• Henry J. “Bud” Wall

    Mr. Wall, 89, of Jackson, formerly of Howell, died April 2, 2011, at Halifax Hospital, Port Orange, Fla. He was a local potato farmer for 25 years and then became a member of Laborers Union 353 until retirement. Mr. Wall was predeceased by a sister, Carolyn Wall Woodcock. He is survived by his wife of…

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    Diane Holzlein, an early care and education teacher at the Goddard School, Jackson, has been selected to receive the 2011 Terri Lynne Lokoff/Children’s Tylenol National Child Care Teacher Award. She was selected from a pool of applicants nationwide. Holzlein will receive an award of $1,000 during a ceremony today, April 14, at the Please Touch…

  • Wine festival coming to Lakewood

    The Lakewood BlueClaws will host the Jersey Shore Wine Festival on June 4-5 at FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood. The festival will help promote New Jersey wines and increase the public’s familiarity with varietals produced in New Jersey. Festival hours are noon to 5 p.m. daily, and admission is $15 in advance or $18 at the gate…

  • WELCOME TO… Treasures of the Jersey Shore

    Point Pleasant Beach: a shore town with much to offer BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer Point Pleasant Beach Point Pleasant Beach is a shore town that prides itself on being about more than its expansive beachfront. In fact, the borough, known as Point Beach in Shore parlance, boasts numerous special events that draw people into town.…

  • Restaurant owner indicted

    Michael Logan, 44, of Jackson, made his initial appearance in federal court, Trenton, on March 25 after being indicted for making and subscribing to false corporate, partnership and personal federal income tax returns, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. According to a press release, Logan is charged in a nine-count indictment, returned by a federal…

  • Resident faces multiple charges

    JACKSON — A Jackson woman has been charged with driving while intoxicated following her alleged involvement in a hitand run motor vehicle accident. Jackson police Sgt. Steven Laskiewicz reported that on March 25 at about 8:45 p.m., officers responded to North County Line Road near the Jackson Green apartment complex for a report of a…

  • A walk in his shoes

    IN THE NEWS MARK ROSMAN Here’s the way it was supposed to work out. Tara Hansen, a teacher at the West Freehold School in Freehold Township, and her husband, Ryan, were supposed to raise their newborn son, Brandon, in their Wanamassa, Ocean Township, home. Tara was supposed to watch Brandon take his first steps, learn…

  • Holiday happiness

    Brianna Hoppes, 2, of Howell, waits for the start of an egg hunt for 1- and 2-yearolds during the annual Easter egg hunt at Oak Glen Park, Howell, on April 9. Below, the Milnicsuk family of Toms River (l-r), Michael, 5, Carter, 18 months, and Januarie get ready to start collecting eggs. PHOTOS BY FRANK…

  • She’s cussing like a sailor over labels

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH A lthough there are some who will tell you different, I do not have a potty mouth. As a rule, I refrain from saying bad words, don’t slip curse words into normal conversations, and do my best to follow rules of etiquette when it comes to washyour mouth-out-with-soap words.…

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