• Howell council kills plan to buy corporate center

    Mayor says environmental issues must be addressed at current municipal complex BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer HOWELL — Township Council members have abandoned a plan to purchase the Global Corporate Center on Route 9 and convert it into Howell’s new municipal complex. Residents in the audience applauded that decision when Mayor Robert F. Walsh…

  • Six candidates seeking seats on Jackson board

    Acevedo, Antonoff, Dey, Lackay, Sharp & Stilton want to serve community BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — Six candidates are running for two available three-year terms on the Jackson School District Board of Education in the April 20 school election. The candidates are Gus Acevedo, Nicholas Antonoff, Sharon Dey, Linda Lackay, Jeffrey Sharp and…

  • Bressi, Lum, Grzelak team up for election

    JACKSON — Ken Bressi, Kimberly Lum and Peter Grzelak have announced that they are running as a team in the May 11 Jackson municipal election. Bressi is running for mayor, and Lum and Grzelak are each seeking a seat on the Township Council. Bressi is a current member of the council. All of the terms…

  • Meridian team lends expertise in caring for injured in Haiti

    Volunteers remark about the Haitians’ strong spirit BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer Meridian Health sent medical equipment, supplies and a full medical team to Haiti on Feb. 26 for a weeklong mission as part of the organization’s continued support for earthquake relief. Above: Forty patients are crowded into a medical tent after the January earthquake…

  • School budget includes staff cuts

    Jackson residents will vote on $71.6 million tax levy on April 20 BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Jackson residents will be asked to approve a general fund tax levy of $71.6 million in the April 20 school election to support a $135.9 million budget that has been proposed by the Jackson School District Board of…

  • Police jobs on the line in 2010 Howell budget

    $1.8 million reduction in state aid cited as reason for furloughs BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Howell Mayor Robert F. Walsh wants to meet with Gov. Chris Christie to discuss Howell’s $1.8 million cut in state aid, a decrease that municipal officials say could result in the loss of 16 police officers’ jobs this…

  • Christian Brothers Academy’s Donny Finn

    Christian Brothers Academy’s Donny Finn (l) tries to elude Howell High School defender Rob Hart during a lacrosse match pitting the Colts against the Rebels. CBA defeated Howell, 8-5, in this match played in Lincroft on April 8. More photos at gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Cuts in educational aid is a real hot-button issue

    GREG BEAN I’ve written before about how much I enjoy the conversational aspect of this column, and my readers aren’t shy about giving me their take on something I’ve written. CODA Sure, some of the responses are beyond the pale, like the guy who recently said he hopes I end up destitute and eating dog…

  • Board seeking maximum allowable increase in taxes

    The Plumsted Board of Education is recommending a school budget at the maximum tax increase legally allowed. While citizens are suffering from the impact of the Great Recession, our board is unwilling to show any innovation or out-ofthe box thinking on this year’s school budget to give homeowners some relief from the unrelenting annual homeowners’…

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