• Howell has openings for camp counselors

    Registration/application forms for the Howell Parks and Recreation Department’s summer day camp and counselor-intraining programs will be available March 28 at the Parks and Recreation Department offices located at 251 Preventorium Road. The Parks and Recreation Department is also accepting donations for the construction of a dog park at Oak Glen Park, located off Preventorium…

  • Drug deal gone bad ends with arrests

    JACKSON — Two individuals were charged with armed robbery after an alleged attempt by three other people to purchase heroin went awry. According to information provided by the Jackson Police Department, officers were called to a convenience store on South New Prospect Road at 11:19 p.m. March 3 to investigate a reported armed robbery. According…

  • Federal funding will protect ecosystem

    U.S. Sens. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Frank R. Lautenberg (D-NJ) have announced new steps to protect New Jersey’s pristine ecosystem while rebuilding local infrastructure. According to a press release, the senators were able to secure $25,000 in resources to monitor protected wetlands areas while improvements are being made to the Lakewood Airport in Lakewood. The…

  • business briefs 

    A business networking summit will be held from 8 a.m. to noon March 31 at The Hall at Jackson Crossing, 21 S. Hope Chapel Road, Jackson. Attendees will meet new business prospects, learn new networking tips, enjoy a panel of speakers including Lidija Erazo, a small business specialist from McGuire Air Force Base, and Don…

  • Software engineer honored

    The Black Engineer of the Year Award for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics was awarded to a Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst software engineer at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. Honored at the Feb. 19 conference was Kerry Nichols, 36, a NavalAir Systems Command lead software engineer for the Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment program’s Moriah Wind…

  • MOMS Club welcomes new members

    The Mothers Offering Mothers Support (MOMS) Club of Howell-West is seeking new members. Any moms seeking new friends and local activities to enjoy with their children are welcome to join. Events include age-appropriate playgroups, book and movie clubs, story times, and trips to local attractions. The group conducts monthly business meetings at 10 a.m. on…

  • A great mystery: the cordless dryer

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH There is nothing quite like a good running dryer. You show me someone who thinks that isn’t true and I’ll show you someone with a stellar clothesline and a dependably warm southerly breeze. Within months of meeting me, my beloved spouse took pity on me and my shower-rod-drying ways…

  • Television’s the medium, but what’s the message?

    CODA GREG BEAN Let me set the scene: It’s a long-ago Saturday evening. Great-Grandma, Great- Grandpa, Grandma and Grandpa are coming to dinner at our house. My bride has been cooking all day. The wee bairns are bathed and tidied, their cowlicks plastered down, and they have been warned to be on their best behavior.…

  • datebook 

     A silent auction will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 26 at Christ United Methodist Church, 678 Fifth St., Lakewood. Auction bidding will begin at noon. Admission is free. Details: 732-363-8885.  A used clothing and toy drive will be held rain or shine at the Elms Elementary School, 780 Patterson…

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