• Voters in Plumsted approve fire budget

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer PLUMSTED — A proposed budget of nearly $2.2 million put forth by the Plumsted Board of Fire Commissioners was approved in a close public vote on Feb. 18. Voters approved the 2012 budget by a count of 177 yes to 167 no. Plumsted is served by the New Egypt Fire…

  • on campus •••

    The University of Scranton, Scranton, Pa., has named the following students to the dean’s list for the fall 2011 semester: from Jackson, Brian Dublon and Shannon Cranmer; and from Howell, Elizabeth Palladino, Matthew Salvatore, Daniel Parisi, Emanuel Puglisi and Kristen Halleran. Colin Gorman of Jackson has been placed on the dean’s list for the fall…

  • Property owner fined after fire

    JACKSON — Municipal officials are “keeping an ax over the head” of one resident in light of a Jan. 21 trailer fire that sent two men to local hospitals with significant burns. According to authorities, Richard Zauner, a lifelong resident of Jackson, had been letting the two men stay in a camper on his North…

  • Anniversary events honor Girl Scouts’ achievements

    BY PATRICIAYOCZIS Correspondent A Cadette Girl Scout from Troop 1 in Howell models a uniform of the past during a tea with Juliette Gordon Low. The Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore (GSJS), whose service area includes Monmouth and Ocean counties, have joined Girl Scouts from New Jersey and the United States to celebrate the…

  • Howell K-8 board submits tentative 2012-13 budget

    Panel discusses using leftover state aid from 2011-12 for property tax relief BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer The Howell K-8 School District Board of Education has approved the submission of a tentative budget for the 2012-13 school year to the acting Monmouth County Executive Superintendent of Schools. The tentative school budget includes a general fund…

  • School buses in 60 Acres could be cut from budget

    Jackson parents expected to be notified before school year ends in June BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer A t the start of the 2011-12 school year, 48 pupils who live in the Flair residential development in Jackson lost their courtesy busing service as part of a cost-saving initiative put into place by the Jackson School…

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    Members of the Jackson Liberty High School boys basketball team spent time teaching the skills of their sport to youngsters in Jackson’s Challenger program on Feb. 24 at the high school. Connor Ormsby (with ball) takes his turn shooting at the hoop. CLAIRE SHEPROW

  • How to get sports news in the paper

    If you would like your sports news published, please submit a press release at least two weeks in advance of an event such as team registration or tryouts. Results of youth games and tournaments may also be submitted, as well as collegiate news about former high school athletes. Email to [email protected], fax to 732-780-4192, or…

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    The Middlesex County 60 and Over Softball League is accepting registration for its 2012 season. The season will run from April through September. Games are played on Thursday nights starting at 6 p.m. For additional information, call Vincent Ferrante at 917-939-1171. The Raritan Bay Cougars of Old Bridge will hold early bird football and cheerleading…

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