• Ever want to slap a landlord? Apparently we do.

    Bloopers • ADELE YOUNG At this time every year, we like to look back at the typographical and grammatical errors that almost made it, and some that actually did make it, into a few of Greater Media Newspapers’ publications during the previous year. Damning with faint praise One of our Word on the Street respondents…

  • Police make arrests at trailer fracas

    JACKSON — Screaming and the sound of glass being broken brought police officers to the Shady Oak trailer park on Route 571 near the Manchester border on Jan. 9. At about 10:45 p.m., Jackson Police Officers Jeremy Felder and Donald Lasko arrived at the trailer park and heard the sounds coming from inside a trailer,…

  • Silver Alert to find missing dementia patients is now law

    Legislation that establishes a system to help locate missing persons who suffer from dementia or other cognitive impairments was signed into law by then- Gov. Richard Codey. The measure, S-1551/A-2844, creates an emergency Silver Alert System for providing public notification of those missing persons in a manner that is similar to the Amber Alerts that…

  • Cases of Alzheimer’s disease to double by 2050

    No cure yet for the most common, most debilitating form of dementia BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer (Editor’s note: The following statistics and information have been provided by the Alzheimer’s Association Greater New Jersey Chapter.) As the most common form of dementia, accounting for about 70 percent of all cases, Alzheimer’s disease affects 5.3 million…

  • Committeemen sworn in to office

    PLUMSTED — The Township Committee held its 2010 reorganization meeting on Jan. 5 at the municipal building on Evergreen Road. Township Clerk Dorothy Hendrickson called the meeting to order, and the first official act of the new year was to conduct the swearing-in of re-elected Committeemen Mike McCue and Eric Sorchik. McCue was joined on…

  • Accident claims life of driver, 40

    JACKSON — A motor vehicle crash that occurred on Jan. 8 at 2:41 a.m. caused the death of a Jackson resident. Police said George Cardone, 40, the sole occupant of a 2001 yellow Dodge pickup truck, died when his vehicle crashed into a tree on North Hope Chapel Road (Route 547) near Murdock Place. In…

  • Council wants more info on softball field upgrades

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — A resolution authorizing the preparation of bid specifications for improvements to the Bartley Road softball field has been passed by the Jackson Township Council. The council took the action at its meeting on Jan. 5. The vote to proceed with the project was 5-0. Officials are considering the…

  • Relatives tell of the tragedy of Alzheimer’s disease

    Share stories of mental decline of patients, heartache of caregivers BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Mildred “Muney” Davis is described by her son as a “real lady”: she taught her son to hold doors open and she never used four-letter words. She worked for her husband Lou’s business, volunteered her time for the Jewish Chronic…

  • Residents sought to fill Howell boards

    BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Several appointments were made during the Howell Township Council’s annual reorganization meeting, but officials are still seeking applicants for various professional and volunteer positions. Among the appointments made on Jan. 5 were seats on the Environmental Commission, Ordinance Review Advisory Committee, Planning Board, Recreation Advisory Committee and the Zoning Board…

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