• Fankhauser, Truszkowski vie for Howell seat on board

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer The contest for a three-year term representing Howell on the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education will pit a recent FRHSD graduate against an attorney on Nov. 5, Election Day. Amy Fankhauser and James Truszkowski are running for the Howell seat that is currently held by Ron Lawson.…

  • DATEBOOK

     “The Child Within Us,” the Ocean County Historical Society’s newest exhibit, will showcase toys, games, books and clothing from the mid-1800s to the 1950s, with artifacts grouped by the decade in which they were popular. The display will begin on Nov. 4 in the Pauline Miller Exhibition Room, Ocean County Historical Society, 26 Hadley…

  • Get outdoors – there’s an app for that!

    YOUR TURN MICHELE S. BYERS GUEST COLUMN A ny time is a good time to explore New Jersey’s great outdoors … and fall is especially glorious. If you want to find out where to hike, bike, paddle, fish, bird-watch, hunt or visit historic sites, check your phone. More than 60 percent of mobile phones are…

  • Study room to be named for late Howell librarian

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer HOWELL — Officials at the Howell Library will gather at 2 p.m. Nov. 2 to dedicate a study room in honor of the facility’s first librarian. The ceremony will take place at the library, 318 Old Tavern Road, Howell, and the study room will be named in honor of the…

  • Support the Shoreline Heart Walk on Nov. 3

    A fter a rough pregnancy, I gave birth to a healthy boy we named Ryan last year. I was 35 and ready to face the crazy world of newborns — baby giggles, late-night feedings and changing diapers. Instead I was battling for my life instead of learning the ropes of being a new mom. I…

  • A war seen clearer through time

    YOUR TURN MARTIN MABE GUEST COLUMN This year, Americans will celebrate the 93rd anniversary of Veterans Day. Armistice Day, as it was originally called, was set aside to honor veterans of World War I, but after the great mobilization of soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen during World War II, and Korea, Congress amended the official…

  • 5 residents seek two seats on Jackson school board

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — Two available three-year terms on the Jackson School District Board of Education will be up for grabs on Election Day, Nov. 5. Running for those two seats are Thomas Colucci, Sharon Dey, Laurie Keats, Tracey Murnane and Tina Polhemus. Board member Linda Lackay is not seeking re-election. Dey…

  • Council revises salary ranges

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer HOWELL — The members of the Township Council have voted to adopt two ordinances that establish new salary guidelines for several municipal positions. The ordinances were introduced on Oct. 8 and adopted on Oct. 22. Voting to adopt the ordinances were Deputy Mayor Robert Nicastro, Councilman Edward Guz, Councilman Robert…

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