• Authorities say fire was arson

    HOWELL — Law enforcement officials have deemed a fire on municipal property to be arson and are asking for assistance from the public to help solve the crime. According to information provided by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, on Sept. 16, 2010, at approximately 12:31 a.m., a Howell Police Department dispatcher observed a fire in…

  • Tee up the tuition hike, club fees are climbing

    CODA GREG BEAN Whether or not he is eventually prosecuted, it looks like during the last few years if you wanted to have a really good time, you needed to wangle a social invitation from ex-Brookdale Community College President Peter F. Burnham. As was reported last week, the state Department of Treasury has placed a…

  • Fundraisers were successful; teachers, pupils will benefit

    This year Persons Associated with Special Services (PASS) PTO had successful fundraisers in its Kid Stuff and Entertainment books. We sold 586 Kid Stuff books and 141 Entertainment books. Thank you to all the parents who purchased these books. This is the fourth year that PASS has given back to the special education department of…

  • Rewriting a classic piece of literature is not the answer

    Huck Finn is getting a makeover and it is not pretty. It is not the Hollywood kind of makeover, of course, but a misguided “modern” effort. There is no doubt that Mark Twain’s American literary classic “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” which was published in the United States in 1885, includes language that today we…

  • Resident supports Roses, Tanala and Levine for school board

    Let’s consider the successes of Howell’s public schools. In the years since 1994, when Howell Middle School North opened its doors, Howell schools have continually raised the bar for student achievement. The district has met the challenges of providing students with a 21st Century education and, in recent years, has exceeded the state average in…

  • Writer encourages residents to take part in school vote

    A year has gone by. It is another school board election. The taxpayer abuse continues.  School board budget — The Howell K-8 School District Board of Education adopted a tentative budget with a zero percent tax increase in the general fund tax levy. Contracts are still being negotiated. We already pay 72 percent of…

  • Miller, Van Noy and Panek earn writer’s endorsement

    Positive change has come to the Howell K-8 School District as promised by Residents for Change, recently elected board members Jeanette Smith and Suzanne Brennan. They, along with board member Tim O’Brien, have made many positive, long-term changes. First, the board has hired a professional labor negotiator to negotiate a new teachers’ contract. The current…

  • Resident objects to tax dollars supporting PBS, NPR

    I must take exception with the recent editorial cartoon depicting poor Grover from “Sesame Street” (Public Broadcasting System/National Public Radio) standing blindfolded, last smoke dangling from his lips sadly waiting to be executed by, I can only presume, the evil Republicans. The fact is, today there is no need for my money to go to,…

  • Colts Neck voters have decision to make

    Colts Neck faces choices on April 27. The tax levy is going down, but the tax rate is going up so most homeowners will see their taxes rise. We already pay over $17,000 per pupil — far more than similar districts — and the reason is not education. Our problem is running three schools with…

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