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Clark rallies around injured police officer from Howell
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer HOWELL — Day by day. That has been Sharon Adamonis’ motto ever since she got the call that her husband, Clark (Union County) Police Lt. Mark Adamonis, had been critically injured in a Feb. 22 car accident on his way home from work. “Nobody knows what’s going to happen,”…
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Girls make environment focus of Scouting award
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Taylor Roth, 14, Alexis Roth, 14, Rachel Zak, 15; and Courtney Wojcik, 14, (l-r) helped to spread the word about using the three R’s to help the environment. JACKSON — Reduce, Reuse and Recycle may very well be the three R’s that are the best way to help protect the…
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Hubbub erupts over mayor’s 2009 letter
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — Whether or not a complaint alleging ethics violations against Mayor Mike Reina was sent to the state Local Finance Board by a Jackson resident may not be known for some time, and whether or not there will be any kind of investigation into the matter may take even…
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Forest center is a gem in Jackson
School groups, individuals welcome at nature facility BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Nestled in the Pinelands region of Jackson, one mile east of Jackson Memorial High School on Don Connor Boulevard, there is a wealth of learning to be obtained at the New Jersey Forest Resource Education Center. The New Jersey Forest Resource Education Center…
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Former board member appears to have won seat
Ocean County Board of Elections could not confirm Plumsted result as of April 27 BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Herb Marinari, who served on the Plumsted School District Board of Education for 15 years before deciding not to run for re-election several years ago, appeared to have won a new three-year term on the board…
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Council may ask auditor to review school budget
Howell school officials will wait for answer on defeated tax levy BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Howell municipal officials planned to hire a forensic accountant this week to scrutinize the Howell K-8 School District’s defeated 2010-11 budget, Mayor Robert F. Walsh said. “I think it was a mandate from the people over concerns about…
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Communications High School Multicultural Club
Nicholas Mastrola, 8, (l) enjoys some time with his new friend Alli Schaaff during a visit from the students of the Communications High School Multicultural Club with autistic students at the Newbury School, Howell, on April 21. Communications High School is in Wall Township. For more photos, see page 44 and the Photo Galleries at…
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These folks are giving New Jersey a bad name
CODA GREG BEAN No matter where you go, you can’t ever escape New Jersey. Take, for example, a little over a week ago when I was waiting at the swim-up bar in a beautiful tropical resort for the bartender to finish blending my pina colada. The guy standing next to me had a scowl on…
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Legislators have raided funds to detriment of the state
In another spectacular example of the lack of fitness of our legislators to exhibit any sort of trustworthiness to properly handle the state’s fiscal affairs, we now hear that unless additional revenue is found, New Jersey could lose $1.6 billion in federal funds to be used for replacing bridges, aging roads and transit facilities. What…
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