• Freeholders award contracts for programs to assist seniors

    More than just a nutritious meal, Ocean County’s home-delivered meal program has been providing the elderly with a critical lifeline for decades. “Today we are preparing to continue these key programs for our elderly population into the new year,” said Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari, chairman of Senior Services. “With more than 160,000 seniors calling…

  • Public voices displeasure with water rate increase

    BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Concerned area residents emphatically objected to a rate increase that has been proposed by the New Jersey American Water (NJAW) during an evidentiary hearing that was held before an administrative law judge on Dec. 14 at the Howell municipal building. NJAW is seeking approval from the New Jersey Board of…

  • St. Aloysius Parish honored

    JACKSON — The Rev. Scott Shaffer and St. Aloysius Parish in Jackson were recently honored by Catholic Charities for their outreach efforts. The Light of HopeAward was presented at the 2011 Guardian Angel Dinner Dance. Father Shaffer has been the pastor of St. Aloysius Church for 11 years. During this time he has encouraged his…

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    Samantha, 9, and Susan Polhemus of Howell admire the Howell Township Christmas tree after it was lit during a ceremony at the municipal building on Dec. 12. FRANK GALIPO

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     The AARP driver safety program will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 13 at the Howell Senior Citizens Center, 251 Preventorium Road, Howell. The refresher course for those age 50 and older is geared toward safety needs. There is no written test and no behind the-wheel driving. Upon completion of the…

  • GUEST COLUMN

    Policy on housing developmentally disabled people is shortsighted DR. SALVATORE PIZZURO The plight of New Jerseyans with developmental disabilities has received considerable media attention in recent weeks. Perhaps the most immediate burning issue regarding this population is the housing problem. In many cases, the parents of adults with developmental disabilities are elderly and unable to…

  • Former municipal judge offers kind word for late chief

    I t was with great sadness that I read about the passing of Walt S. McCurdy, the former police chief of Jackson Township. I offer my condolences and sympathy to his family. I knewWalt, or should I say “the Chief,” for 29 years when I served as the municipal court judge in Jackson. I remember…

  • CODA

    New Jersey pols come through for veterans GREG BEAN Soldiers won a couple of big ones last week, and onDec. 13, mywife and Iwere in theU.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., to see one of those victories in the making. Since our son, Coleman — a U.S. Army sergeant and veteran of two combat tours in…

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