• Pilot program expected to decrease tax appeals

    O’Scanlon: Demonstration will save towns money, improve budget process BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon A pilot project undertaken by Monmouth County in cooperation with local municipalities is expected to eliminate spikes in property assessments and reduce the number of tax appeals. State Assemblyman Declan O’Scanlon (R-13th District), a sponsor of the Real…

  • Cancer charity generates a buzz

    Vice principal agrees to let top student fundraiser shave her head BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Teacher Kim Felicetta (l-r) watches as Vice Principal Myrna Velez has her head buzzed by cosmetology student Samantha Steneck, who won the right to cut Velez’s hair off by raising the most money for cancer charity, the Family Reach…

  • State to remove Sandy debris in waterways

    Cleanup expected to be completed by June 1 opening of boating season BY KENNY WALTER & KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writers Portions of docks and damaged boats were deposited in an Oceanport creek by the Oct. 29 superstorm. The state Department of Environmental Protection awarded contracts last week for a debris cleanup project for state tidal…

  • Ode to spring

    Out with the cold; time to prepare for the perennial rite of spring BY GOTTI KELLEY Correspondent Arletta Smith peruses some of the plants and flowers on display at the annual New Jersey Flower & Garden Show at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center, Edison, on Feb. 14. The event attracts more than 25,000…

  • Red Bank issues boil water advisory after water main break

    RED BANK — The Borough of Red Bank issued an advisory on Monday to residents in the area of Spring Street and Harding Road: Due to a water main break at Harding Road and Spring Street, the borough has issued a boil water advisory as a precautionary measure only for residents who live on the…

  • How to get sports news in the paper

    If you would like your sports news published, please submit a press release at least two weeks in advance of an event such as team registration or tryouts. Results of youth games and tournaments may also be submitted, as well as collegiate news about former highschool athletes. Email to [email protected], fax 732-780-4192, or send mail…

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    After having the most successful year in the New Jersey Marlins’ short history in 2012, the team looks toward 2013 by announcing that it will be hosting travel baseball-team tryouts at Frozen Ropes, 120 Kenyon Drive in Lakewood, on March 3, 10, 17 and 24 for ages 9-17. Tryout time is from noon to 1…

  • The Shore Athletic Club honors its best at banquet

    Freehold High School and Princeton University graduate Justin Frick received the Shore Athletic Club’s (Shore AC) Johnny Hayes Memorial Trophy at the club’s Awards Banquet on Feb. 15 at The English Manor. Frick, a state champion and All-American at Freehold who went on to claim Ivy League titles and college All-American honors at Princeton, set…

  • Raiders to face JFK Memorial in girls basketball GMC semifinals

    Varsity Report BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Above: North Brunswick Township High School’s David Coffie-Owusu (l) competes in the 400-meter dash at the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV Indoor Track and Field Championships on Feb. 12 at the John Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex in Toms River. The Raiders’ sprinter finished fifth, stopping the timer in 51.50.…

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