• Abstract paintings inform winter journey

    “Community” by S.L. Baker Works by abstract artists Mercedes Farrugia and S.L. Baker are featured in a winter exhibit atABstract Expressions Contemporary Art Gallery, Mount Holly. Farrugia, of Howell, creates ethereal abstracts, often evocative of interiors or misty landscapes. Trained in decorative finishing techniques, she operates her own small business of custom painting rooms, furniture…

  • Artist is providing hope by photographing Lakewood residents

    Sherry Rubel, of S. Brunswick, must raise $5,000 by Feb. 20 to continue her project BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A South Brunswick, Middlesex County, photographer hopes to turn a passion project into a vehicle for change for the homeless in Lakewood. Sherry Rubel, a staff photographer for the Crossroads Theater in New…

  • NAMI NJ celebrates heroes

    NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) NJ has launched its 2012 Celebrating Our Heroes campaign to acknowledge and celebrate the heroes who serve our country, who battle mental illness and who fight for their loved one’s recovery. The public is invited to submit the names and/or pictures of heroes to be featured on its website…

  • ARE WE THERE YET

    Time for fuzzies, curdles and taxes LORI CLINCH Following a serious bout with the tax season, I recently emerged from our home office and celebrated with a yawn. There’s nothing quite like giving your neck a stretch to the left and then one to the right while enjoying a nice little twist of the old…

  • Plumsted officials planning reassessment of properties

    Reason behind action is to reduce tax appeals that are costing town money BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer PLUMSTED — The first steps toward a reassessment of all properties in Plumsted were approved at the Feb. 1 Township Committee meeting, setting in motion a plan that was initially discussed in December. With the number of…

  • Plumsted school board taps teacher for open seat

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer PLUMSTED — The search for a new member of the Plumsted Township School District Board of Education came to an end on Jan. 25 when Leslie Septor was selected to fill a vacancy on the panel. The seat on the board opened when board member Herb Marinari was chosen to…

  • Transparency law sheds light on ‘shadow govt.’

    Law requires state, regional & local authorities to post public information online BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer Close to 600 local authorities and commissions spend $5 billion per year in taxpayer money that until recently was nearly impossible to track in New Jersey’s so-called “shadow government.” “Seven out of 587 [government entities] have basic information…

  • Returning soldiers to get special welcomes

    Jackson Township Mayor Michael Reina wants to welcome home Jackson residents returning from overseas deployment with a welcome-home surprise. He is asking those who have family members serving in the military overseas or those who know of a friend or neighbor who has a family member serving overseas to send information to his office as…

  • 2012-13 school budget taking shape in Jackson

    — Andrew Martins JACKSON — With about nine weeks left before the Jackson School District Board of Education expects to hold a public hearing on the 2012-13 budget, the second of four preliminary budget presentations was held at Jackson Memorial High School on Jan. 17. As part of the board’s “Building a Budget” series of…

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