• Business Briefs

    Michelle Katz, co-owner of the White Butterfly, Jackson, recently presented a check to Jody Hanson, corresponding secretary for the Johnson School PTO, in the amount of $253.10, which represented 20 percent of the proceeds from a day of shopping at the White Butterfly. “The shopping day for Johnson School parents and friends was such an…

  • Foundation will honor 4 at gala

    Kimball Medical Center Foundation’s annual gala, themed after the Fox television series “House,” will be held 6-10 p.m. May 1 at the Crystal Point Yacht Club, Point Pleasant. This year, four area residents will be honored as outstanding humanitarians who provide extraordinary leadership to Kimball Medical Center. Dr. Paul Kate of Brick Township, a board-certified…

  • Gotto wants more info on potential town move

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer HOWELL — Township Council members will take at least another month before deciding whether to keep Howell’s government offices in the municipal complex on Preventorium Road or move the town’s operations to the Global Corporate Center on Route 9. Councilman William Gotto said he wants numbers on how much…

  • New Egypt Day brings family fun

    PLUMSTED — Main Street New Egypt and Plumsted Township are inviting the public to attend the annual New Egypt Day festival slated for May 15 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The old-fashioned street fair will feature an afternoon of live music, food, rides, games and activities. Festivities will be split between Oakford Lake Park…

  • Neighborhood grants total $575K

    PLUMSTED — The township’s Neighborhood Preservation Office recently awarded funds to its third home rehabilitation project in New Egypt’s designated Neighborhood Preservation Program Target Area.Mayor Ron Dancer said the funds are the last of a $50,000 Neighborhood Housing Rehabilitation Program grant the township received in 2008 from the state Department of CommunityAffairs. Each of the…

  • Professional riders make contribution to Horse Park

    The Professional Riders Organization (PRO) will partner with the Horse Park of New Jersey to sponsor a part of the Jersey Fresh. The Jersey Fresh will be held over five days, May 5-9, at the Horse Park of New Jersey, Upper Freehold Township. PRO will offer prize money in the threestar division of the 2010…

  • In the Service

    Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Richard M. Washik has been mobilized and activated at Fort Dix in preparation for deployment to serve in support of either Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom. He is a member of the 3rd Battalion, 108th Regiment, based at Tobyhanna Army Depot, Pa. The soldiers are normally activated from…

  • Entertainer returns for benefit concert

    Wade Preston and band from ‘Movin’ Out’ will play in Jackson on April 17 BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Wade Preston JACKSON — Entertainer Wade Preston will return to the stage at the Jackson Memorial High School Fine Arts Center, 101 Don Connor Blvd., at 7 p.m. April 17 to perform in a benefit concert.…

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