• Residents question reassessment of properties

    Manalapan mayor says cost of defending tax appeals was becoming a burden BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Atownship-wide reassessment of properties was a topic of discussion during the public comment portion of the Jan. 13 Manalapan Township Committee meeting. Two residents, Kathy West and Nicholas Sciarrillo, addressed the committee after receiving new assessments on their…

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    Debbie Kutney of Freehold Borough reads “Is Your Mama a Llama?” by Deborah Guarino to first-graders at the Park Avenue Elementary School, Freehold Borough, on Jan. 14. Kutney is a participant in the Retired Senior Volunteer Readers program and is one of eight seniors who visit the school every week to engage the pupils and…

  • Holt plans town hall meeting in Marlboro

    U.S. Representative Rush Holt (D-NJ), whose district includes part of Monmouth County, will host two listening sessions next week to talk about issues of concern to central New Jersey residents, including the economy, health care, education, and national security. On Jan. 25 at 7 p.m., Holt will host an in-person town hall in Marlboro at…

  • Tuition reimbursement bill to have 2nd chance

    By Mark Rosman State legislators who want to enact a law that lays out how a school district employee may be reimbursed for the cost of tuition for ongoing education will make that attempt in the first days of the new legislative session. Proponents of such a law believed they were on the right track…

  • Gerald “Jerry” Jankowski

    71, of Howell Gerald “Jerry” Edward Jankowski, 71, of Howell passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2010 at  home. Mr. Jankowski was born in Brooklyn and had lived in Staten Island until moving  to Howell 32 years ago. Jerry was the senior tree trimmer for the Howell Township Department of Public Works for the past…

  • Beringer House has vacancies available

    Beringer House, a shared living senior citizen residence owned and operated by the Metuchen Branch YMCA, has vacancies available. If you are 55 and over and are in need of low- to moderate-income housing, please contact Jean A. Vick, director of Senior Citizen Services at the Metuchen Branch YMCA, at 732-548-2044.

  • Anniversary Shabbat slated for Jan. 22

    The Sisterhood of Congregation Beth- El, 91 Jefferson Blvd., Edison, will host its annual Women’s League Anniversary Shabbat service on Friday, Jan. 22, at 7:30 p.m.S isterhood members will take part in conducting the Kabbalat service; an elaborate Oneg will follow. Prospective members are welcome to attend. For more information, call 732-985- 7272.

  • Two art exhibits at MCC open Jan. 21

    Middlesex County College (MCC), 2600 Woodbridge Ave., Edison, is presenting two art exhibitions beginning Jan. 21. One will highlight emerging artists from the mid-Atlantic region, and the other features sculpture, shown in a darkened room, illuminated only from the artwork itself. The exhibitions run through Feb. 11, and hours are 11 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays. A…

  • Thrift shop to offer Valentine’s specials

    The Wesley Thrift Shop located at Wesley United Methodist Church, 5053 Woodbridge Ave., Edison, will be offering special Valentine’s Day gifts and more. Purchases of brand-new, gently used vintage and dollar-a-bag clothes, household items, toys, collectibles, crystal and linens directly benefit Wesley United Methodist Church. The shop is staffed by volunteers and welcomes tax-deductible donations…

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