• Taking Back Sunday hosts storm relief concert

    Taking Back Sunday will present a hurricane relief concert Nov. 25 at Pine Belt Arena, Toms River. PHOTO COURTESY OF WWW.TAKINGBACKSUNDAY.NET The rock group Taking Back Sunday will perform a concert to benefit the Toms River Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund on Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. in the Pine Belt Arena, 1245 Old Freehold Road,…

  • Sexual assault charges filed

    JACKSON — Following an investigation, a Jackson man was arrested on Nov. 9 and accused of engaging in sexual acts with a local minor. Police said Michel Aboelkhear, 25, was suspected of having sexually assaulted a child who was at least 13 years old, but less than 16 years old, and that the suspect was…

  • Exhibit brings outdoors into gallery

    The Ocean County College Arts and Community Center Gallery, on the OCC main campus, College Drive, Toms River, will host Anthony Migliaccio and Plein Air Paintings from mid-December through January. Admission to the gallery is free and open to the public. Migliaccio, who is a New Jersey native, has exhibited at venues such as the…

  • datebook 

     The Plumsted School District Board of Education will meet on Nov. 28 and Dec. 12 at New Egypt High School, 117 Evergreen Road. The public session will commence at 7:30 p.m., after the executive session at 6:30 p.m.  Karaoke night will be held from 6:30- 9:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month…

  • Jackson man charged in connection with incident in Howell

    HOWELL — Adam Clayton, 24, of Jackson, was charged with robbery, terroristic threats, and unlawful possession of an imitation firearm in connection with an incident in Howell. According to Howell police Detective Sgt. Eileen Dodd, police received a 911 call at 3:45 p.m. Oct. 24 from a woman who said a man pointed a gun…

  • Book details fish species of New Jersey

    BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Ron Bern moved to Somerset, New Jersey, from Anderson County, S.C., 40 years ago. For a person who had been used to having access to pristine fishing areas since the age of 6, Bern thought his fishing life was over when he moved to the Northeast. The first weekend in…

  • business briefs 

    Michael A. Schutzer, president and CEO of Harmony Bank, Jackson, has reported higher third quarter earnings. For the quarter, which ended Sept. 30, the bank reported a net income of $240,268 or 16 cents per share, compared to $117,159 or 8 cents per share for the same period in 2011, an increase of $123,109 or…

  • Eileen Esther Tobasco

    Mrs. Tobasco, 73, of Jackson, formerly of East Brunswick, died Nov. 12, 2012, at home. She was employed as a part-time teller for Fleet Bank, Farmingdale. Prior to that, she worked for Taggart’s Driving School for 20 years as an office manager. Mrs. Tobasco was a member of the Winding Ways Homeowners Association Board of…

  • Deane A. Anderson

    Mr. Anderson, 84, of Jackson, died Oct. 25, 2012, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. He was born in St. Paul, Minn., and resided in the Wayside section of Ocean Township before moving to Jackson 17 years ago. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Rider College, Lawrenceville, and served in the U.S. Army during World…

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