• Eight sites added to Weekend in Old Monmouth

    40 historic Monmouth sites to be open for visits on May 1 and May 2 The 18th-century Georgianstyle Burrowes Mansion in the heart of downtown Matawan will be one of the stops on the county’s third annual “Weekend in Old Monmouth,” a two-day historic-sites tour on Saturday, May 1, and from noon to 5 p.m.…

  • Get counted, census forms at post office

    The census forms may have gotten to Roosevelt later than any other New Jersey town, but they’re finally there. Roosevelt residents, who were not mailed census forms because the U.S. Census Bureau would not send them to post office boxes in the initial mailing, may now pick them up from a container in the lobby…

  • School bus drivers fear losing their jobs

    Districts consider outsourcing or privatizing busing to save money BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent After the Millstone Township and Upper Freehold Regional school districts’ budgets failed April 20, bus drivers in both districts started fearing for their jobs.   After both school districts learned that their state aid would be slashed this year, they proposed outsourcing…

  • Photo

    Allentown High School’s John Masserini hits a fairway shot during the Monmouth County Golf Tournament held at Hominy Hill Golf Course in Colts Neck on April 22. More photos on page 39 and at gmnews.com.

  • These folks are giving New Jersey a bad name

    CODA GREG BEAN No matter where you go, you can’t ever escape New Jersey. Take, for example, a little over a week ago when I was waiting at the swim-up bar in a beautiful tropical resort for the bartender to finish blending my pina colada. The guy standing next to me had a scowl on…

  • Growing Season

    Growing Season

    Isles community gardens offer myriad benefits that only start with fresh veggies, fruits and flowers Begin by imagining a map of Trenton, densely packed with a maze of streets filled with houses, businesses, office buildings. Then spot the map with up to 50 squares of bright green. These would be community gardens. Facilitated since 1982…

  • Growing Season

    Growing Season

    In addition to veggies and fruits, some Isles community gardeners grow flowers.

  • The Party is Here!

    The Latin-inspired dance-fitness craze Zumba is taking over By Susan Van Dongen For the first time in probably 40 years, I was skipping. I am sure this isn’t the technical term for this particular bit of choreography, but as I was making the move I was thinking, “This is skipping. I can do this. And…

  • Taking Stock

    Taking Stock

    Natural foods grocery store Whole Earth Center in Princeton celebrates Earth Day and its 40th anniversary By Lauren Otis In the pantheon of environmental visionaries and friends of the Earth, Gaylord Nelson isn’t exactly a household name. But 40 years ago Nelson, a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, had the idea to set aside a day,…

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