• Late soldier’s son to light tree

    More than 1,000 lights will come to life when members of the Ocean County Board of Freeholders come together to officially light the county’s tree on Nov. 30 at 4:45 p.m. on the west lawn of the county administration building at 101 Hooper Ave., Toms River, said Ocean County Freeholder Director James F. Lacey. Freeholder…

  • Residents have enjoyed a good life in Roosevelt M

    Monmouth County town was built in 1930s by United States government BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Six longtime residents of Roosevelt shared stories about living most of their lives in the little historic and artistic town that is nestled in the woods and farmlands of western Monmouth County. Roosevelt is on the south side of…

  • Communication scholarships available

    The Jersey Shore Public Relations and Advertising Association is seeking applicants for its annual James R. McCormick Memorial Scholarship Awards program. The scholarship is open to sophomore, junior or senior college students who are residents of Ocean or Monmouth counties and are pursuing a degree in communications, public relations, journalism, advertising, and radio and/or television…

  • DEP lifts drought watch in Monmouth and Ocean

    New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin recently announced the lifting of the drought watch for the coastal north region of the state, including nearly all of Monmouth County and northern Ocean County. Evidence of a return to more normal rainfall, cooler temperatures and diminished water supply demands led to the decision to…

  • Chrise’s Dare to Dream 5K honors 1997 FTHS graduate

    Proceeds will support research in fight against lung cancer BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent Chrise Briggs Murrell, a 1997 graduate of Freehold Township High School, was only 31 years old when she died from lung cancer in June, leaving her husband, Andy, and their son, Drew, 6, in Katy, Texas, where she lived. In her memory,…

  • Residents invited to serve on school budget panel

    JACKSON — The Jackson Board of Education is creating a Community Budget Committee (CBC) to provide input during the budget building process. The board is also inviting all residents to attend a budget workshop on Dec. 14 at 6:30 p.m. to learn more about the CBC and the budget process as a whole. “Creating the…

  • Two local teens to ride in Thanksgiving Day parade

    BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer This Thanksgiving, two area teenagers have a lot to be thankful for. Alexandria Strully, 17, of Howell, and Lianah Sta. Ana, 11, of Freehold Township, have both been chosen to appear on different floats at the 84th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. Alexandria, who attended Stagedoor…

  • Plumsted to host tree lighting

    PLUMSTED — Mayor Ron Dancer and the Township Committee, along with Main Street New Egypt, will host Plumsted’s annual tree lighting ceremony on Dec. 4 at Oakford Lake Park beginning at 6 p.m. The tree was donated by Herb Marinari, owner of Big Woods Nursery. The New Egypt Volunteer Fire Company and its big red…

  • As Afghan war continues, so does local supply drive

    ARMS asks community to provide needed items for American troops BY DAN HOWLEY Staff Writer United States Marine Corps Capt. (retired) Ken Springer has only been volunteering with the nonprofit American Recreational Military Services (ARMS) for one year, but he knows all too well how important the organization is to the morale of the country’s…

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