• Dyslexic children will find support in new Kids Klub

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer A new club for children who have dyslexia will allow its young members to have the opportunity to be leaders, rather than followers, according to Kim Mitchell of Howell. Kids Klub is a Monmouth County 4-H Club and is the result of a joint effort on the part of…

  • Jackson council reappoints tax assessor

    JACKSON — At the request of Mayor Michael Reina and his administration, the Township Council has reappointed Toni Nagle-Rowe as Jackson’s tax assessor. The governing body took the action on June 25. Business Administrator Jose Torres said, “In my time here, Toni has served in the capacity as a tax assessor, and in my opinion…

  • Local pol seeking write-in votes in U.S. Senate race

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Jack Trotta PLUMSTED — When New Jersey residents head to the polls on Aug. 13 to select the candidates who will run in a special election to succeed the late U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, a short list of high-profile individuals will be on the ballot. Seeking the Democratic nomination to…

  • Celebrate the Freedom of Information Act

    This Independence Day marks 47 years since the landmark Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was signed into federal law. Yet Americans are still distrustful of government. A 2013 Pew Research Center poll showed that only 26 percent of Americans surveyed say they can trust government in Washington “almost always or most of the time” —…

  • It’s no fun, but the life you save may well be your own

    CODA Greg Bean Here’s what I learned on my summer vacation: If you’re 50 years old and haven’t had your first colonoscopy, talk to your doctor, make an appointment and get ’er done. If you’re 60, and due for your 10- year checkup colonoscopy, don’t put it off. I did for almost a year, and…

  • Fathers find their voice at special-needs platform

    By ANDREW SWEENEY Staff Writer CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township, was host to a statewide conference for fathers of children with special needs on June 1. The conference is a partnership of New Jersey Parent to Parent, which is a program of the Statewide Parent Advocacy Network (SPAN), the New Jersey Self-Help Group Clearinghouse and…

  • Sort clothes? You’re kidding, right?

    ARE WE THERE YET Lori Clinch Laundry. It’s the worst! It monopolizes my mornings, consumes my afternoons and haunts my dreams. It’s like the basketball game of my life complete with illegal substitutions, double dribbles and flagrant fouls. As if this insurmountable pile of laundry weren’t enough, I’ve been washing clothes lately that aren’t even…

  • Council grants approval for 2013 salary increases

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — Salary increases for three high-ranking municipal employees were unanimously approved by the Jackson Township Council on June 11, finalizing an aspect of the 2013 budget that was the subject of debate by some residents. A total of about $35,000 in pay increases was awarded to Jackson’s tax assessor,…

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