• Business Briefs

    The Howell Chamber of Commerce will host a breakfast bonanza networking event at 8:30 a.m. Feb. 5 at Big City Bagels, 4007 Route 9 north, Howell. The event features an informative presentation by H&R Block regarding relevant tax information. Breakfast bonanza networking events are held every other Friday at different locations in town and are…

  • Old love vs. new: Is one really better than the other?

    Girl Talk • CLARE MARIE CELANO I’m a people watcher. I think many writers are. We observe gestures, facial expressions, body language, and many times create stories around what we see. I created one such story around an older couple I see from my apartment window. He has gray hair. So does she. He’s tall…

  • Tuition caps hide more than they help

    Guest Column • Paul Shelly As it will still be a while until the next state budget is put before the Legislature, it is a good time to single out an artful Trenton creation that serves primarily a political aim: the tuition cap. Over the past decade or so, ironically coinciding with a period of…

  • Jackson council thanks Tilis for service on governing body

    JACKSON — Township Council members and Mayor Mike Reina recently recognizedHoward Tilis for his service to Jackson. Tilis served on the council in 2008 and 2009. He is currently the chair of the Jackson Planning Board. He was saluted during the council’s Jan. 6 meeting. Council President Mike Kafton said he can call Tilis when…

  • Jackson continues review of response to snowstorm

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — One month after a storm dumped 24 inches of snow on Jackson, municipal officials are still assessing the town’s response to the emergency situation. Officials were criticized in the days after the storm for what some people said was a poor job of clearing local roads. The storm…

  • Plumsted representatives to attend emergency management institute

    PLUMSTED — The nation’s Emergency Management Institute, located in Emmitsburg, Md., has accepted a select team of local school district representatives and emergency first responders from Plumsted into a fourday Multi-Hazard Planning for Schools course. The course dates are Jan. 25-28 and the information to be presented at the seminar will provide the Plumsted participants…

  • Museum will display rabbi’s memorabilia

    The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County will premiere an exhibit featuring a collection of unique and historically significant items of Ocean County resident Sally J. Priesand, the first female rabbi to be ordained in America. Among the memorabilia on display will be letters and photographs, newspaper clippings, paintings, mementos, gifts and other special possessions…

  • Singing for a lot of laughs

    Comedic singer-songwriter to perform at Clarksburg Inn BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Dave Allikas, a comedic singer-songwriter, will perform on March 12 and April 23 at the Clarksburg Inn, Stagecoach Road, Millstone Township. MILLSTONE — Dave Allikas started writing funny songs because he realized that they occupy a special place in many people’s lives. The…

  • Crew from base assists in Haiti

    More than 100 airmen from the Air Mobility Command’s 621st Contingency ResponseWing (CRW) stationed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in Ocean County have deployed to Haiti in response to a deadly earthquake in that Caribbean nation. A 7.0 magnitude earthquake demolished buildings and made a shambles of the country on Jan. 12. “Our focus is getting…

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