• Mayor mentions concerns to gov.

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Jackson Mayor Mike Reina recently had a few moments to bring the concerns of Jackson directly to the attention of Gov. Chris Christie. Kevin Roberts, a spokesman for the governor, said that on May 13 Christie met with a group of mayors at the governor’s mansion in Princeton. During the…

  • Board will ask teachers’ union for concessions

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Howell Board of Education President Mary Cerretani was stunned and surprised when the Howell Township Council voted last week to slice $1.9 million from the amount of money that Howell K-8 School District administrators wanted to collect in local taxes in 2010-11. “Absolutely, absolutely,” Cerretani said on May 23.…

  • Jackson Memorial High School’s James Volpe slides safely under the tag

    Jackson Memorial High School’s James Volpe slides safely under the tag of West Windsor-Plainsboro South shortstop Ralph Aurora during a Central Jersey Group IV state sectional tournament game on May 21. The Jaguars beat the Pirates, 1-0, in eight innings. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Consolidation is key to saving state

    GUEST COLUMN ANDREW BRUCK Fix New Jersey’s fiscal crisis? Streamline its 566 towns. Or so say the Good Government types. “Let us have consolidation,” explains Nathan Horton, former counsel to the City of Orange, in an interview with The New York Times. “It would be economy in more ways than one.” “New Jersey is in…

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    • The Plumsted Township Memorial Day Parade will be held on Memorial Day, May 31. The parade will begin at 1 p.m. on North Main Street at Bright Road and continue along Main Street and Jacobstown Road to Meadowbrook Lane. The American Legion headquarters has been designated to be the end point of the holiday…

  • Blood drive planned at New Egypt H.S.

    PLUMSTED — An American Red Cross blood drive sponsored by the New Egypt Knights of Columbus will take place 3-8 p.m. June 2 at New Egypt High School, 117 Evergreen Road, New Egypt. Appointments are preferred. Call 800-RED CROSS to make an appointment.

  • Vendors being sought for Mother’s Market

    JACKSON — The Jackson Women of Today will host a Mother’s Market from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 18 at the Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Co. No. 1, 113 North New Prospect Road. The Mother’s Market is a way for people to sell the children’s furniture, toys and clothes they do not need anymore…

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    The U13 girls Central New Jersey Silver Bullet Wildcats participated in the 2010 EPIC tournament in Yardley, Pa., on May 8-9. The East Brunswick based team played extremely well. In their first game they defeated the Crusa Wizards of PAE 3-0. They continued their outstanding play throughout the tournament, winning their second game 3-2 with…

  • E.B. softball team advances behind the pitching of sophomore Hyland

    BY JIMMY ALLENDER Correspondent There is no mystery as to why East Brunswick High School’s softball team was one of the hottest teams around entering this week’s crucial slate of tournament action. Look at what transpired in the pitching circle and you can understand why the Bears were currently 24-4 and had advanced to the…

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