• Plan to deal with debt should not be tough to figure out

    I f our federal government was a family that ran up a huge credit card debt and the family went to a financial adviser, what would the adviser do? First, the adviser would do a thorough examination of the family’s current spending patterns, then establish a new curtailed budget, and finally establish a payment plan…

  • Howell senior citizens appreciate community support

    Looking back on the past year, I feel incredibly humbled to have once again witnessed the generous outpouring of support for Howell’s senior citizens. Despite economic difficulties, I am amazed by the many individuals and organizations that have opened their hearts to the older residents of our township. The many volunteers and community partners who…

  • The Second Amendment has no chance of being repealed

    There has been much concern by some people lately that somehow the government is coming to take their guns. There is no law that can be written to stop anyone from having a gun (just certain types). It would require an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which requires both houses of Congress to vote in…

  • Use of children for propaganda is quite depressing

    How depressing recently to see the president again using children as propaganda props, then the next day, releasing a video of children reading letters, supposedly written by themselves, begging for gun control. It reminded me of Jimmy Carter, claiming he asked his daughter Amy about what she thought was the most important issue facing the…

  • CODA

    With ban lifted, will women need to register for the draft? GREG BEAN The news last week that the Pentagon had lifted its ban on women in front-line combat roles was largely greeted as a positive step toward gender equality in our military. Over the course of our conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, women in…

  • Photo

    A male American goldfinch is seen in his winter plumage at Duke Farms, Hillsborough, Somerset County. This species of goldfinch molts twice a year and takes on a different look every six months. In that respect, the bird reminds many people of Madonna. BILL PATRICK/www.maiseyimages.com

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     Marlboro High School class of 1983 is planning its 30-year reunion for September. Classmates are being sought. Contact [email protected] for more information.  Join the Ocean County Master Gardeners on a trip to the Philadelphia International Flower Show on March 6. The cost of $57 per person includes the cost of admission and transportation…

  • Howell resident committed to assisting marine mammals

    Tina Marie Malinak HOWELL — Longtime Howell resident Tina Marie Malinak has turned her passion for animals into 15 years of dedication to the Marine Mammal Stranding Center and helping distressed marine mammals and sea turtles along New Jersey’s waterways. Malinak has been involved with the center since 1997 and works year-round on a variety…

  • Jackson woman faces charges

    A resident of Jackson was arrested on Jan. 24 and charged with embezzling fees from a Monmouth County Park System golf course, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. Carol Hobbs, 34, was charged with third-degree theft following an investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office alleging she stole greens fees at the Charleston…

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