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Health & Fitness
12 ways to ensure the best financial, emotional, physical and healthy year yet By Lindsey Romain CTW Features Mark it on the calendar I t’s all about the little things.A new year doesn’t have to mean remaking every aspect of life. Sometimes, tapering the smaller things can lead to a stronger big picture. Honing in…
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The Blue Moon Kruizers Classic Car Club of Howell has announced its schedule for the 2013 cruise season. The cruises will be held on the first and third Saturdays of each month from April 6 through October from 5-8 p.m. at Chick-fil-A of Howell in the Lowe’s shopping plaza, Route 9 north. The Wheels…
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Howell aims to improve science, math performance
BY TOM CASTLES Staff Writer HOWELL — At a recent meeting of the Howell K-8 School District Board of Education, board member Stephen Levine suggested that a formal report be issued to document students’ performance in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) courses. Levine’s suggestion came amid concerns that students in the United States are…
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Photo
In a photo taken on Dec. 30, 2012, a northern harrier, also known as a marsh hawk, flies off from the East Brunswick Dog Park, Dunhams Corner Road, East Brunswick. The northern harrier had just been hunting for small mammals, flying only a few feet off the ground above a field. The species is considered…
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Placing armed officers in America’s schools will not solve problems
Placing armed police officers or security guards in schools is foolhardy and leaves a Board of Education and town open to huge lawsuits if a shooting does occur. Also, police officers give students and parents a false sense of security. No one could have prevented or stopped the Newtown, Conn., incident, except for Nancy Lanza,…
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Banning guns in America is not the answer
This is in response to the recent Your Turn guest column by Dennis Levinson (“Time to Ban All Guns,” Dec. 26, 2012). First of all, statistics, 2009, http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/ deaths.htm: Number of deaths for leading causes of death: heart disease: 599,413; cancer: 567,628; chronic lower respiratory diseases: 137,353; stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 128,842; accidents (unintentional injuries): 118,021;…
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Jackson American Legion Post 504 will meet at 7 p.m. Jan. 14 at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 401 Bartley Road, Jackson. Wartime-era veterans of Jackson and the surrounding area are invited to join the post, which is an arm of the nation’s largest veterans organization providing service to local veterans, their families and…
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Safety panel expected to give Howell schools a close look
BY TOM CASTLES Staff Writer HOWELL — The bleacher seats in the cafeteria at Howell Middle School North were overflowing with residents on Jan. 3 as the Howell K-8 School District Board of Education discussed the issue of school safety. Mayor Bill Gotto, Deputy Mayor Robert Nicastro, Police Chief Ronald Carter, Capt. Jeff Mayfield and…
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Abandoned building demolished
HOWELL — Harris and Mallow may not be familiar names to many residents of Howell, but it is safe to say that nearly everyone in the community is familiar with the eyesore the business left behind at the corner of Route 9 south and Georgia Tavern Road. Harris and Mallow Products Inc. used the building…
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