• Big Brothers Big Sisters’ fundraiser strikes chord with supporters

    Greater Media employees donate time, money to help child-mentoring organization BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Left: Big Brother Joe Aucello, 50, of Marlboro gives some pointers to his “Little,” Steven, 11, during the 39th annual Bowling for Kids’ Sake fundraiser to benefit the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth & Middlesex Counties at Brunswick Zone…

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     Actress Michele LaRue will perform a comedic satire about women’s suffrage at 7 p.m. March 21 at the Plumsted library, New Egypt. In her role as fictional character Marie Jenney Howe, LaRue portrays a charming, guileless enthusiast who sincerely believes that her efforts as a “womanly woman” will keep the home intact and save…

  • Inaugural event will honor local stars

    HOWELL— The Howell Township Education Foundation will hold its first “Evening of the Stars” at 7 p.m. March 25 at Howell Middle School North. The event will recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of four graduates of the Howell public schools, one former district employee, and a program that has brought outstanding recognition to the school…

  • O’Scanlon touts GOP pension reforms

    Assembly bill would raise retirement age and pension contributions BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer State Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon Jr. (R-Monmouth and Mercer) has proposed legislation to reform the state’s pension system and avoid a future fiscal crisis that could end in bankruptcy. “If we don’t do [the reforms], the pension system will swallow massively increasing…

  • Preliminary budget raises Howell tax rate 3.6¢

    Howell officials trying to secure more resources for Dept. of Public Works BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer HOWELL — Township Manager Helene Schlegel gave the Howell Township Council and members of the public a first look at the proposed 2011 municipal budget during a special budget meeting held on March 10. The proposed 2011 budget…

  • St. Aloysius School pupils prove to be good buddies

    JACKSON — A Challenger program that has been offered to children with special needs recently added athletes from the St. Aloysius School varsity and junior varsity sports teams to buddy with young athletes who have disabilities. When the Challenger program first came to Jackson, Laurie and Jim Smith’s son, Kyle, took part in it, but…

  • HTEF seeks participants for race

    HOWELL— The Howell Township Education Foundation (HTEF) has added a new challenge to its annual 5K Race/Walk to be held on June 4 in Howell. This year, event organizers are offering a discretionary grant worth $1,000 to the Howell school that provides the highest percentage of race participants, based on school enrollment. All runners and…

  • Pinelands region is subject of discussion

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — Planning Board members were briefed recently on Jackson’s relationship with the Pinelands Commission. Part of Jackson is within the protected Pinelands region of New Jersey and subject to regulations promulgated by the Pinelands Commission. Township Councilman Ken Bressi attended a Feb. 8 meeting with the Pinelands Commission to…

  • GreaterMedia Newspapers garners NJPA awards

    Eric Sucar, “High Noon Sledding,” third place, Feature, Independent Greater Media Newspapers received a combined 11 awards from the New Jersey Press Association for excellence in writing, photography and advertising in the NJPA’s Better Newspaper Contest for 2010. The newspaper group, based in Freehold, publishes 10 weeklies, serving Monmouth, Middlesex and Ocean counties. Former Greater…

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