• Vice principals will be hired at Howell elementary schools

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer HOWELL — Each elementary school in the Howell K-8 School District will have a vice principal by September in a move that will cost the district as much as $250,000. The vice principal will replace the lead teacher position in each school. Vice principal positions will be available at the…

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     CARE Animal Rescue will host a puppy adoption event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 14 at Petco, 4345 Route 9 North, Freehold Township. Puppies can be viewed at www.carenj.com.

  • High school seniors honored

    Sanjana Goyal, Melanie Cotton, Liezl Puzon, Nabiha Khakoo, Kirti Nuthi and Anna Reich (from left) were presented with scholarships from the Freehold Branch of the American Association of University Women. At the May 8 meeting of the Freehold Branch of the American Association of University Women, the six highest-ranking female seniors from the Freehold Regional…

  • Web of social services buoys adult with autism

    The Autism Puzzle: A New Jersey Angle By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Kevin Petranich performs his tasks at the Educational Testing Service (ETS) in Princeton. This is part six in an occasional series of stories about people with autism in New Jersey. The entire series can be found at www.gmnews.com/autism. K evin Petranich doesn’t hit…

  • Jackson board names Genco superintendent

    By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer A former administrator in the Jackson School District will return to the community as superintendent of schools. Stephen Genco, who left Jackson three years ago to become the superintendent of the South Plainfield School District in Middlesex County, has been named by the Board of Education as Jackson’s new educational…

  • D-Day legacy of service and sacrifice lives on

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Rudolph Schasney, a U.S. Navy gunner first mate who was involved in the D-Day invasion of France on June 6, 1944, participates in a Memorial Day ceremony on May 24 at Thorne Middle School in the Port Monmouth section of Middletown. MATT DENTON Seventy years after D-Day — the Allied…

  • Former Howell manager tapped as interim Jackson business administrator

    Andrew Martins JACKSON – Ten days after former business administrator Jose Torres took office as the mayor of Paterson, Jackson officials have confirmed that the former business administrator of Howell has      been chosen to temporarily fill the vacancy. According to Mayor Michael Reina, Helene Schlegel will serve as Jackson’s business administrator for the next 90…

  • High-end Hyundai

    Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: My brother called to say that he’d just bought a new Hyundai. We gave him a little good-natured ribbing about his cheapie choice, and he announced, huffily, that it was a $69,000 Hyundai. I love my brother, but he’s given to hyperbole. I seriously doubt he paid $69,000 for a…

  • Top used cars for new grads

    By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features HONDA ELEMENT They’re rated as being safe and reliable and are reasonably affordable, bringing both peace of mind — and pocketbook — to those heading off to their first jobs. W hile many students get through their college years driving an old “beater” car or borrowing a ride from the…

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