• Smith, Gotto take seats on Howell council

    Two Republicans join three independents on governing body BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Freshly elected Howell Township Council members Pauline Smith and William Gotto were sworn in to office on Nov. 24 with the help of a few special guests. New Jersey Congressman Christopher H. Smith and Lt. Gov.-elect Kim Guadagno welcomed Smith and Gotto…

  • Local group wants to provide assistance to people in need

    As a group of independent Christians from different churches, we came together to serve our community in Ocean County and surrounding areas. We at www.njfooddrive.org feel there is a group of families and individuals that fall into a gap area when it comes to food assistance. We have come together to fill that niche. Our…

  • Writer addresses Menendez on health reform

    Sen. Robert Menendez (R-NJ) recently had the unmitigated gall to run television commercials in prime time posturing as a fighter against cuts in Medicare benefits for seniors while he and his left fringe loony congressional colleagues were gleefully cutting $500 billion out of Medicare advantage plans that seniors depend on for affordable health insurance coverage.…

  • McAuliffe captures soccer crown

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer It was something of a surprise to coach Pat Novak that the Christa McAuliffe Middle School boys soccer team would have another solid season after graduating 10 eighth-graders from a team that recorded a 10-2-1 mark in 2008. The soccer team from the Christa McAuliffe Middle School of Jackson rolled…

  • Howell holding holiday giveaway

    HOWELL — Each year a group of dedicated volunteers organizes a program sanctioned by Howell officials to collect gifts for hundreds of challenged families in the community. Individuals can help by purchasing gifts of their choice, including gift certificates, and dropping them off at Howell Lanes; Applebee’s of Howell; Affiliated Foot and Ankle Center, LLP;…

  • In long battle over shaky degrees, taxpayers suffer

    Coda • GREG BEAN The interminable dispute in the Freehold Regional High School District over administrators and teachers who got ginned-up degrees from an unaccredited and highly suspicious online diploma mill just won’t go away. Regular readers know the saga of the tale’s most highly visible player, FRHSD Superintendent of Schools James Wasser, who got…

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    CLAIRE SHEPROW Jackson Liberty High School’s Matt Filosa (24) tries to break free from a pair of Jackson Memorial High School tacklers during a Nov. 25 game between the crosstown rivals. Jackson Memorial posted a 9-7 victory as both teams ended the 2009 gridiron season with a 5-5 record. Filosa rushed for 60 yards against…

  • Thompson mobile office coming to O.B.

    Assemblyman Sam Thompson (R-13) will sponsor a Mobile Office Day 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Dec. 10 at the George Bush Senior Center in the municipal complex, Route 516 and Cottrell Road, Old Bridge. Legislative staff members will answer questions, help constituents resolve problems with state agencies and assist those who wish to sign up for state…

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