• Jackson adds 4 officers

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — The police force in Jackson will reach 79 sworn officers in the coming weeks, as Mayor Michael Reina has appointed four new officers to the Jackson Police Department. Pending their in-service training and other preliminary requirements, officers Tristan Bennett, 27, Stephen Cilento, 24, Benedetto Ravaioli, 32, and Anthony…

  • Full-day kindergarten makes debut in Howell

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer HOWELL — The Howell K-8 School District is prepared for the start of the 2013- 14 academic year, with adjustments having been made to account for the implementation of a full-day kindergarten program and to meet the requirements of the new Common Core State Standards. The district will enroll about…

  • District cleaning mold at Rosenauer school

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — As Jackson School District students and staff members headed into the final week of their summer vacation, district personnel were working to remediate a mold issue at the Rosenauer Elementary School. This summer, staff members found mold growing on hard surfaces in some of the school’s classrooms due…

  • All good things come to an end

    Viewpoint Donna Kenyon Call me crazy, but I don’t like Labor Day, and not just because I can’t wear white pants anymore. I have always detested Labor Day ever since I was a child and the holiday signaled the dreaded back-to-school routine. Then, I think I disliked it even more as an adult and as…

  • FOR THE RECORD

    Angelina Roberto, the granddaughter of Jackson Mayor Michael Reina, is 3 years old. Angelina is battling leukemia. Chase Olsen, 9, died in November 2009 from a malignant rhabdoid tumor. Angelina’s age and Chase’s cause of death were incorrect in an article that appeared in the Aug. 29 Tri-Town News.

  • Howell receives two state grants

    HOWELL — The Howell Department of Public Works has received a Clean Communities grant from the state. The $102,544 grant was added to the 2013 municipal budget by a vote of the Township Council at a recent meeting. Mayor Bill Gotto, Deputy Mayor Robert Nicastro, Councilwoman Pauline Smith, Councilman Robert Walsh and Councilman Edward Guz…

  • Reversing climate change requires action now

    I f you are at least 30 years old, here are some ways the climate has changed during your lifetime. Moisture in the atmosphere is up 5 percent, which means the cycle of evaporation and precipitation has changed. When there is more moisture in the air, there is more to come down when it rains…

  • Writer says he has had enough of resident

    I am sick and tired of seeing Ray Cattonar make headlines for his misdirected, selfserving attempts to gain notoriety. Here are a few points readers should know:  Mr. Cattonar ran and lost in the November 2012 Jackson Township Council election because the residents of Jackson did not believe his deception and conspiracy theories. …

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    Action on the putting green at Gambler Ridge in Upper Freehold Township. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

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