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      December 5, 2007  RSS feed

      JEFF GRANIT staff Howell High School's Chris Puglisi (51) and Jason Amato celebrate the Rebels' 46-13 victory over West Windsor-Plainsboro High School South in the Central Jersey Group IV championship game played Nov. 30 at Rutgers Stadium. For more on the Rebels' first state football title, see Sports. More...
      Action in Trenton is on the horizon as tax bills rise

      The expectation of a new school funding formula being unveiled prior to the Thanksgiving holiday did not pan out. A spokesperson for the New Jersey Department of Education (DOE) said there is a general consensus among Gov. More...

      Manalapan officials informed of problems at Bucks Head Park

      Rhoda Chodosh has been pushing Manalapan Township Committee members for years to develop a passive recreation park and a dog park in the community. Chodosh is a happy woman this week after seeing the committee introduce an ordinance on Nov. More...


      MANALAPAN - The Manalapan Symphony will perform a holiday concert on Dec. 9 at 3 p.m. The concert will be held in the auditorium of Manalapan High School, Church Lane, between Tennent Road and Route 522. Admission is free. The symphony is conducted by Michael Avagliano. More...


      HOWELL - Howell High School and the Drama Parents Organization will hold a special send-off concert to support and cheer their very own Miss New Jersey, Amy Polumbo, as she prepares to compete for the title of Miss America. More...


      FREEHOLD - The owners of a new restaurant are hoping the comfortable atmosphere they are planning will be just what the area needs in an eatery. The Park Avenue Bistro is expected to open in early 2008 in the Route 33 (Park Avenue) building that was most recently the home of Clifton's restaurant. The location is across the street from a Foodtown supermarket. More...


      FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP - The residents at the Riviera adult community on Jackson Mills Road have done it again, only better. Together with Beacon Cycling and Fitness Center, Howell, and Open Door of Freehold, they will once again put smiles on the faces of needy children. More...


      The Jewish Community Center of Western Monmouth County will sponsor a comedy night Jan. 10, 7:30 p.m., for Jewish singles ages 24-25 and 35-55 at the JCC office at 100 Route 9 (Galleria), Manalapan. The charge of $18 per person will include desserts and beverages. Advance registration is necessary by Jan. 7. More...
      It seems to me that Freehold Borough Councilman Marc Le Vine has the unique ability of putting his foot in his mouth when he makes public statements. I object strenuously to his linking me in any way with Richard Kelsey ("Mayor Is Taking Action to Aid Freehold Borough Residents," News Transcript, Letters to the Editor, Nov. 20, 2007). More...
      Nobel winners sample some wine and cheese with Bush
      A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson - a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist - and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of Greater Media Newspapers. More...
      Mrs. Kratzman, 90, of Freehold Township, died Nov. 6, 2007, at Applewood Estates nursing center, Freehold Township. She was born in Elizabeth and had resided in Plainfield for most of her life before moving to Jamesburg and then to Freehold Township in 2001. Prior to retiring, Mrs. More...
      Julian "Jules" Drucker, 16, of Manalapan, gently stroked the strings on his red Ibanez electric guitar, alongside junior Isaac Rosenberg, who was operating the Digidesign interface mixing console, manipulating the sound of a potential song that the two students plan to create in the digital recording studio of Howell High School's Next 2Records, More...
      Howell wins first football title, 46-13, over WWPS
      They made it look oh so easy. From Chance Carrick's interception on the first play of the game, to Tim Lamirande's 47-yard touchdown pass on the first play from scrimmage in the second half to the hook-and-lateral that went for a touchdown, West Windsor-Plainsboro South (WWPS) never had a chance against a well-prepared and well-oiled Howell High School football team. More...