• Dance for dogs and cats at Zumba Bowl

    The Action Room, 4411 Route 9 north, Howell, will host a Zumba event 1-4 p.m. Feb. 6 that will benefit people who love to dance — in addition to dogs and cats who want to be loved. The annual “Zumba Bowl” Super Bowl Sunday Zumba-thon fundraiser, a threehour Zumba event conducted by professional Zumba instructors,…

  • Officer’s murder shocks Monmouth & Ocean

    IN THE NEWS MARK ROSMAN Not being a member of a police department, I cannot begin to understand the depth of loss that officers throughout New Jersey are feeling after the Jan. 14 murder of Lakewood police officer Christopher Matlosz. However, being a member of the human race, I can offer my sympathies and deepest…

  • South Amboy mayor takes over with ‘rousing’ mandate

    CODA GREG BEAN The next time you consider staying home on Election Day because it seems that one vote doesn’t really matter, give new SouthAmboy Mayor Fred Henry a call so he can set you straight. This story won’t come as a surprise to residents of that community or readers of Greater Media’s newspaper, the…

  • Black cowboys to be honored at library

    JACKSON — In celebration of Black History Month (February), the Jackson library, 2 Jackson Drive, will host “They Rode the Range,” a presentation by the Federation of Black Cowboys, on Feb. 26, at 1 p.m. The Federation of Black Cowboys, from Queens, N.Y., seeks to share and promote knowledge of the “black West.” Attendees will…

  • Structural reform is key to New Jersey’s fiscal future

    While some progress has been made this year in addressing New Jersey’s fiscal crisis, significant government structural reform is required to close what remains a daunting structural budget deficit. A recent Office of Legislative Services analysis projects the structural deficit for next year at $10.5 billion — even higher than the $8 billion that was…

  • Proposed death penalty bill would create different classes of victims

    I n the eyes of state Sen. Robert Singer, (R-Monmouth, Ocean, Burlington, Mercer) your life is not as important as that of a cop. That is the bottom line of a bill that Sen. Singer is proposing (supported by Sen. Jennifer Beck) in a typical politician’s knee-jerk reaction to the murder of a (Lakewood) cop.…

  • Officials fail to do business of the people

    The purpose of Jackson Township Council meetings is to conduct the business of the people of Jackson, a basic tenet of the democracy envisioned by our founding fathers. However, I cannot believe they envisioned the type of government we have in Jackson today, a government paralyzed by discourse and politicking rather than focusing on the…

  • Thanks legislators for passing concussion law

    Recently, Gov. Chris Christie signed a law that will protect youths across New Jersey from the dangers of sports concussion. The law was sponsored by Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan (D-Middlesex) and Sen. Richard Codey (DEssex). The Brain Injury Association of New Jersey would like to thank all the leaders involved in this state legislation and acknowledge…

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