• Naming of administrator pulled from council agenda

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — A resolution that would have appointed a new business administrator for Jackson was pulled from the Township Council’s Aug. 10 agenda on the morning of the meeting. The naming of a replacement for the previous administrator, Phil Del Turco, is now expected to take place on Aug. 24.…

  • Athletic center may still be tied up in court action

    Application focuses on plan to construct training facility on Fairfield Road in Howell BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer HOWELL — See you in court. That is the message Toms River attorney Edward F. Liston had for Howell Zoning Board of Adjustment members at a recent meeting that was held to hammer out a settlement…

  • Woman indicted on charge of theft

    On July 19 a state Superior Court grand jury in Freehold returned an indictment charging Lorie Langridge, 47, of Jackson, with second-degree theft. The charge relates to Langridge’s alleged theft of approximately $98,849.65 in life insurance and pension benefits from her father, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office. The indictment follows a joint investigation…

  • Soccer event aids Castellano family

    BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Jerry Mecca (l) and Jamie Nelson go after the ball during a soccer tournament held in Jackson for the benefit of the family of New Jersey State Police Trooper Marc Castellano. ERIC SUCAR staff JACKSON — A group of local soccer players braved temperatures in the 90s recently to play the…

  • Schoolhouse offers glimpse of the past

    Ardena Public School No. 2 stands as a reminder of era before consolidation BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Even as far back as 1939, school consolidation was a dirty word. Parents in Howell wanted nothing to do with consolidation, and many were not happy when the one-room schoolhouses that were scattered throughout various sections…

  • First lady Michelle Obama should have considered vacation in USA

    Iwas very disappointed to read that Michelle Obama took her younger daughter on a vacation to Spain’s Costa Del Sol while her older daughter is at sleep-away camp. While Mrs. Obama is a private citizen and has the right to travel where she wants, as First Lady of this nation, I would think that she…

  • AMVETS post asks for help with car raffle

    In February, AMVETS Post No. 2 of Jackson organized a fundraiser car raffle that would have been awarded at the Jackson Day celebration this year. Jackson Day, along with several other town events, were some of our bigger venues where we would have been able to sell tickets to those wishing to purchase them. With…

  • Mother’s Market was a successful event

    The Jackson Women of Today hosted a very successful Mother’s Market on July 18. The Mother’s Market is a flea market type of event featuring gently used children’s clothing, toys and furnishings. The proceeds benefit the Jackson Women of Today and the Jackson Women of Today Food Pantry. The Jackson Women of Today would like…

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