• Blood-sucking plant sings in flower shop

    PLUMSTED — New Egypt High School, Evergreen Road, Plumsted, will present the musical “Little Shop of Horrors” on March 5-6 at 7 p.m. and March 7 at 2 p.m. Admission will be $8 on March 5-6 and $6 on March 7. “Little Shop of Horrors” tells the story of Seymour, the clumsy employee of Mushnik’s…

  • Auction to benefit Ocean of Love

    JACKSON – The Jackson Women of Today will host its 19th annual charity gift auction at 7:30 p.m. March 19. The event will be held at the reception center at the PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel. Proceeds from the event will benefit Ocean of Love, a nonprofit charitable organization that is dedicated to helping Ocean…

  • Jackson officials honor town’s young residents

    Ava Tortorici JACKSON — Several young people were honored during the Feb. 9 meeting of the Jackson Township Council. Sara Hudak, a sophomore at Jackson Memorial High School, was commended by municipal officials for the quick action she took upon coming home from school on Dec. 14 and finding a fire in the kitchen of…

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    Brian Lynch, 4, of Howell, treks back up to the top of the hill next to the Howell municipal building on Preventorium Road as he enjoys some quality sledding time on Feb. 26. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Police, prosecutor share services

    PLUMSTED — Mayor Ron Dancer has announced that the Township Committee is authorizing additional shared services agreements with the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office. According to Dancer, Ocean County led the state in traffic-related fatalities in 2009. For 2010 a new shared services program is being offered in an attempt to reduce the traffic fatalities in…

  • Jackson officials may revisit installation of solar panels

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — A second look at solar panels for municipal buildings and Jackson schools may be just around the corner. “A little over a year ago, I proposed that the township look at solar panels at zero cost to the taxpayers,” Township Council President Mike Kafton said at the Feb…

  • Officials table sewer rate increase until March 16

    Questions remain in Howell about MRRSA charges BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer HOWELL — Why do sewer utility customers in Howell who get wastewater treatment services from the Manasquan River Regional Sewerage Authority (MRRSA) pay more in quarterly sewer fees than neighboring municipalities? That is a question Howell officials want answered before they move…

  • Westlake Women’s Club tops in fundraising for Komen

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — Year after year, the Women’s Club at Jackson’s Westlake Golf and Country Club adult community has stepped up to the plate, with its members volunteering for many philanthropic activities. On March 11 at the annual Komen celebration at the Westin Princeton at Forrestal Village, the club will receive…

  • Suspects charged with trying to peddle drugs

    JACKSON — A two-month-long narcotics investigation has culminated with the arrest of four township residents following a motor vehicle stop. Additional arrests have also been made. In a press release, Jackson Police Chief Matthew Kunz said that on Feb. 24 at 10:50 a.m., Police Officer Jeremy Felder stopped a vehicle on Magnolia Drive that was…

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