• Jaguars win again in state playoffs against Brick Twp.

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent It was sweet revenge for Jackson Memorial High School against Brick Township High School for the second straight year. Just like last season, when the Jaguars avenged a regular-season loss to Brick Township, they rode the hard running of halfback Mike Gawlik for a 21-7 victory in the opening round of…

  • NJSIAA Gymnastics Championships

    DORINE SHAPIRO Howell High School’s Monica Servidio finished 10th in the all-around competition at the NJSIAA Individual Championships held Nov. 14 at Montgomery High School.

  • Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Oh My!

    TOP PICK The Monmouth Museum’s Annual Holiday Exhibition is “Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Oh My!,” with an opening reception on Nov. 22 from 4 to 6 p.m. The Monmouth Museum model train display will return. The Friends of the Monmouth Museum will present their Annual Holiday Tree, decorated with transportation memorabilia. Art scholars often talk…

  • Jackson Library book fair to feature local authors

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer JACKSON — Local authors from all walks of life can find the encouragement to continue writing at the Jackson Writers Group. The group, which was established in 2000, was formed as a creative outlet for writers seeking to share their craft with others and to find inspiration in a non-threatening…

  • Fire commissioner steps down

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON – A local board of fire commissioners will operate with one less member until its next election in February following the resignation of one commissioner. The Jackson Fire District No. 3 Board of Fire Commissioners formally accepted the resignation of Brad Reiter, 50, without comment during its meeting on…

  • Husband should let a sleeping wife lie

    ARE WE THERE YET Lori Clinch Although our marriage is not perfect, I feel abundantly blessed to be married to my Pat. He eats my cooking without complaining, puts up with my slovenly ways and doesn’t grumble when I treat myself to new clothes. “Are those new jeans?” he asked just last week. “You’re darned…

  • County auction nets more than $180K

    The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has announced that the county’s recent auction of surplus items generated $180,736, bringing the combined total of the county’s online surplus property auctions to $2,961,759. Surplus property from the county’s Division of Fleet Services, Sheriff’s Office, Buildings and Grounds Department, Reclamation Center and park system, and seized and surplus…

  • Local club gains national standing

    Fred Davis, the national director of new chapters with the Antique Motorcycle Club of America, has announced that the Jersey Shore chapter has become the 63rd chapter in the national club. The Antique Motorcycle Club of America was founded in 1954 by a group of antique bike fans in New England, according to a press…

  • Salkin’s Jewel Case announces closing

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A family business that has operated in Freehold Township for 40 years will be closing its doors. David Salkin, who owns Salkin’s Jewel Case in the South Freehold Shopping Center, Route 9, with his brother, Eric, has announced that a “Going Out of Business Sale” is underway. Salkin’s Jewel Case began in…

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