• Indoor theme park ready for Nov. 11 grand opening

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — iPlay America and Encore Event Center, an indoor theme park, entertainment venue and event center, will officially open its doors to the public on Nov. 11. Grand-opening festivities will begin at 9:30 a.m. at iPlay America, Schanck Road at Route 9, Freehold Township. There will be free fun and activities for guests…

  • business briefs 

    “Doing Business with the Federal Government,” a free small business seminar, will be presented by the Lakewood Development Corporation from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 16 at the Lakewood municipal building, 231 Third St., Lakewood. The public is welcome to attend the workshop given by Sherry Rose and Dolcey Chaplin of the NJIT Defense…

  • Academy bus stops to be added

    JACKSON — A proposal from the Ocean County Board of Freeholders regarding the designation of 13 new Academy bus stops along major Jackson roads was approved by the Township Council on Oct. 25, after council members cited an unrelated bus stop proposal from NJ Transit as a reason for some confusion. The approved proposal, which…

  • IN THE ARTS

    Hot pots/new wheels Gloria Singer Top-notch potters have pitched in, donating wares to raise money for new potter’s wheels at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft. An all-day preview of donated works will take place on Nov. 14 at the CVA Gallery from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The opening reception is from 4:30-7 p.m. Nov. 15.…

  • Percussionists sought for holiday concert

    Holiday Percussion is looking for marimba, vibe, bell and snare-drumplayers to perform in a mass-percussion holiday concert at the Woodbridge Center Mall on Dec. 9. For more information, log on to www.holidaypercussion.webs.com.

  • ‘Wretched Asylum’ comes to the Grange

    “Wretched Asylum,” an original drama by Monmouth County playwright Joe Simonelli, will begin a six-performance run at the Grange Playhouse. Show dates are Nov. 11 and 12 at 8 p.m., and a Sunday matinee performance on Nov. 13 at 3 p.m. The Grange Playhouse is at 4860 Route 9 south, Howell. Tickets are $15 for…

  • Freeholders salute nation’s veterans

    Seventy years ago next month, thousands of young men lined up at recruiting offices across the nation as the United States entered World War II following the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. Today, as Veterans Day, Nov. 11, approaches, the Ocean County Board of Freeholders is calling on all Ocean County residents to remember…

  • Bond proceeds to help town pay off property tax appeals

    BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer HOWELL HOWELL — The Howell Township Council has unanimously adopted an ordinance that will permit the municipality to sell bonds and use the proceeds to pay off property owners’ successful tax appeals. The council took the action at its Nov. 1 meeting. According to Howell Chief Financial Officer Jeffrey Filiatreault,…

  • American Legion post invites new members

    Wartime-era veterans of Jackson and the surrounding area are invited to join Jackson American Legion Post 504, an arm of the nation’s largest veterans organization providing service to veterans, their families and to the community. Honorably discharged veterans, along with those currently serving, from the following eras — World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Lebanon-Grenada, Panama…

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