• ‘The Odd Life of Timothy Green’ is one curiously cute movie

    MOVIES BY MICHAEL S. GOLDBERGER Peter Hedges’s “The Odd Life of Timothy Green” brings to mind the oftparaphrased axiom attributed to Winston Churchill — that if you’re not a liberal when you’re young, you have no heart, and if you’re not more conservative as you age, you have no brain. If he was alive now,…

  • Jackson girls softball program now run by local Little League

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — The township’s softball program for girls will now be run by the Holbrook Little League. Municipal officials announced on Aug. 20 that the softball program would no longer be run by the Jackson Recreation Department. The Holbrook Little League has been organizing youth baseball in Jackson for 50…

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    Youngsters enjoy one of the games that was set up on Carnival Day, an end-of-summer celebration that was held at the Warrior Day Camp in Plumsted on Aug. 23. The camp was sponsored by Plumsted Township. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Jackson history is front and center in new Images of America book

    Lifelong Jackson resident Frank Holman served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. Holman served as Jackson’s mayor from 1960-64. Photo reprinted with permission from “Images of America – Jackson Township,” by Victoria O’Donnell and Christopher Ippolito, available from the publisher at www.arcadiapublishing.com or by calling 888-313-2665. JACKSON — The latest entry in…

  • Volpe foundation event a hit

    JACKSON — The James Volpe Foundation hosted its second annual Wiffle Ball and Family Day outing on Aug. 18 at the Holbrook Little League Complex in Jackson. While it rained — poured, in fact — for most of the morning, things were looking pretty ominous, according to a press release from the foundation. With puddles…

  • Horsemen may join N.J. in sports betting defense

    Sports leagues seek injunction, arguing new law damages public perception of games BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer The operators of Monmouth Park in Oceanport may join the state in its legal battle with professional and college sports organizations over the issue of legalized wagering on sporting events. Dennis Drazin, a consultant to the New Jersey…

  • County expands shared service for tax assessment

    Monmouth County’s online tax assessment program is rapidly expanding. Now, 46 of 53 municipalities are saving taxpayer money by participating in these increasingly popular and costeffective shared services, according to a press release from the county. New additions to the shared services program include Allentown, Howell, Manalapan, Marlboro and Roosevelt. “Monmouth County continues to expand…

  • FAAN to hold food allergy walk

    The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) will sponsor a food allergy walk on Sept. 8 starting at The Great Lawn, north of Pier Village, Long Branch. Check-in begins at 9 a.m. and the walk will begin at 10 a.m. The walk aims to raise awareness of food allergies. According to FAAN, every three minutes,…

  • Jackson VFW post holds its 50th annual picnic Forsgate to host charity ‘Battle of the Sexes’ event

    Organization has been serving local veterans for the last 53 years BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Sam DePasquale (l), Jackson’s former director of public safety, serves up some food to JoeEsposito during the Jackson Veterans of Foreign Wars’ 50th annual picnic. JACKSON — For 53 years, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) post in Jackson…

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