meeting of the Township Council on how to cut Fire District 3’s 2002 budget that was defeated by voters last month. A committee comprised of Council-woman Cynthia Schomaker, interim township manager Bruce Davis and Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey Filiatreault was given the task of…

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    FARRAH MAFFAI Tyler Biscaha, 10, of Jackson goes for a swing on a spring-like day at the Jackson Jungle playground.

  • H.S. district to seek support for $127M spending package

    Staff Writer By dave benjamin H.S. district to seek support for $127M spending package Comparing the situation to a family feeding more people on the same budget, James Wasser, superintendent of schools in the Freehold Regional High School District, said state aid will not keep pace with the district’s growing enrollment in the 2002-03 school…

  • Community Bulletin Board

    • A St. Patrick’s Dance and Gift Auction will be hosted by St. Monica’s Knights of Columbus on March 16 at Rova Farms, Route 571, in the Cassville section of Jackson. Tickets are $22.50 each. Details: John Burnetsky, (732) 370-4864, or Don Hansen, (732) 928-6167. • Third annual corned beef and cabbage dinner is being…

  • More residents expected to oppose cell tower plan

    Staff Writer By kathy baratta More residents expected to oppose cell tower plan HOWELL — Two groups are expected to join the existing opposition to an application filed by Nextel to place a cellular communications tower at the rear of the Grebow shopping center, Route 9 south. Andre Jackametz, an Irene Boulevard resident, is facing…

  • Water restrictions go into effect statewide

    Staff Writer By alison granito Water restrictions go into effect statewide After one of the driest winters in recent history, the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has issued mandatory water use restrictions in an attempt to keep the statewide water emergency from getting worse as the weather gets warmer. According to new DEP Commissioner…

  • New group calls for equal treatment for all in FRHSD

    New group calls for equal treatment for all in FRHSD A citizens group has formed to promote the unity and continuation of the Freehold Regional High School District. In a letter announcing its formation, the Citizens Organized for Regional Equality (CORE) said they "believe in the strength of the Freehold Regional High School District community.…