• Jackson school board slates budget hearing

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — The Jackson School District Board of Education will hold a public hearing on March 27, and residents will be given the opportunity to ask questions about and comment on the $139 million budget the board is proposing for the 2012-13 school year. During a March 5 presentation about…

  • VFW forming new men’s auxiliary

    A new men’s auxiliary is being formed by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4703 in Jackson. Membership will be limited to men age 16 or older who are husbands, widowers, fathers, grandfathers, sons, grandsons, brothers and half-brothers of veterans who meet the requirements for eligibility. In order to receive a charter, the new auxiliary…

  • Bowling ‘Funraiser’ slated for March 25

    A Bowling “Funraiser” hosted by the Howell-Farmingdale Lions Club will be held at 5 p.m. March 25 at Howell Lanes, Route 9 south, Howell. Tickets will be sold in advance only, for $25 per person, and include two games of bowling, shoes, refreshments and a door prize ticket. Trophies will be awarded. Raffle tickets and…

  • FRHSD puts $186.8M budget before public

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer A n increase in state aid to the tune of nearly $5 million is not expected to be enough to curb a projected increase in the Freehold Regional High School District’s 2012-13 tax levy. The tax levy is the total amount of money paid in property taxes by property owners…

  • Walk in Seaside Heights to benefit Brennan Stands Alone Foundation

    BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Lt. Brian Brennan HOWELL— James Brennan, the father of U.S. Army 1st Lt. Brian Brennan, believes the family’s fortune continues to inspire them to support wounded veterans. Brian Brennan, a Howell High School graduate, lost both his legs while serving in Afghanistan in 2008 when an improvised explosive device blew…

  • in the service •••

    Army National Guard Pfc. Nicholas J. Amberg, son of Kenneth and Pamela Amberg of Jackson, has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission and received instruction and training exercises in drill and ceremonies, Army history, core values and traditions, military…

  • Four budgets approved in Jackson fire districts

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — Abudget for 2012 in each of Jackson’s four fire districts was approved in the Feb. 18 fire district election. • In Fire District No. 1, the budget decreased from $557,537 in 2011 to $547,034 in 2012. The district is served by the Whitesville Fire Company. The tax levy…

  • EPA and Georgian Court to work together to increase green practices

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Georgian Court University, Lakewood, have entered into an agreement to enhance environmental practices at the university. The agreement, signed last week by EPA Region 2 Chief of Staff Lisa Plevin and Georgian Court University President Rosemary E. Jeffries, commits the university to participate in various EPA environmental stewardship programs…

  • Principal asserts innocence in remarks during meeting

    Jeff Simon tells FRHSD board tenure charges filed against him are not warranted BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer I t does not appear that public interest regarding the tenure charges that have been filed against Manalapan High School Principal Jeff Simon will fizzle out anytime soon. Freehold Regional High School District Superintendent of Schools Charles…

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