• Pupils ready to release trout

    On May 27, approximately 225 students and teachers will convene at the Forest Resource Education Center in Jackson to participate in the third annual Trout in the Classroom Field Day. Seven of the Monmouth, Ocean and Middlesex county schools that have raised native New Jersey brook trout from eggs will release their fingerlings into the…

  • Firm hired to search for new FRHSD supt.

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Afirm that will seek out a new leader for the Freehold Regional High School District has been hired by the district’s Board of Education. At its meeting on May 17 the board hired West Hudson Associates to conduct the district’s search for a superintendent. The contract between the board and…

  • Jazz ensemble claims third place in state

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — The Jackson Liberty High School jazz ensemble is ending the 2009-10 school year on a high note after clinching third place in the New Jersey State Jazz Final. The award is the first for Jackson Liberty and the second for a school in the Jackson School District. “Anyone…

  • Howell council slices $1.9M from school tax

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer HOWELL — The recent vote to defeat the tax levy portion of the Howell K-8 School District Board of Education’s proposed 2010-11 budget was not a mandate from the public, the president of the Howell Township Education Association (HTEA) said recently. Although Gov. Chris Christie urged voters to reject…

  • Jackson school board agrees to tax levy cut

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer An unanticipated increase in extraordinary aid from the state will help the Jackson Board of Education deal with a $1 million reduction in the general fund tax levy for 2010-11 that was directed to be made by the Jackson Township Council. The council certified a general fund tax levy (the…

  • Dorothy M. Graff

    Mrs. Graff, 74, of Howell, died May 14, 2010, at home. She and her husband owned and operated Kenneth L. Graff Trenching & Trucking and The Korden Corp. She was predeceased by her husband, Kenneth L. Graff Sr.; two brothers, John and Timothy Peters; and a sister, Eileen Campbell. Surviving are five daughters, Debra Lane…

  • John E. Murphy Sr.

    Mr. Murphy, 79, of Howell, died May 10, 2010, at home. He retired as a foreman for the Howell Department of Public Works road department. Mr. Murphy was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He was predeceased by two brothers, Arthur L. Murphy Jr. and Ralph Murphy. Surviving are a son, John Murphy…

  • Thomas E. Przybylko

    Mr. Przybylko, 61, of Jackson, died April 30, 2010, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was born in Newark and had lived in Sayreville for 48 years before moving to Jackson. He was the owner/operator of SKA Karate and Kickboxing in South River for over 30 years. Mr. Przybylko was a grandmaster 10th dan…

  • Kafton says he remains committed to Jackson residents

    The numbers (in the May 11 Jackson municipal election) are in and the people have spoken. I obviously am not happy with the end results, but I would just like to take the time to thank all those people who have supported me and my team, Sean Giblin and Marvin Krakower. Thank you for coming…

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