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  • PLUMSTED: DeMarco appointed NEPS principal

    PLUMSTED: DeMarco appointed NEPS principal

    Veteran administrator named to NE Primary School post by James McEvoy, Managing Editor  PLUMSTED — Richard DeMarco has worn a lot of hats during his 12-year career in Plumsted Township public schools.    Now he will embark in the next stage in his career after being unanimously appointed principal of the New Egypt Primary School by…

  • PLUMSTED: District may oppose state aid practice

    Officials say state practice impacts ability of district to fund programs by James McEvoy, Managing Editor PLUMSTED — Later this month, the Plumsted Township Board of Education may move to formally oppose a state practice that has drawn the ire of school officials.    The state School Development Authority is forcing districts to pay principal and…

  • LAWRENCE: Woman, 91, raring to go for HomeFront race

    Despite declining mobility, 91-year-old Bernice Roud said no one is going to stop her from taking part in HomeFront’s annual 5K Run/Walk for Hope fundraiser, set for June 2 at the Educational Testing By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    Despite declining mobility, 91-year-old Bernice Roud said no one is going to stop her from taking part…

  • MANVILLE: Mayor Corradino stands with Governor Christie

    MANVILLE: Mayor Corradino stands with Governor Christie

    Manville Mayor Angelo Corradino, in sunglasses, may look like security, but he’s standing up front for Governor Chris Christie, who came to the borough to accept the longtime Democrat’s endorsement.

  • Jugglers, musicians, comics, acrobats take over Main Street

    Jugglers, musicians, comics, acrobats take over Main Street

    By Rod Hirsch  Main Street in downtown Somerville on Saturday, May 18th will be closed to traffic and serve as the stage for a merry-go-round of family-friendly street performers that have dazzled crowds far and wide at street fairs, festivals, circuses, amusement parks, theaters and late-night television. The inaugural Somerville Festiville street fair sponsored by…

  • LAWRENCE: Mayor says tax reforms necessary

    If municipal government is to stop lurching from fiscal crisis to fiscal crisis, state lawmakers must sit down and work on meaningful property tax reform, Mayor Jim Kownacki told the MIDJersey Chamber of Commerce By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    If municipal government is to stop lurching from fiscal crisis to fiscal crisis, state lawmakers must…

  • LAWRENCE: Two teens are charged with a house burglary

    By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    John Morris, 18, of Ewing Township, and Julian Rodriguez, 19, of Puritan Avenue, have been charged with burglary for allegedly entering a Hoover Avenue residence in the early morning hours of May 10, according to police Lt. Mark Ubry.    An occupant was awakened around 3 a.m. when he heard a…

  • ALLENTOWN: Equestrian event returns to borough

    ALLENTOWN: Equestrian event returns to borough

    Caroline Martin, riding Titanium, competes May 11 in the Concours Complet International at the Horse Park of New Jersey Allentown. Staff photo by James McEvoy. 

  • Hiker concerned with trail diversion

    To the editor:     I am an active hiker and a resident of Upper Freehold Township in Monmouth County.    The Union Transportation Trail, which is part of a network of linear parks or “rails to trails,” is a very popular concept that has been widely accepted throughout the country.    The partially completed trail currently ends…