• Howell considering energy aggregation program

    Officials eye savings for ratepayers; township revenue BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer HOWELL — Municipal officials are continuing to mull over the idea of adopting an energy aggregation program in a bid to reduce residential and municipal electric rates. Local representatives recently listened to a presentation from the Colonial Power Group, of Massachusetts, an aggregation…

  • Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to host mud run

    The 2012 “Beast of the East” mud run is set to welcome as many as 5,000 runners on Sept. 8 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix- Lakehurst in south central New Jersey. Participants will have to low crawl, ascend, rope climb and balance through 23 wet and muddy obstacles in this year’s 10K mud run, according to…

  • Billy Bones trains new generation of pirates

    Actor brings whimsical show to Jackson Library BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Billy Bones entertains children at the Jackson Library during his visit to Jackson on Aug. 2. Actor David Engel of New York teaches children how to be modern day swashbucklers. LAUREN CASSELBERRY As the sun went down on the evening of Aug. 2,…

  • Speedway official saddened by race car driver’s death

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer A lthough there were no major on-track accidents during the running of New Egypt Speedway’s John Romano Memorial event in Plumsted on the night of Aug. 18, two race car drivers and one person in the maintenance pit were sent to the hospital. One of those individuals, a race car…

  • Howell may allow deer hunt at Bear Swamp

    BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer I n response to the growing population of whitetail deer in the area, Howell officials may pursue the idea of allowing a deer hunt in the Bear Swamp preserve. Howell Councilman Robert Nicastro said the matter has been proposed by the Lake Restoration and Wildlife Committee. “The committee has submitted…

  • Photo

    Guests and participants enjoy the first Kalmyk Day celebration that was held at the Tashi Lhunpo Temple in Howell on Aug. 19. The historical connection between the Kalmyks and New Jersey started when the Kalmyks arrived in the state in 1951. The community has now grown to about 3,000 people. The early communities were responsible…

  • Hands off!

    Autonomous driving technology is about to give motorists a ‘hands off’ driving experience By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features Ready for a car that drives itself? Already, many high-tech new-car features come close to taking the wheel from the driver’s hands. Adaptive cruise control systems can maintain both a set speed and distance from the traffic…

  • Q&A

    Distracted teen drivers with Sharon Peters Q: My sister says more kids are in car wrecks in the summer than in the winter months, which is when I tend to worry the most. I find that hard to believe, but she seemed convinced. Who’s right? A: She is. According to reporting agencies, the period from…

  • real estate briefs 

    Dianne Scott Bey, SFR, REO, has joined the Davis Realtors team of licensed Realtor-associates. “We are happy to welcome Dianne to our business family,” said Rollie Davis, broker manager at Davis Realtors. “Her success listing and selling properties and knowledge of the local real estate market are great assets to our growing firm.” “My goal…

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