• Resident supports Sharp for Jackson board

    Iam so happy that Jeff Sharp has finally chosen to run for a seat on the Jackson Board of Education. The children of Jackson need a candidate who will put their best interest before his own. Having known Jeff for many years, I can tell you that Jeff is a man of strong integrity with…

  • GCU receives presidential community service award

    Georgian Court University, Lakewood, has been named to the 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, the highest federal recognition a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service learning and civic engagement. According to a press release, the Corporation for National and Community Service, which administers the annual Honor Roll…

  • GCU to celebrate the life of pioneer female photographer

    Join Georgian Court University and St. George Productions in a World War II canteen for an interactive, living history performance about the fascinating life of pioneer female photographer Toni Frissell. The performance will take place on March 29 at 6 p.m. in the Little Theatre on the Lakewood campus. Produced and written by St. George…

  • Monmouth Academy team on ‘Challenge’

    Following their first round victory, the academic team from Monmouth Academy, Howell, is moving on to Round 2 of “The Challenge,” an academic quiz show designed to test students’ knowledge in a Jeopardy style format. The second round match-up between allstar student scholars from Monmouth Academy and Solomon Schechter Day School will air on March…

  • Children enthralled by variety of speakers

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — Representatives from dozens of occupations recently spent time at the Rosenauer Elementary School and gave the students a program they will remember for a long time. The event was organized and coordinated by the Rosenauer PTA, under the direction of PTA President Alex Fasoli. “We try really hard…

  • New youth advisory group to be council’s ‘eyes & ears’

    HOWELL — Applications for membership on the fledgling Youth Township Government advisory committee will be accepted through April 16, Township Councilman William J. Gotto announced. “We are actively looking for a very large number of participants,” Gotto said this week. Howell’s newest youth program will have three advisers — Gotto; resident Robert Nicastro; and Township…

  • Aid cut will lead to tough choices

    JACKSON — Administrators in the Jackson School District were still working earlier this week on a budget for the 2010- 11 school year. The Board of Education was expected to introduce a tentative budget at a meeting on March 23. No information about the 2010- 11 budget was available prior to that meeting, which occurred…

  • Sport Shorts

    A New Egypt U13 boys travel soccer team is seeking players for the spring 2010 roster. Boys must be born after Aug. 1, 1996, to be eligible. The team plays at a very competitive level, works with a professional trainer weekly and competes in MOSA. For additional information, call Ron at 732-814-1436 or email [email protected].…

  • Marlboro and New Egypt

    The lacrosse teams from Marlboro and New Egypt high schools hooked up in a scrimmage on March 17 in Marlboro as they continued their preparations for the 2010 season, which opens April 1. In this action a Marlboro defender lays a hit on a Warrior. JEFF GRANIT staff

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