• Freehold Township school board approves administrators’ contracts

    Freehold Township school board approves administrators’ contracts

    By Matthew Sockol Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Contracts for administrators in the Freehold Township K-8 School District have been approved by the Board of Education. On June 14, the board approved contracts for Neal Dickstein, assistant superintendent of human resources and technology, Pamela Haimer, assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction, and Robert DeVita, business…

  • Police searching for gunman in Edison shooting

    Police searching for gunman in Edison shooting

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer EDISON — Police are searching for a gunman who is wanted in connection with the shooting of a 29-year-old man that occurred early this morning in the parking lot outside a Truman Drive apartment complex. The victim, a tenant at the Kilmer Homes Apartments, was shot once in the chest,…

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  • Woodbridge Plant

    Woodbridge Plant

    BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer WOODBRIDGE — The breaking of ground for the new Sewaren 7, a highly-efficient generating plant, in essence is a sign that the state is moving above and beyond the devastation of Superstorm Sandy in 2012. The plant is expected to support energy reliability in the region, create jobs and tax…

  • Jackson players selected for all-star football games

    Jackson players selected for all-star football games

    By Wayne Witkowski Two-time state champion Jackson Memorial High School will have a solid representation with three players on the Ocean County team that will play the Monmouth All-Stars in the 39th annual U.S. Army All-Shore Gridiron Classic at Central Regional High School June 30. They are led by defensive lineman Tyler Towns, who also…

  • Jackson’s Thaiss a first-round selection by MLB’s Angels

    Jackson’s Thaiss a first-round selection by MLB’s Angels

    By Wayne Witkowski It’s been a whirlwind experience for Jackson Township baseball star Matt Thaiss, who has been spending time this month in five different states — three out West — as a first-round draft pick (16th overall) by the Los Angeles Angels. Just four days after his University of Virginia baseball team was dethroned…

  • Jackson Little Leaguers ready for district tournament

    Jackson Little Leaguers ready for district tournament

    By Wayne Witkowski Pitcher and third baseman Matt Potok and shortstop Zach Rogacki understand the excitement they feel as Jackson Little League’s 12-year-old All-Stars prepare for their June 25 opener at 10 a.m. at their Justice Turf 2 home field in the District 18 tournament. They are the only players on the team that were…

  • Coding, programming reshape school’s curriculum

    Coding, programming reshape school’s curriculum

    TINTON FALLS — Ranney School students, including those in pre-K, are using technology across their curriculum with SMART Tables, iPad apps and Bee-Bots as well as coding programs, such as Scratch Jr. and RobotC. Combining math skills like measurement and basic calculation with strategy, visual-motor integration and teamwork, students are learning the foundations for computer…

  • School earns six Basie nominations, three awards for ‘Amadeus’

    School earns six Basie nominations, three awards for ‘Amadeus’

    LITTLE SILVER — Red Bank Regional High School (RBR) took home three Basie Awards this year with Patrick Monaghan once again winning Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama for “Amadeus.” He won the same honor last year for his leading role in “Much Ado About Nothing.” Reuben Jackson also won two awards: The first for Outstanding Direction…

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