• Nominees sought for Red Cross honor

    Do you know an “ordinary” person from your local community who has accomplished something “extraordinary” that has made the world a safer, healthier and better place to live? The Red Cross Jersey Coast Chapter will be hosting its inaugural Hometown Heroes event in March 2010 and is in need of assistance. Nominate a teacher, police…

  • Beck faults state oversight of caretakers of disabled

    Legislator calls on AG to investigate Division of Developmental Disabilities BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer State Sen. Jennifer Beck (R-Monmouth and Mercer) is calling on the state attorney general to investigate the state Division of Developmental Disabilities’ oversight of disabled individuals who are placed with caretakers in the community. In a letter to New Jersey…

  • Survey: No need for gypsy moth spraying

    JACKSON — After a recent fall gypsy moth egg survey was made by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, some good news has been reported for Jackson. “The Department of Agriculture reported that no major infestations were detected in our municipality by the fall gypsy moth survey,” Mayor Mike Reina announced. According to Joseph W.…

  • What’s for breakfast?

    This beautiful bluejay did not let 28 inches of snow that fell in Jackson on Dec. 19 stop him from finding something to eat on the morning of Dec. 21.

  • Plumsted OEM stands ready to assist residents

    PLUMSTED — On the day before winter officially began, the region was hit with the largest amount of snowfall for the month of December in more than 100 years, and on Dec. 20 Plumsted’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) was activated, according to Mayor Ron Dancer. Whether it is a snow or ice storm this…

  • Lakehurst team aids Kuwaiti Air Force

    LAKEHURST — Engineers and artisans from NAVAIR Lakehurst, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, recently traveled to Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base in Kuwait to install a critical mobile nitrogen gas generator (MNGG) and a nitrogen servicing van in support of the Kuwaiti Air Force (KAF). The team from Lakehurst was called in to repair and upgrade the…

  • Trauma survivor finds ‘Heaven Exists’

    BY KIMBERLY STEINBERG Staff Writer Life has changed dramatically for Little Silver, Monmouth County, resident Noelle McNeil, whose recovery from a near-fatal accident is chronicled in her inspirational new book. Noelle McNeil “When the lights went out on Aug. 2, 2005, I had it all. I was 20 years old, an athlete, pretty, popular and…

  • Officials praise efforts that led to revised law

    Howell ordinance addresses location of pet stores, dog kennels and breeders BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Adog ordinance that evoked strong emotions from Howell residents and pet owners was unanimously adopted by the Howell Township Council after several months of consideration and revision. “I am very happy the citizens and professionals worked adamantly toward a…

  • Teen knows what to do in response to house fire

    JMHS sophomore saves pet, summons help by calling 911 BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer When Jackson Memorial High School sophomore Sara Hudak heard the bell ring at the end of her last class on Dec. 14, little did she know the events that would follow after her bus ride home. A photograph provided by fire…

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