• Teamsters’ salaries set

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer HOWELL — The Howell Township Council has adopted an ordinance that will provide retroactive salary ranges and raises for employees who are members of Teamsters Union Local 469. Local 469 represents Howell employees who are department heads and supervisors, but not members of the police department, according to Mayor Bill…

  • AAUW book sale opens June 18 in Freehold Borough

    FREEHOLD — Turn off the electronic devices, smell the ink and leaf through the pages of what many remember as the only way to read a story — from a book … a real one made of paper and a bound cover. Today’s technology has brought society to a new level, including the way many…

  • Freehold teen dies in Howell crash

    HOWELL — A resident of Freehold Township was killed in a one-vehicle crash on May 29. Police said the incident occurred shortly after 4:30 p.m. on Fairfield Road near Vicksburg Court. Police said Jordan Piercy, 19, was traveling north on Fairfield Road when he lost control of his 2005 Mazda RX8. His vehicle left the…

  • Howell municipal tax rate shows slight drop in 2014

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer HOWELL — The Howell Township Council has adopted a $45.9 million municipal budget for 2014 that holds the tax levy at the same amount that was collected in 2013 and produces a slight decrease in the municipal tax rate. On May 20, the council unanimously adopted the budget, which remained…

  • Courtesy busing deal continues

    PLUMSTED — A shared-services agreement to pay for courtesy busing for schoolchildren was approved by the Plumsted Township Committee on May 7. The agreement is between the municipality and the Plumsted Township School District Board of Education. Courtesy busing refers to transportation to and from school that is provided to children who live close to…

  • Prime tract in Jackson gains preserved status

    JACKSON — A 293-acre tract in the Barnegat Bay watershed in Jackson, which lies in the Pinelands National Reserve, has been permanently preserved in a $4.5 million land preservation deal that will offer water quality and habitat protection while providing new recreation lands, state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Bob Martin announced. Preservation of…

  • The left does not tolerate opposing views

    A ha, I said to myself, when I noted that John Calimano was a 1966 graduate of Rutgers. Then I got an even clearer picture when Mr. Calimano admitted in his recent Your Turn guest column that he had participated in “teach-ins and other protests” against Vietnam. Although definitely not my cup of tea, he…

  • Reader opposes privatization of facilities

    I n reference to a recent op-ed piece that appeared in Greater Media Newspapers, “Curley: County Health Care Facilities Must Be Privatized,” this is a perfect example of politicians talking out of both sides of their mouth. On one side, Monmouth County Freeholder John Curley says the Monmouth County freeholders have the opportunity to “put…

  • Group may help those with brain tumors

    This is in response to Laura Munoz’s recent letter to the editor regarding her son’s brain tumor experience. She may want to consider attending a brain tumor support group meeting with her son to experience the challenges other brain tumor survivors have faced. Monthly support group meetings are hosted by the Monmouth and Ocean County…

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