• Ocean County bonds receive top grade from rating houses

    Ocean County’s bond rating has reached the highest grade possible to AAA — which officials said is a testament to the county’s conservative and fiscally responsible approach to its finances. “This is the happiest day of my public life,” said Freeholder John C. Bartlett Jr., who is liaison to the county’s finance department and the…

  • Committee advances legislation that seeks to hike racing purses

    The Assembly Regulatory Oversight and Gaming Committee has unanimously approved a plan that would permit the Meadowlands Racetrack, East Rutherford, and Monmouth Park, Oceanport, to run fewer races, which would increase the amount of purses and revive New Jersey’s horse racing industry, according to a press release. The legislation is sponsored by Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande…

  • A member of the U.S. Army Parachute Team,

    A member of the U.S. Army Parachute Team, which is known to millions of people as the Golden Knights, heads back to earth during a demonstration at Joint Base McGuire-Dix- Lakehurst in south central New Jersey on May 6. DAVE BENJAMIN

  • Lecture to focus on foot, ankle care

    JACKSON — Dr. Jasen Langley of Affiliated Foot and Ankle Center will speak on the topic of foot and ankle care 11-11:45 a.m. May 18 at the Melvin Cottrell Center for Senior Citizens and the Disabled, Don Connor Boulevard. “We are eager to have a positive impact on the communities that surround us,” Langley said.…

  • Golden Knights get kicks leaping back to earth

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer They can jump out of a plane, open their parachutes at 3,000 feet without blinking an eye and travel back to earth at speeds in excess of 60 mph. They are the members of the famed U.S. Army Parachute Team, more commonly known as the Golden Knights, and they performed…

  • Suspect in attempted kidnapping still sought

    Police want to speak with driver of a white Jeep who may have witnessed incident BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Jackson police are looking for a man who tried to grab a woman who had stopped on the side of a road to deal with car trouble. JACKSON — Police are still looking for a…

  • Debate on rent control results in no action on law

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — An amendment to an ordinance titled Rent Control and Mobile Home Parks has not been acted on by the Jackson Township Council. Council members at the April 27 meeting could not come up with a motion to adopt the amendment after a public hearing on the ordinance was…

  • NJSBA: Eliminate decades of laws that favor unions

    The New Jersey School Boards Association is calling for changes in decades of laws that it contends give organized labor the upper hand in school district bargaining and often prevent management from making personnel decisions that best meet the needs of students. “We urge the administration and the state Legislature to act on proposals that…

  • Howell included in county gypsy moth spray program

    The Monmouth County Shade Tree Commission began spraying for gypsy moth caterpillars on May 10, weather permitting, according to a press release from the county. A total of 641 acres are targeted for spraying this year, down from the 6,891 acres that were sprayed last year. Public Works and Engineering Director John W. Tobia, who…

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