• New Jersey 9/11 memorial fundraiser set for May 9

    The New Jersey 9/11 Memorial Foundation will hold its “Empty Sky” Memorial Benefit Dinner on May 9 at the Short Hills Hilton. The event will be hosted by NJ 101.5- FM’s Dennis Malloy and feature the musical entertainment of Christian Hoff, Michael Longoria, Daniel Reichard and J. Robert Spencer — The Midtown Men — four…

  • Modern genocides will be examined

    LAKEWOOD — Georgian Court University will explore modern-day genocides in “Living a Nightmare — Genocides in the 20th and 21st Centuries” in commemoration of Holocaust Awareness Week 2011 on May 2 at 6:30 p.m. in the Little Theatre on the Lakewood campus. The multimedia presentation will feature readings from the diaries and remembrances of victims…

  • Whiting man gets seven-year sentence

    A resident of the Whiting section of Manchester Township has been sentenced to seven years in state prison on charges that arose from a deadly motor vehicle accident that occurred in Jackson. State Superior Court Judge James Den Uyl, sitting in Toms River, sentenced Jean Paul Forde, 31, to seven years in prison following Forde’s…

  • Time to face fiscal crisis in New Jersey, and solve it

    I am, first and foremost, a union person. My livelihood has been made as a union ironworker. There are fewer things I am prouder of than my lifetime of service in the union. Unions have made this country strong and have fought for the rights of working men and women for two centuries. As an…

  • Time to stop New Jersey money from going to other states’ racinos

    Pennsylvania, New York and Delaware are leaving New Jersey and the taxpayers in the dust. Whether you own a racehorse, farm or not, you should be interested in what is going on with the Meadowlands racetrack and our governor. Protecting Atlantic City and not allowing gaming at the Meadowlands is not in the taxpayers’ best…

  • One-size-fits-all plan is woefully inadequate

    A s a retired educator, I feel compelled to comment upon Gov. Chris Christie’s “reform” proposal regarding teacher evaluation. Gov. Christie’s basic premise — that one standardized test is an accurate measure of student mastery of curricular content — is fatally flawed. This “one size fits all” assessment procedure ignores the fact that children have…

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     An art auction featuring art in all media and price ranges will be sponsored by Beth Am Shalom, 1235 Route 70, Lakewood, on May 7. The auction will begin at 8 p.m. (preview at 7 p.m.). The event will have door prizes, raffles, hors d’oeuvres, dessert and beverages. Major credit cards will be accepted.…

  • Home damaged by fire

    JACKSON — A wind-driven two-alarm fire that was caused by lightning resulted in substantial damage to a two-story Merion Lane home in the Westlake adult community on April 16. The fire also caused damage to two adjacent homes that evening, said Jackson Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 Assistant Chief Michael R. Waters. Two houses located…

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