By DON STINE
Even though the weather didn’t quite cooperate, residents living around Deal Lake partied anyway Saturday to raise money to improve water quality in the lake.
“For first time out I think everybody’s happy with the way it went. It also makes people a lot more aware what’s going on regarding the lake,” said event [...]
By JOANNE L. PAPAIANNI
An Ocean Township High School student turned an interest in Asbury Park’s Metropolitan Hotel into a winning photo in a contest sponsored by the Photographic Society of America.
Brianna Deane, a senior, said she can’t explain why, but she has had a “passion” for the now demolished Metropolitan Hotel, since first seeing it [...]
By DON STINE
Coaster Photo:
A fireplace is a focal point in this room at the Woolley House which is undergoing extensive renovations.
Festival will feature pie eating, chili contestsThe fifth annual Ocean Township Fall Fest falls this year on Sat., Sept. 27.
The event will be held at Joe Palaia Park at Whalepond and Deal Roads.
The Fall Fest includes live entertainment, a craft fair, a classic car show, parent/child tennis tournament and chili cook-off.
Musical entertainment will be [...]
By TOM SHORTELL
Tom Pagano, the Superintendent of the Ocean Township School District, calls them Digital Native Americans, and theyre changing the way teachers do their jobs.
Theyre the latest generation of Americans who are now in the elementary schools of America. These children have always had computers in the home, never knew cell phones as a novelty and might have a hard time identifying a cassette tape.
To better teach these young students, all educators in Ocean Township elementary schools are getting Hewlett-Packard laptops so they can make their lessons multimedia experiences.
For 32 years, the Ocean Township Italian American Association has been hosting an Italian Festival, and for 32 years people from around the region have flocked to it.
Many families have been regulars almost every year while others are just discovering it.
Scott Raynor of Wanamassa attended with his wife Danielle and daughter Ryan for the first time. On his first attempt on the Ocean Township High School Booster Clubs Strength Meter, Scott nicked the bell.
By TOM SHORTELL
High schooler Danielle Caruso spoke with a woman who wanted to voice her concern about welfare check recipients. The woman on the phone had drug testing done for her job and wanted to know if welfare recipients had to have drug testing and if not, why.
Caruso, who will enter her senior year at Ocean Township High School, began investigating the matter. She called the woman back and told her no, it isnt done, and it would be illegal to begin the practice.
It was a violation of the 4th Amendment, Caruso said.
By DON STINE
Contract negotiations between the Ocean Township Education Association and the Board of Education have been settled under a memorandum of agreement reached between the two sides.
The last contract expired in June 2007 and education association members have been working under the old contract ever since.
School board member Michael Beson, who headed the contract negotiating committee, said the board is satisfied with the agreement.
All sides came together and worked out an agreement thats best for our teachers and the taxpayers, he said.