• Council salutes teachers

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — Members of the Jackson Township Council praised the community’s outstanding teachers during a recent meeting. Council President Scott Martin said, “As a person who came up through the Jackson school system, I attended the Johnson Elementary School, which my kids are attending now. The teachers here in Jackson…

  • Works of art sought for show

    The Belmar Arts Council (BAC) has announced a call for submissions to its seventh annual Jersey Shore statewide juried art show. The exhibition is open to artists working in all media, age 17 and older. This year’s jurors are Robert Pillsbury and Mame Green of the Salmagundi Arts Club in New York. Entries will be…

  • Free visits and calls provided to seniors

    Community Services Inc. of Ocean County, based in Lakewood, provides free friendly visits and telephone calls to people age 60 and older who reside in Ocean County. To participate as a client and have someone visit on a regular basis, call the volunteer visitor and telephone reassurance program coordinator at Community Services Inc. of Ocean…

  • State funding will help trail work move forward

    Ocean County will use a $350,000 grant from the state Department of Transportation to advance construction plans of the 15.6-linear-mile park known as the Ocean County Barnegat Branch Trail. The Ocean County Board of Freeholders was recently advised by the state that the grant money was being made available to the county to assist in…

  • Public invited to HONJ chorus dress rehearsal

    Cindy Raia (l) and June Farkouh of the Heart of New Jersey Chorus get ready to sing. The Heart of New Jersey Chorus invites the public to attend its dress rehearsal on Wednesday, March 16, at 8 p.m. at the Millstone Primary School cafetorium, 18 Schoolhouse Road, Millstone Township, as the chorus prepares for the…

  • Reina to be honored by Kimball foundation

    LAKEWOOD — Kimball Medical Center Foundation’s annual gala, “A Run for the Roses,” will be held on April 30 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the American Hotel, Freehold. This year, two area residents and a local community organization will be honored as outstanding humanitarians who provide extraordinary leadership to Kimball Medical Center. Dr. Eric…

  • Howell puts Global plan back on table

    Township Council votes 4-1 to pursue purchase for new municipal offices BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer HOWELL — The Howell Township Council is back in pursuit of the Global office building on Route 9 north near New Friendship Road. At a council meeting that began on March 1 and ended in the early morning hours…

  • Magazine, newspaper honored

    JACKSON — Students from Jackson Memorial High School have been honored for their literary and journalistic talents. “We are extremely proud to recognize a number of high school students who have distinguished themselves by earning firstplace awards for two different publications from the American Scholastic Press Association,” Jackson Board of Education President Sharon Dey said…

  • Guy Fieri will appear at college

    Culinary “rock star” Guy Fieri will work his magic on stage at Brookdale Community College’s newly renovated Robert J. CollinsArena in Lincroft onApril 16. Doors open at 5 p.m. The show begins at 7 p.m. with Fieri cooking favorite recipes for his New Jersey fans. The event will open with visits to a multitude of…

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