• GM Newspapers staff spreads ‘Greater Good’ at animal shelter

    Volunteers roll up their sleeves at Sayreville Pet Adoption Center BYAMY ROSEN Staff Writer Clockwise from above: Kyle, a Shih Tzu, gets all dolled up for his new owners during Greater Media Newspapers’ Day of Greater Good at the Sayreville Pet Adoption Center on Feb. 17. GMN controller Kathy McBain (center), an experienced groomer, gets…

  • Special events bring attention to colorectal cancer month

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — CentraState Medical Center is inviting the public to help Paint the Town Blue in March, which is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. CentraState has joined with colorectal cancer survivor Paulette Stallone of Manalapan to help raise awareness for colon cancer prevention and early detection through screenings. Paulette is a marathon runner, fitness instructor…

  • There might be an upside to a government shutdown

    CODA GREG BEAN A s this is being written, it looks like there could be a federal government shutdown as early as this Friday, March 4. Even if there’s a stopgap measure passed to give our representatives and senators more time to come to a meeting of the minds, it would likely only provide the…

  • JMHS students honored by board

    JACKSON — Students from Jackson Memorial High School were recently recognized for their scholastic achievements. Jackson Board of Education President Sharon Dey said the students’ “commitment to academic excellence is a testament to their school, their teachers and their families, but most importantly to the students themselves.” The National Merit Scholarship Program honors the most…

  • Using science to preserve New Jersey’s natural heritage

    When a plant or animal makes it onto the state’s threatened and endangered species list, it is sad news with a silver lining. It is sad news because the listing means it is in danger of extinction in New Jersey. It is good news because help is on the way to protect the species and…

  • With the help of many individuals, so much can be accomplished

    Last spring I met a lady who had lost almost everything in her life. Her story tore my heart and I said, “I can do something about this.” Part of her loss was her home, which Mother Nature had decided to drop a tree limb on in a storm. I asked several people for help…

  • Do not demean those who serve and protect

    My wife and I have been supporters of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund since December 1988, the beginning of this very worthy project. To my mind, there is no finer or respectable way to again say, “Goodbye and thank you for your sacrifice and devotion to duty, our fallen brothers and sisters in…

  • Jackson man given probation for involvement in scheme

    Michael Palermo, 52, of Jackson, was sentenced on Feb. 9 to three years of probation and ordered to pay $10,000 in restitution for committing mail fraud in connection with a civil lawsuit that he instituted against a contracting company, its principal, and others who constructed and sold him a house in 2006, U.S. Attorney Paul…

  • Jackson council supports bill proposing death penalty

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — Members of the Jackson Township Council have passed a resolution supporting a bill filed in the state Legislature that proposes the use of the death penalty for killers of law enforcement officers. Sen. Robert Singer (R-Monmouth, Ocean, Mercer, Burlington), whose district includes Jackson, has introduced a bill that…

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