• John T. Fischetti Sr.

    Mr. Fischetti, 71, of Howell, died March 26, 2010, at Ocean Medical Center, Brick. He was a member of Union Local No. 32 BJ, New York City, until his retirement. He is survived by two sons, John Fischetti Jr. of Aylett, Va., and Joseph Fischetti of Richmond, Va.; a daughter, Lyda A. Fischetti of Point…

  • Dorothy Brady

    Mrs. Brady, 89, of Albany, N.Y., previously of Englewood, Old Bridge and Howell, died April 9, 2010. She was a secretary for the Old Bridge Township Board of Education for over 16 years. Prior to that, she worked for Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs. Mrs. Brady was predeceased by her husband, Vincent, in 1997; a son,…

  • School shows concern for Haiti

    PLUMSTED — Students and staff members at the Dr. Gerald H. Woehr Elementary School recently did their part to help earthquake victims in Haiti. Funds received from the project are being donated to the American Red Cross for Haitian relief in the aftermath of the Jan. 12 earthquake that devastated the Caribbean nation. “The students…

  • Cerretani elected president of Howell K-8 school board

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer HOWELL — Longtime Howell K-8 School District Board of Education memberMary Cerretani will serve as the board’s president for the next 12 months. At the board’s reorganization meeting last week, board members voted unanimously for Cerretani, who was elected to her fourth three-year term on the panel in the…

  • Lawson re-elected president of FRHSD school board

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Ronald Lawson will continue to serve as president of the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education for the next 12 months. Lawson, who won re-election to a threeyear term on the board in the April 20 school election, was re-elected as the board’s president when the panel held…

  • Education essentials to be discussed

    PLUMSTED — Setting a firm educational foundation is vital to ensuring future academic and social success. With that in mind, the New Egypt Primary School, Evergreen Road, will host a special session on the topic of “Progressing Through Primary School” 6:30-7:30 p.m. May 11. “This event is to provide valuable, musthave information for parents of…

  • Model U.N. team earns two honors

    Rider University’s Model United Nations team received two top honors at the conclusion of the National Model United Nations Conference, held from March 28 through April 1 at the United Nations headquarters in New York City. Jennifer Campbell of Jackson, a freshman secondary education and Spanish dual major, was a members of this year’s Rider…

  • sport shorts

    Jackson soccer will hold tryouts for the Herricanes, a 1999-2000 U11 girls (fall) team, 6:20-8 p.m. May 17 and May 20 at the Justice Complex turf field No. 2; and from 6:20-8 p.m. May 21 at the Justice Complex grass field No. 3. Registration is at 6 p.m. For more information, contact coach Steve at…

  • Power surge lifts Jaguars into A South baseball lead

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent After fluttering out of the starting gate, the Jackson Memorial High School baseball team has shown flashes of brilliance from a team that won the Shore Conference Tournament title in 2009, for the first time in 25 years. The 2010 Jaguars are 12-3, with 11 victories in their last 12 games…

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