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DEP: No violation of BRSA wind turbine permit
Permits still needed to permit turbine project to go forward BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer The N.J. Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) reversed itself Monday, deciding not to issue a notice of violation to the Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority (BRSA), which is constructing a 1.5- megawatt wind turbine at its Union Beach site. In response…
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Middletown prepping plan for layoffs
Parks and rec, police jobs on the line due to $4.4M budget gap BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Middletown Township has filed a “worst-case scenario” layoff plan with the state Civil Service Commission that proposes eliminating 26 municipal positions. The proposed cuts, primarily from the parks and recreation and police departments, may be necessary to…
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Danielle Ash consoles Philip Strobel during a candlelight vigil held Feb. 8 at the Matawan Regional High School gymnasium in memory of Chris Dhume, a Matawan Regional High School senior who passed away on Jan. 22 from bacterial meningitis. Story and more photos, page 3 and gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR staff
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Keegan breaks Howell’s career scoring record
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Ryan Keegan Ryan Keegan was not going to play his high school basketball anywhere but at Howell High School. “I’m proud of Howell,” he said. “It’s my hometown. It’s where all my friends are.” Keegan’s goal was to help improve the Howell boys basketball program, and he has done that.…
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Jags, Rebels resume rivalry at District 21 tournament
Manalapan H.S. will host wrestling championships The hold that the Jackson Memorial and Howell high school wrestling teams have had on the NJSIAA District 21 tournament should continue this weekend at Manalapan High School. The two state powers battled it out for the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV team championship on Feb. 11, with the…
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Jersey Shore Boca Cosmos, a U10 boys travel soccer team, seeks a few committed players. Year-round play includes high-level indoor/outdoor tournaments and MAPS league play. The coaching staff consists of professional trainers for strength and conditioning, skill and team play and goalie training. To attend an open training session, call Coach Kevin at 732-674-8550. Jackson…
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Rebels repel all challengers in defending bowling title
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Of the 10 division titles the Howell High School girls bowling team has won in the last 11 years, this season’s championship was perhaps the most difficult. The Rebels withstood the challenge of Jackson Memorial High School and Jackson Liberty High School and an overall improved Shore Conference B Central…
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Jackson Memorial High School’s Joe Bartolini (top) tangles with Southern Regional’s Steven Johns during their 140-pound bout in the NJSIAA Group IV semifinals in Toms River on Feb. 13. Bartolini decisioned Johns, 12-2, and the Jaguars defeated the Rams to advance to the Group IV finals. In the championship match, Jackson Memorial beat Phillipsburg, 34-24,…
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Smith steps down as JMHS grid coach
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Mike Smith, who coached the Jackson Memorial High School football team to an NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV championship in 2005, has resigned as head coach in order to spend more time with his family. Smith coached the Jaguars for eight years. “I was on the sidelines this fall thinking that…
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