• Rebels flourished in Johnson’s first year

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Eric Johnson’s first year as head coach of the Howell High School baseball team turned into the best season the program has had since 1994. Fifteen wins and appearances in three tournaments (Monmouth County, Shore Conference and NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV) combined to make the season Howell’s comeback year…

  • 2010: A season of good memories for Jaguars

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent These days Bryan Soloman is starting to look ahead to an NCAA Division I college baseball career at Eastern Kentucky University. Jackson Memorial High School’s Matt Thaiss connects with a pitch during the Jaguars’ victory over Washington Township during the NJSIAA Group IV state tournament semifinals on June 2 at Rider…

  • Final decision due on school tax levy

    Howell K-8 school board says HTEA has made some concessions BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer HOWELL — One more time. The Howell K-8 School District’s budget for the 2010-11 school year was expected to be at the top of the agenda at the June 15 Township Council meeting. Council members were expected to decide…

  • Superintendent search under way in FRHSD

    Consulting firm hears from public; makes plans to advertise job nationally BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer The No. 1 quality some residents are looking for in a new superintendent for the Freehold Regional High School District is trustworthiness. Peter Bastardo and William Librera of West Hudson Associates, the firm that is conducting a search for…

  • Holocaust stories told to empower students

    Survivors and liberator tell of hatred, racism BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer The story of the relationship between Abe Chapnick, Robbie Waisman and Leon Bass is one of tragedy and hope, reunion and activism. The paths of the three first intersected on April 11, 1945, at the Buchenwald concentration camp near Wiemar, Germany. Holocaust survivor…

  • Howell officials can control all expenses if they want to do so

    Iwould like to respond to HowellM ayor Robert Walsh and the Howell Township Council’s explanation and justification on the municipal tax hike proposed for the 2010 Howell budget. Mayor Walsh said he would challenge anyone to say the tax is going up too much. He has the right to say it, but the fact is…

  • Speak up now to save h.s. athletic association

    It is sad that an elected politician has made his major political priority an attack of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association. With all of the problems confronting our society in local, county, state and federal governments, state Assemblymen John Burzichelli (D-Gloucester) continues his relentless effort to destroy the NJSIAA in an attempt to…

  • Golden Triangle not so golden after all is done

    CODA GREG BEAN T he East Brunswick Township Council’s announcement that it was nearing a settlement with Toll Brothers over the disputed Golden Triangle development did not exactly produce a sigh of relief around town. The terms of the proposed settlement frankly raised more questions than they answered. And since this is being written before…

  • Senior Outreach Services helps seniors connect with assistance

    PLUMSTED — The Plumsted Senior Outreach Services (SOS) will host a day for local seniors to receive free New Jersey Fresh Vouchers and to learn more about the Medicare Improvement for Patient Provider Act (MIPPA). This event will be held July 23 in the senior meeting room on the lower level of the Plumsted municipal…

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