• It’s time to correct a flawed law

    One of government’s primary responsibilities is to protect the public. There isn’t an elected official in New Jersey who would take issue with that position. Two tragic killings over the last two months, one in Camden County and the other in Hudson County, have rightfully drawn our attention to a law that needs to be…

  • African violet show April 30-May 1

    Anyone wishing to learn more about cultivating African violets and starting or expanding a collection should attend the Garden State African Violet Club’s 60th annual show being held noon to 4 p.m. April 30 and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 1 at the Mercer County Community College Student Center, West Windsor. Aunique selection of…

  • Day at the Races will benefit ex-racehorses

    ReRun will host its fifth annual Day at the Races on June 4 at Monmouth Park, Oceanport. A buffet luncheon will begin at noon and will be held outside on the Patio Terrace overlooking the clubhouse turn. ReRun is a nationally recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1996. Its mission is to rehabilitate, retrain and…

  • Four vying for three seats on Eatontown school board

    School board, $18M district budget on ballot on April 27 BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer EATONTOWN — Candidates vying for three three-year seats on the Eatontown Board of Education made their case for voter support during the Eatontown Public School District’s Meet the Candidates Night last week. Held at the district’s Memorial Middle School on…

  • Attorney: Developer’s plan will return Monmouth Park to profitability

    NJSEA aims to have private ownership of racetrack by June 1 BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer Monmouth Park Racetrack The attorney for the real estate developer negotiating a five-year lease agreement to operate Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport says his client is up to the challenge of making the racetrack a self-sustaining enterprise. “He believes…

  • Earth Day

    Daniel Gonzalez waters seedlings on April 14 as seventh- and eighth-graders celebrate Earth Day by working in the greenhouse at Memorial School in Eatontown. More photos, page 3 and gmnews.com. JEFF GRANIT staff Clockwise from top: Seventh- and eighth-graders at Memorial School in Eatontown celebrated Earth Day by working in the school garden and greenhouse…

  • Allentown golfers off to best start since ’94

    Redbirds are 5-0 BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Allentown High School’s Mike Reed follows the path of his putt during the April 14 Monmouth County Championship played at Hominy Hill Golf Course in Colts Neck. Reed, who tied for 21st after carding an 83, and the Redbirds are off to the team’s best start in two…

  • in the service 

    Air Force Airman Edward G. Hauff, son of Edward G. and Barbara Hauff of Freehold, graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.…

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