• Professor to lecture about dinosaurs in New Jersey

    Dinosaurs that lived in New Jersey will be the featured Nov. 28 lecture topic at Brookdale Community College, 765 Newman Springs Road (Route 520), Lincroft. The lecture will be held 6-9 p.m. in the Warner Student Life Center, lower level, Twin Lights room. Community members are encouraged to attend the free event that is sponsored…

  • Police lodge DWI charges

    JACKSON — Two residents of Jackson were charged with driving while intoxicated on Nov. 12. Just after midnight, police officers responded to a two-vehicle crash near Hyson and Meadowood roads. The officers performed field sobriety tests on one of the drivers who was involved in the accident, Kristie Shea, 20, of Jackson. Shea was subsequently…

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    Christopher Baker, 6, of Jackson, peers through his hands to get a closer look during a memorial service for American veterans at the new Veterans Memorial Garden in Jackson on Nov. 11. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Shelter alumni star in MCSPCA calendar

    2012 Homeward Bound Alumni Calendar on sale now Nermal, an adoptee from the Monmouth County SPCA, became the model for the calendar’s cover. The wait is over, and the star of the Monmouth County SPCA (MCSPCA) alumni calendar has made his debut. The featured adoptee is a feline named Nermal who, like many other shelter…

  • Wysong wins 3-year term on Plumsted committee

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Michael Wysong, who has been a resident of Plumsted since 1991, has won a three-year term on the Plumsted Township Committee and will join the governing body when it reorganizes in January. Ron Dancer, who has been a member of the governing body for two decades, did not seek re-election…

  • County reviews bids for bridge replacement

    Bowman Road structure in Jackson was damaged by Hurricane Irene in August BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Motorists who want to drive the full length of Bowman Road in Jackson will have to wait until at least June to do so. Work on a new bridge is scheduled to begin in February at a location…

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    Players chase after a loose ball in one of the soccer matches that was played during a tournament sponsored by Howell United Soccer on Nov. 19-20. This match was played at Soldier Memorial Park in Howell on Nov. 19. A collection of food to lend a helping hand to local residents was held in conjunction…

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    Sayreville Little League will hold registration for the 2012 season from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 3. Registration will take place upstairs in the Little League clubhouse at the complex located at the corner of Washington Road and Margaret Street. Fees are $100 for one child, $165 for two children and $215 for three…

  • Lady Knights basketball centered around guard play

    BYWARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent The youthful Old Bridge High School girls basketball team will be looking to make its mark in the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) Red Division and improve on last winter’s total of eight wins. A year ago the Lady Knights could be competitive on any given night, thanks to the presence of Jasmine…

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