• Scout comments on solar energy proposal

    I am writing in response to a recent Tri- Town News article, “Sierra Club, DEP Join Chorus Opposing Solar Power Plan.” I am a New Egypt Troop 109 Boy Scout working on my Communication merit badge toward my Eagle Scout rank. One of the requirements is to read an article and send a response to…

  • Writer finds presidential candidates lacking

    For the past six years the Obama administration has elevated incompetence even beyond the reach of ridicule. When one disillusioned voter was asked what he thought were President Barack Obama’s three biggest mistakes, he simply replied: “First, his accepting the nomination. Second, taking the oath of office, and third, not resigning.” As for the other…

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    MARK ROSMAN/STAFF View of the Brooklyn Bridge, foreground, and the Manhattan Bridge, along the East River from the roof of an apartment building on John Street, New York City, June 7.

  • ON CAMPUS

    The following local residents have graduated from Rowan University, Glassboro: From Howell: Ashley Lorna Averack, Andrew Matheson Branin, Thomas Joseph Desiato, Amanda Catherine Fee, Amanda Ferraro, Joseph Edward Filipkowski, Matthew Edward Goldzman. And, Todd C. Hankel, Alyssa Hart, Matthew Stephen Motto, Joseph Gabriel Noto, Vincent Richard Oliver, Victoria Lynn Petrucha, Benjamin David Rousseau and Melissa…

  • Pinky promises provide pupils a lesson about mammograms

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer HOWELL — A group of 400 students and staff members at the Newbury School gathered on the soccer field and linked pinkies recently to raise awareness about the importance of having an annual mammogram. The Newbury School and other schools in the Howell K-8 School District celebrated Pink Out…

  • Howell assigns administrators to schools for 2015-16

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer HOWELL — Administrative assignments for the 2015-16 school year in the Howell K-8 School District have been approved by the Board of Education. The upcoming academic year will be the first following the board’s recent decision to reconfigure the school district. The reconfiguration plan will divide the school district…

  • Canines compete

    The American Kennel Club held agility trials at East Freehold Park, Freehold Township, on May 29. Dogs and their owners went through their paces on a challenging course. In photo at left, one canine shows off his hurdling skills. Bottom left, Tom Mulcahey of Brick Township celebrates with his 7-year-old boxer, Thomas Jr., at the…

  • User-friendly budgets improve transparency

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer New Jersey residents may have an easier time understanding where their tax dollars are being spent under new state requirements for towns to provide more concise budget summaries. Municipal governments are now required by the state Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Division of Local Government Services to produce a user-friendly…

  • Sewer plant still under review

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Plans to construct a sewer system and a wastewater treatment plant in Plumsted remain at a standstill as municipal officials await a decision from the state regarding a permit for the proposed infrastructure. Plumsted Municipal Utilities Authority Executive Director Peter Ylvisaker said the township has yet to receive the New…

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