• HILLSBOROUGH: Gambling ring was run by local man, police say

    Operation Shore Bet is busted in Monmouth County By Kelly Velocci, Packet Media Group    A Hillsborough man was charged Tuesday with being a ringleader in a million-dollar-a-week gambling ring centered in Monmouth County.    Richard Crossman, 55, of Hillsborough, and Anthony Gagliardi, 38, of Monmouth Beach, were said to lead an operation that included money laundering…

  • South Plainfield Middle School principal honored as top educator by Tourette Center

    South Plainfield Middle School principal honored as top educator by Tourette Center

    South Plainfield Middle School Principal Kevin Hajduk, right, receives his New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome Educator of the Year Award from Karen and Tommy Licato.

  • MILLSTONE: Residents lament power outages

    Mayor urges residents must make sure their trees are trimmed back by Jane Meggitt, Special Writer MILLSTONE — For many township residents, power failures are almost a way of life. At the June 19 Township Committee meeting, one resident asked the governing body to contact the top people at Jersey Central Power and Light to…

  • WEST AMWELL: ‘Old-school kids’ say farewell to South

    WEST AMWELL: ‘Old-school kids’ say farewell to South

    Principal Mark Collins addresses the audience and graduates.

  • LAWRENCE: Booker shares life lessons at Boys State

    LAWRENCE: Booker shares life lessons at Boys State

    Newark Mayor Cory Booker greets the boys who attended the American Legion Jersey Boys State program after his remarks to the high school students at Rider University.

  • LAWRENCE: $17,000 fireworks show to go off on July 5

    The sky over Lawrence Township will be awash in the rockets’ red, white and blue glare as Lawrence Township hosts its annual Fourth of July celebration on July 5 at the Rider University campus. By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer    The sky over Lawrence Township will be awash in the rockets’ red, white and blue glare…

  • WEST AMWELL: ‘Old-school kids’ say farewell to South

    WEST AMWELL: ‘Old-school kids’ say farewell to South

    Andrew Nini’s sister embraces him after graduation.

  • Fatal distractions

    Don’t blame the phone or fast food; it seems we’re our own worst enemies when it comes to inattentive driving. By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features One in 10 of the more than 65,000 car crash-related fatalities that occurred during 2010 and 2011 were caused by distracted driving, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration…

  • Q&A

    Jaguar sighting? with Sharon Peters Q: We were passed on the highway by a Jaguar that was a very un-Jaguar-like garish shade of blue. We immediately assumed it must be a custom paint job, and a quick search of the website showed no such color. Can you confirm? A: You gave up a little too…

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