• Maddalena Cicero

    Mrs. Cicero, 85, of Howell, died Aug. 24, 2013, at Bartley Health Care, Jackson. She was born and raised in Vizzini, Sicily, and had lived in Argentina, New York City, Brooklyn, N.Y., and Staten Island, N.Y., prior to moving to Howell in 2002. She was employed as a tailor for Lou Levy & Son Fashions…

  • Helen T. Gorman

    Mrs. Gorman, 87, of Sayreville, died Aug. 19, 2013, at home. She was predeceased by her husband, Thomas; four brothers, Edward, Frank, John and Ted; and a sister, Sophie Kozicki. Surviving are a son, Thomas of Jackson; a daughter, Kathleen Yokell, and her husband, Richard, of Edmond, Okla.; two sisters, Frances Landolfi, and her husband,…

  • CFO named interim manager

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer HOWELL — The Township Council has named Jeffrey Filiatreault as Howell’s interim township manager. Filiatreault currently works as Howell’s chief financial officer, although he has announced his pending retirement from that position. Helene Schlegel, who worked as Howell’s township manager since 2007, resigned from her position on Sept. 6. Schlegel…

  • Jackson man charged with luring girls in Lakewood

    LAKEWOOD — A sex offender on the Megan’s Law registry was arrested in Lakewood on Sept. 10 after eyewitnesses reported that they saw him allegedly attempt to lure two teenage girls into his truck. According to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, Nicholas Ravaioli, 29, of Jackson, was allegedly seen on Pinemere Avenue shortly before 8…

  • New courses offered in Plumsted schools

    PLUMSTED — Students and faculty members in the Plumsted Township School District may have noticed a slew of changes in the district’s halls as the 2013-14 school year got underway on Sept. 4. From new faces to new classes, district administrators said this school year is special. “This is going to be an exciting year,”…

  • Fighting Seaside blaze took united effort

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Pitch black smoke billowed into a clear blue sky above the southern Ocean County community of Seaside Park on Sept. 12 as firefighters from throughout the county worked to fight a boardwalk fire that damaged businesses still struggling to recover from superstorm Sandy. About 400 firefighters responded to Seaside Park…

  • DATEBOOK

     A Comedy Knight hosted by the Howell Jackson Knights of Columbus Council 6201 will take place on Oct. 12 at the council home on Bartley Road, Jackson. Tickets are $35 per person and include a homecooked dinner and performances by three comedians. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show will start at 8:30…

  • Air conditioning woes addressed

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer PLUMSTED — The beginning of the 2013-14 school year was a bit stifling for students at New Egypt High School, as the building’s air conditioning unit malfunctioned for a portion of the first week. According to Plumsted Township School District officials, the problem arose during the uncharacteristically warm weather from…

  • ‘We will never forget’

    Mark Rosman IN THE NEWS A s the sun set over the Manalapan municipal complex on the evening of Sept. 11, family members and friends of the local residents who were killed in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, gathered to remember and to honor their loved ones. They stood at attention in front…

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