Category: Tri-Town News

  • $30M budget holds tax rate stable in Jackson for 2003

    By Joyce BlayStaff WriterCapital improvementsinclude street upgrades,police communications $30M budget holds tax rate stable in Jackson for 2003 By Joyce Blay Staff Writer Capital improvements include street upgrades, police communications JACKSON — After three straight years of cutting the municipal tax rate, the Township Committee released its 2003 budget on April 7 with the tax…

  • E-Team sweeps to victory in

    Jackson race By Joyce BlayStaff Writer E-Team sweeps to victory in By Joyce Blay Staff Writer JACKSON — Voters in the April 15 Board of Education election denied bids by four incumbents seeking new terms on the board. The four candidates who called themselves the E-Team — Marvin Krakower, Martin Spielman, John Morvay and Linda…

  • From imagination to invention

    Lakewood elementarystudents show offtheir science know-how By Joyce BlayStaff Writer From imagination to invention Lakewood elementary students show off their science know-how By Joyce Blay Staff Writer Lakewood elementary students show off their science know-how By Joyce Blay Staff Writer Students from the Ella G. Clarke School, Lakewood, get ready for the judging during the…

  • Defeated budget to be reviewed

    Defeated budget to be reviewed By a margin of almost 2-1, voters in Howell rejected the Board of Education’s proposed $93 million 2003-04 school year budget in the April 15 election. Of that amount, $51 million was to be raised by taxation. At the same time they were giving a thumbs down to the budget…

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    FARRAH MAFFAI Jackson Memorial High School’s J.R. Fels gets set to uncork a pitch during the Jaguars’ 17-7 win at home over Brick Memorial on April 16.

  • Jackson reveals plan to buy 115-acre tract

    Committee: Purchase means185 single-family homeswill not be built in town By joyce blayStaff Writer Jackson reveals plan to buy 115-acre tract Committee: Purchase means 185 single-family homes will not be built in town By joyce blay Staff Writer The Jackson Township Committee announced the purchase of a 115-acre parcel that will prevent the construction of…

  • Capital projects include new public works facility

    By Joyce BlayStaff Writer Capital projects include new public works facility By Joyce Blay Staff Writer LAKEWOOD — The centerpiece of Lakewood’s 2003 capital improvements budget will be a new public works facility for which the Township Committee has allocated $11,261,926, according to Committeeman Charles Cunliffe. "The old public works building is shoe-horned into a…

  • Miccio, Grunhut, Stern win seats on Lakewood board

    By Joyce BlayStaff Writer By Joyce Blay Staff Writer LAKEWOOD — Voters last week re-elected Board of Education incumbents Meir Grunhut and Irene Miccio, while electing first-time candidate Bruce A. Stern to the K-12 school panel. Sara Lichtenstein, whose term was up this year, did not seek re-election. Donald Berkman, who served on the board…

  • Democrats, Republicans

    set to square off in Nov. Kafton, Giblin will face challenge from Schubert, Allmann By joyce blay Staff Writer Two incumbent Democratic members of the Jackson Township Committee will face a challenge from a pair of Republicans in the November election. Democrats Michael Kafton and Sean Giblin will square off against Republicans Mel Schubert and…