Manchester, NJ

PDF of print edition REMEMBERING A FRIEND COMMUNITY MOURNS THE LOSS OF GOOD-HEARTED VETERAN By Kim Fink       Friends, relatives, township officials and fellow residents all gathered in the church of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church, Whiting, last week to pay respects and say one final goodbye to a man who is gone but won't soon be forgotten. More ... Manchester Man Faces 100 Years For Sexually Assaulting Child       MANCHESTER - A jury recently found 29-year-old Michael Sean Howell from Manchester Township guilty for sexually assaulting a child between the ages of 12 and 14. Howell could face up to 100 years in prison for the assaults. The assaults occurred over a two-year period. Howell, who was a firefig... More ... Oh The Things We Could Think Local School Celebrates "Read Across America" By Kim Fink       Who is Theodor Geisel? Is the name easily recognizable to you? If you said no, you're certainly not alone. Many people would agree that the name doesn't ring any bells unless of course you were told that he was an author who commonly used the pen name Dr. Seuss. More ... Airpark Expansion Approval On Hold Until March 31 By Bill McLaughlin       A project review committee of the Pinelands Commission tabled until March 31 a decision on the proposed cross-wind runway at Robert J. Miller Airpark on Route 530 in Berkeley. There were questions by members of the panel as to whether the Ocean County Board of Freeholders had ever filed a master ... More ... Local Girl Scout Cookie Sales Top $1.1 Million       HOWELL - Who doesn't love Girl Scout cookies? Apparently not too many in the greater Monmouth and Ocean County area, with Girl Scout cookie sales soaring since the start of the year. With three weeks of sales remaining, the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore have already sold more than 1,117,000 box... More ... OCEAN COUNTY FREEHOLDER DIRECTOR BLASTS CORZINE'S CUTS       TOMS RIVER - Already paying the highest property taxes in the nation, New Jersey residents will likely see their bills go even higher following Governor Jon Corzine's announced cuts to municipalities, said Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari. More ... Monmouth Officials Oppose Eliminating NJ Dept. Of Agriculture Fear Acres Of Farmlands Would Be Hit Hardest       FREEHOLD - The Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders has adopted a resolution strongly opposing the elimination of the State Department of Agriculture, stating that efforts to preserve acres of farmland in the county would be adversely affected by the proposed closing of the department. More ...