• Ode to spring

    Out with the cold; time to prepare for the perennial rite of spring BY GOTTI KELLEY Correspondent Visitors to the annual New Jersey Flower & Garden Show at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center, Edison, look over display gardens on Feb. 14. ERIC SUCAR staff pring is quietly approaching, but this season does not…

  • on campus 

    The University of Delaware, Newark, Del., has named the following residents to the dean’s list for the fall semester: From Howell, Timothy Bonk, Lauren Christie, Catherine Gamble, Courtney Gil, Erica Jenkins, Alaina Johnson, Alyssa Jones, Emily Smith, Emily Lukas, Casey O’Brien and Jessica Volpe; From New Egypt, Jessica Lambert; From Jackson, Kaitlin Cohen, Alyssa Dastoli,…

  • Councilman seeking changes to local economic committee

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — The structure of Jackson’s Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC) could undergo an overhaul in the upcoming weeks, following Councilman Rob Nixon’s request that the Township Council make some changes to the appointed board. “I think we all agree that a robust and enhanced economic development plan for the…

  • Plumsted teacher receives grant

    PLUMSTED — The New Jersey Association for Educational Technology (NJAET) recently awarded grants to New Jersey teachers for innovative projects that promote learning with educational technology. One educator who received a grant teaches in Plumsted. All of the grants were for $2,000 or less and they demonstrate how a relatively small amount of money can…

  • Work in synthetic biology challenges Howell woman

    Devinn Lambert earns scholarship to Cambridge BY THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Devinn Lambert A Howell resident with a long list of accomplishments is adding one more to her list of achievements. After being named one of 90 people from around the world to earn a Gates Cambridge Scholarship, Devinn Lambert will work toward a Master…

  • Sept. 2010 arson at Howell salt shed remains unsolved

    Insurance payoff replaced equipment; law enforcement still seeking those responsible BY THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer The person or persons who set fire to Howell’s municipal salt shed on Old Tavern Road shortly after midnight on Sept. 16, 2010, remain at large more than two years after the offense, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office.…

  • Ready, set, grow!

    Arletta Smith peruses some of the plants and flowers on display at the annual New Jersey Flower and Garden Show at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center, Edison, on Feb. 14. The event attracts more than 25,000 flower and garden enthusiasts each year. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Find the best deals in used cars

    We scoured a wealth of data to uncover the best deals among three-year-old models in eight vehicle segments By Jim Gorzelany CTW Features The bad news for cash-strapped car buyers is that prices for late-model used cars remain high since Superstorm Sandy took tens of thousands of vehicles off the market last October. The good…

  • Q&A

    Vintage presents with Sharon Peters Q: My husband will turn 70 next year and we’re planning a special blowout. Some old photos of him in his 20s show him with his foot propped up on the back bumper of an old-fashioned little car that he often speaks of fondly. It was light green and, foreign,…

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