• Save on back-to-school clothes shopping

    Parents can visit department store websites to find great deals on back to school clothing for their kids. The back to school season can be bittersweet. Parents may miss having their youngsters around the house when summer officially ends, but it’s also fun for parents to watch kids partake in all that school has to…

  • Area businesses ready for the back-to-school season

    Apple-A-Day Nursery School Apple-A-Day Nursery School in Jackson has been providing quality programs for preschool children for 29 years.The staff at Apple-A-Day knows that helping your children grow emotionally, socially and intellectually is essential in the early years.The school’s qualified, experienced teachers nurture the individual needs of preschool students, encouraging them to become enthusiastic learners…

  • ARE WE THERE YET

    It’s about time to get into panic mode LORI CLINCH My beloved mother spent much of this past spring busily making preparations for her favorite day of the year — her birthday. She called me six months before the big day with a general reminder, phoned in a week ahead of the auspicious occasion just…

  • Injured stuntman gets ‘shear’ caring from cut-a-thon

    I t has been nearly four months since Mike Gaboff’s near-fatal accident while performing as a stuntman on the set of an online trailer to promote the June DVD release of “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance,” starring Nicolas Cage. Gaboff, 25, of Millstone Township, sustained life-threatening injuries when the stunt went awry. The stunt involved…

  • Petrecca takes over as Plumsted’s police chief

    Sgt. is promoted and becomes township’s first chief since 1993 BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Matthew Petrecca takes the oath of office as Plumsted’s new police chief during a special meeting of the Plumsted Township Committee on Aug. 3 at New Egypt High School. ANDREW MARTINS PLUMSTED — When the Township Committee adopted an ordinance…

  • business briefs 

    Jersey Shore Business Leaders will hold a barbecue picnic and business networking event starting at 6 p.m. Aug. 23 at a Lakewood BlueClaws baseball game at First Energy Park, Lakewood. The cost is $25 for members and $30 for nonmembers, and includes the barbecue and a game ticket. Payment must be postmarked before Aug. 23.…

  • CODA

    By losing all of his races, he became a world role model GREG BEAN My youngest son was a good little wrestler, but there came a time when his coach asked him to wrestle up a couple of weight classes in a bout with another school because the team had two wrestlers in my son’s…

  • Irene M. Carter

    Mrs. Carter, 91, of Howell, died July 20, 2012. She was predeceased by her husband, Leewood Carter; a brother, Roland Ouelette; and a sister, Lillian Boulay. Surviving are a son, Lee Carter, and his wife, Marlene, of Howell; two daughters, Diane Novembre and husband, Tony, of Farmingdale, and Judy Maloney and husband, Dick, of Cape…

  • Walter Jennings

    Mr. Jennings, 81, of Jackson, died July 11, 2012, at home. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Mr. Jennings was employed by the Marlboro Board of Education and the Jamison and Son Bus Co. as a bus mechanic. He was predeceased by his wife, Estelle Jennings, in 2010; a brother, Raymond…

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