• Mary Frances Shakespeare

    Mary Frances Shakespeare

    Mary Frances Shakespeare, 97, of Freehold Township, died Feb. 21 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Mrs. Shakespeare was born in Staten Island, N.Y., and was raised in the Sunnyside section of Staten Island. She resided in the St. George and Huguenot sections before moving to Freehold 50 years ago. Mrs. Shakespeare was a graduate…

  • Applicants sought for new Habitat home

    Applicants sought for new Habitat home

    By Christine Barcia Staff Writer Habitat for Humanity in Monmouth County is accepting applications for a three-bedroom home that will be built in Freehold Borough. Applications from people who would like to live in the home will be accepted during February. This will be the third house Habitat will build on Center Street in the…

  • Temple schedules class in Edison

    Temple schedules class in Edison

    Temple Emanu-El, 100 James St. Edison, will hold “Get Festive,” a new adult education class taught by Rabbi Victor Appell, from 7:30-8:30 p.m. March 3–April 14. It will explore the history of Jewish holidays and how they are celebrated. The cost is $36 per person for the course. For more information, contact Dara Winston at 732-549-4442, ext.…

  • Barrons defy seedings, advance to GMC semifinals

    Barrons defy seedings, advance to GMC semifinals

    By Jeff Appelblatt After the rankings for the Greater Middlesex Conference (GMC) were released, Woodbridge High School’s boys basketball coach, Matt Gigliello, told his team the numbers don’t mean a thing when the playoffs start — play well enough and anyone can win. “Come tournament time, it doesn’t matter what your seed is,” the coach…

  • Wrestlers support foundation’s effort

    Wrestlers support foundation’s effort

    By Andrew Martins Staff Writer JACKSON – The Chase Ryan Olsen Foundation is continuing its efforts to raise awareness of childhood cancer. On Jan. 8, the foundation participated in a special event at Central Regional High School, Bayville, that featured the Jackson Memorial and Central Regional high school varsity wrestling teams. The event raised funds…

  • State commission approves supervisors’ union in Jackson

    State commission approves supervisors’ union in Jackson

    By Andrew Martins Staff Writer JACKSON – A state commission has granted a group of municipal workers in Jackson the approvals needed to form a new collective bargaining unit for more than a dozen supervisory employees. Members of the new union, the Jackson Township Municipal Supervisors, petitioned the state Public Employee Relations Commission (PERC) in August…

  • Affordable housing will be available for veterans

    Affordable housing will be available for veterans

    By Andrew Martins Staff Writer JACKSON – More than 70 affordable housing units in a section of the Jackson Twenty-One project will be made available to qualifying low income or moderate income military veterans as the result of an agreement between municipal officials and the developer. The Township Council approved the agreement Feb. 2. With the…

  • Audit shows no issues with former fire commissioner

    Audit shows no issues with former fire commissioner

    By Andrew Martins Staff Writer JACKSON – A forensic audit into the financial security of Jackson Fire District No. 3 showed no signs of fraudulent activity following the arrest of former fire commissioner Brad Reiter, who has been charged with stealing $1.6 million from an EMS squad in Bellmore, N.Y. Attorney Joseph Youssouf, who represents Jackson…

  • Idea for digital license to be studied

    The state Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) will examine what it would take to move a primary form of identification out of an individual’s wallet and into smartphones. Legislation calling for a study into the development and implementation of a digital driver’s license smartphone application was recently signed by Gov. Chris Christie. The examination is expected to…

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