• Friends, neighbors plan to celebrate Howell Day

    By JENNIFER ORTIZ Staff Writer HOWELL — Howell Day will be celebrated for a 43rd year from 1-8 p.m. Oct. 3 at Soldier Memorial Park, Lakewood-Farmingdale Road, Howell. Everyone is invited to attend the community event. Howell Day will kick off with a performance by the Howell High School marching band. The day will also…

  • Relay For Life Committee planning for 2016

    The Relay For Life of Jackson that was held on May 15 at Jackson Liberty High School raised more than $51,000 for the American Cancer Society. The Relay For Life Committee wishes to express a big thank you to the students from Calvary Academy in Lakewood, Jackson Township officials, Jackson Liberty High School and all…

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    Duncan, a Cairn terrier, joins the mum shopping fun in a wagon at Kaczor’s Mum Farm, Cream Ridge, on a hot September afternoon, Sept. 8. RAY CHISTE

  • DATEBOOK

     A multi-family community yard sale will take place rain or shine from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 3 at Jensen’s Deep Run Community Center, Route 537, Cream Ridge.  The Jackson Township Municipal Utilities Authority will be flushing water mains and fire hydrants in Jackson from 2-6 a.m. Monday through Friday beginning Sept.…

  • Chandler Plaza now set for Oct. 5 hearing

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON – A public hearing regarding the construction of a commercial plaza at the intersection of Hyson and Chandler roads has been rescheduled for October. The application proposing Chandler Plaza was scheduled to be heard by the Jackson Planning Board on Aug. 3, but the hearing was postponed when attorneys…

  • Board’s action clears way for three new residences

    By JENNIFER ORTIZ Staff Writer HOWELL — The Planning Board has approved an application for a four-lot subdivision that will include an existing home and three new building lots in the area of Schulte Avenue, Hollywood Avenue, Catalpa Avenue and Willow Avenue. A motion for a preliminary approval was passed on Sept. 3, for the…

  • Municipal court deal amended

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer PLUMSTED – A shared services agreement through which Plumsted provides municipal court services to Allentown has been amended. According to the new provision in the pact, Plumsted will provide security when Allentown proceedings are taking place in the Plumsted municipal courtroom. Plumsted will “assure appropriate and qualified officers” will be…

  • New Jersey WILD Expo

    Above: Keith Hopler builds a ladderback chair out of white oak during the sixth annual New Jersey WILD Outdoor Expo at the Colliers Mills Wildlife Management Area in Jackson, Sept. 12. Right: Rebecca Brown, 14, lights the fuse and sets off a cannon during the expo. PHOTOS BY MATT DENTON

  • Grants help fund museum care in Howell

    HOWELL — The preservation and upkeep of the MacKenzie Museum and Library is an ongoing process. The latest upgrades to the museum consisted of painting and structural improvements that were funded by a grant that was provided by the Monmouth County Historical Commission. James and Jessie MacKenzie acquired the house on Lakewood-Farmingdale Road in 1956…

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