• Jackson will update municipal code book

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — In 1971, “All in the Family” debuted on CBS, race riots erupted in Camden, and a gallon of gas cost 40 cents. That was also the last time Jackson official completely re-codified the municipality’s code book. The code book is a compendium of ordinances and other documents that…

  • Carlos Frias – ‘Creation Myth’

    “Genesis at Sea” The New Jersey Emerging Artists Series at the Monmouth Museum continues this fall with an exhibition by artist Carlos Frias of East Bloomfield. “Creation Myth” opened Sept. 23 and will run through Oct. 23. Frias will share insights about his work during a GalleryTalk discussion at the museum 7-8 p.m. Oct. 5.…

  • Howell bond sale for tax refunds placed on hold

    BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer HOWELL — The township’s plan to sell bonds and use the proceeds to refund $1.35 million in tax appeals to property owners is on hold. The state Local Finance Board informed Howell municipal officials that the Attorney General’s Office has indicated that bonding is not permissible. The Attorney General’s Office…

  • JMHS graduate in training for special marathon run

    Jacqueline Ochs fought cancer; now she wants to raise money for Memorial Sloan-Kettering BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Jacqueline Ochs Jacqueline Ochs considered herself an indestructible twenty-something. She was studying graphic design and sculpture at West Virginia University, working a full-time job and juggling all of the social aspects of college life. Then, on July…

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    Thomas Laskay, 11, of Howell, takes a break while participating in a Cool Whip eating contest at Howell Day, Sept. 24 at Oak Glen Park, Howell. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Regency Club Apartments controlled by new owner

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer The ownership of a 31-building apartment complex changed hands last month when the Regency Club Apartments on South New Prospect Road, Jackson, was purchased for $44 million. The apartment complex is now known as Gaia Regency. The deal closed on Aug. 3 and involved Gaia Real Estate Holdings, New York…

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    Youngsters of all ages wait to enter one of the inflatable rides at the Howell Day community celebration that was held Sept. 24 at Oak Glen Park, Howell. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Howell closes on purchase of Global office building

    By James McEvoy HOWELL – Municipal officials closed on the purchase of the Global office building on Sept. 26, according to Township Manager Helene Schlegel. Plans put forth by the mayor and Township Council call for municipal offices to be moved from the existing municipal complex on Preventorium Road to the office building on Route…

  • RU’s Sanu sets Big East pass receiving record

    BY JIMMY ALLINDER Correspondent Football is played with 11 per side to make it a fair game. Rutgers’ 38-26 victory over previously unbeaten Ohio on Saturday was anything but fair. In fact, it was downright laughable how South Brunswick High School graduate Mohamed Sanu continually found open space to gather in a Big East and…

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