Manchester, NJ

PDF of print edition Family Fun For All At Manchester Elementary's Fun Fair By Kim Fink       Dressed in their warmest winter attire, children of all ages raced through the doors of Manchester Township Elementary School at 9 a.m. Saturday morning bubbling with excitement in anticipation of this year's Family Fun Fair. More ... LAGGING REVENUE BLAMED FOR TOWN'S 7-CENT TAX RATE HIKE By Lauren Puglisi       The municipal tax rate will rise 7 cents per $100 of assessed value on a home, under the 2008 municipal budget adopted last week by the Township Council. The rise will mean an increase of approximately $50 per year on the tax bill of the average Manchester home. More ... Air Traffic Over Manchester Township Expected To Boom By Bill McLaughlin       Crestwood Village Homeowners' Association leaders were told yesterday that the time to be heard on the fate of a proposed crosswind runway at Miller Air Park is now. Theresa Lettman, a former Manchester councilwoman, spoke on behalf of the Pinelands Preservation Alliance, a conservation group opp... More ... Next Year's Switch To Digital Television Leaving Some Seniors Angry, Confused By Bill McLaughlin       Berkeley and other Ocean County municipalities recently enacted resolutions against it and local lawmakers have railed against it. But as sure as the Earth is not flat, the changeover to digital cable is inevitable. The federal government, in fact, has given Americans a year to upgrade to digital... More ... MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN A CHILDS LIFE Big Brothers Big Sisters Of Ocean County Celebrate 10 Years By Jo Ann La Russo       Whether attending a football game or helping with homework, mentors in the Big Brothers Big Sisters program of Ocean County share with children what they need the most: attention and time, someone to talk to, learn from, go places with and look up to. More ... County Inspection Department Closing By Bill McLaughlin       The Ocean County Construction Inspection Department will cease to exist July 1. The decision to shut the office came at the Ocean County Board of Freeholders' meeting last week. More ... New Leadership Chosen For County Planning Board Manchester Resident Named Chairman By Bill McLaughlin       Manchester resident Richard Work has been unanimously named chairman of the Ocean County Planning Board, effective January 16. Work, a four-year board member, served as vice chairman under Chairman Donald P. Bertrand of Brick, who stepped down but remains on the board. Donald Reed, of Plumsted, w... More ...