• Volunteers sought for ethics panel

    JACKSON — Municipal officials are seeking volunteers to serve on Jackson’s new Ethics Review Committee. The committee will consist of seven members. Three members will be appointed by the mayor’s office and three members will be appointed by the Township Council. The seventh member of the committee will be a member of the clergy. That…

  • Installation of antennas approved by planners

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — Without any objections from residents, the Planning Board has approved the placement of six antennas on an existing monopole. Metro PCS NY will place the antennas on a monopole that sits on a 2.5-acre parcel on South Hope Chapel Road and Delta Avenue. The property is owned by…

  • Fire company appoints officers for new year

    The Cassville Volunteer Fire Company No. 1, Fire District No. 2, of Jackson, recently held its 71st annual installation of officers and awards banquet. The event was held at Jackson’s Miller Avenue fire station on Jan. 9. The installation ceremony returned John I. Alchevsky to his post as department chief for a third consecutive year.…

  • Paper has its place in recycling program

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer An educational recycling program is about to be launched in the Jackson School District. Jackson Board of Education member Theresa Schiazza explains the details of a paper recycling program that will soon be in place in the township’s elementary schools. DAVE BENJAMIN Jackson Board of Education member and project chairwoman…

  • Law grants option to move election date

    Jackson officials weigh in on possibility of moving municipal election to Nov. BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Anew state law has opened the door for Jackson officials to change the date of Jackson’s municipal elections from May to November. In the final days of the administration of Gov. Jon Corzine, the state Legislature passed a…

  • Sewer line expected to pay dividends

    BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Almost eight years after property owners approved a plan for the installation of a sewer line along Route 9 in Howell, the township will soon begin collecting usage fees that will reimburse the sewer authority for the $5.2 million project. CME Associates engineers Ernie Peters and Timothy Gillen presented an…

  • Monmouth County Track and Field Championships

    Howell High School’s John Klubnick competes in the pole vault during the Monmouth County Track and Field Championships held at the Bennett Indoor Complex, Toms River, on Jan. 22. Although he did not clear the bar on this attempt, Klubnick placed fourth in the pole vault. For more photos of the meet, visit the GMN…

  • U.S. Supreme Court says that corporations are people too

    Coda • GREG BEAN This is a dark day in America. Two weeks ago, I wrote that the U.S. Supreme Court was expected to do away with most of the laws that limit campaign contributions to candidates and much political advertising by corporations and special interest groups. And late last week, the court did just…

  • Freeholder says it is time to rethink tax on Social Security payments

    The Obama White House and members of Congress are talking about another stimulus plan, this time promising $250 to each senior citizen in the nation. Instead of a one-time check, I propose that we unburden our seniors by rethinking the tax on Social Security that many retired residents are forced to pay. Since 1984, single…

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