Category: Tri-Town News

  • Council: Budget took a hit

    in aftermath of Sept. 11 Municipal budget carries tax increase for Howell residents By kathy baratta Staff Writer HOWELL — The 2002 municipal budget totaling $30.6 million was adopted by the Township Council last week but not without a contentious exchange between Republican Councilwoman Cynthia Schomaker and other members of the governing body. During the…

  • NERC members kick some robutt For robot builders, the thrill is in the competition

    Staff Writer By ADELE YOUNG NERC members kick some robutt For robot builders, the thrill is in the competition Chris Perrone, of Freehold Township, a member of Team Mad Scientist, makes an adjustment before the next round. Whether they have names as innocent sounding as Bubbles or Sunflower or as intimidating as Tyrant or Rampage,…

  • Irish struggle stokes author’s fascination

    Staff Writer By kathy baratta Irish struggle stokes author’s fascination Patrick Michael Rucker When Patrick Michael Rucker and his friends first visited Northern Ireland in 1991 as part of a youth group event, he says he found the people open and accommodating with strangers and renowned for their love of talk for a good reason.…

  • Players recall 10th anniversary of World Series trip

    Staff Writer By tim morris JERRY WOLKOWITZ Coaches and players from the Howell Central Little League team that reached the 1992 Senior League World Series in Florida gathered for a reunion recently on opening day of the 2002 Little League baseball season in Howell. HOWELL — It hardly seems like 10 years have passed since…

  • Mallette to lead school board

    Staff Writer By cindy tietjen JACKSON — At the reorganization meeting of the Board of Education, members of the school board elected Kathleen Kelly Mallette president and Ted Koch vice president for the coming year. Michael Hanlon and Daniel Gross were sworn in for three-year terms. Hanlon is now serving his second term. According to…

  • Voters reject board’s budget proposal Township Committee now charged with reviewing school plan

    Staff Writer By cindy tietjen Voters reject board’s budget proposal Township Committee now charged with reviewing school plan Residents of Jackson who were upset by the passage of a $100 million school construction referendum in January may have been the reason the proposed budget for the 2002-03 school year was defeated in the April 16…

  • Medical advances help premature baby survive

    Correspondent By marissa Schafer Medical advances help premature baby survive Christian Diaz JACKSON — Bringing a new life into the world and holding that child in your arms for the first time is one of the most gratifying moments in a person’s life. But what if the baby only fit in the palm of your…

  • Defeated FRHSD budget

    in hands of local gov’ts. By dave benjamin Staff Writer Voters in the Freehold Regional High School District overwhelmingly defeated the Board of Education’s proposed 2002-03 school year budget in the April 16 election. The tax levies proposed to support the district’s $126.5 million budget were rejected in Colts Neck, Englishtown, Freehold Borough, Freehold Township,…

  • Family says tape proves passengers fought back Hearing final moments of Flight 93 an emotional session for Driscoll family

    Staff Writer By kathy baratta Family says tape proves passengers fought back Hearing final moments of Flight 93 an emotional session for Driscoll family On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Patrick Joseph Driscoll, 70, boarded United Airlines Flight 93 at Newark Airport. The longtime resident of Manalapan was headed for his annual hiking trip…