• How to reduce your risk for diabetes

    Though aging increases a person’s risk for type 2 diabetes, a healthy lifestyle that includes routine exercise and a healthy diet can help men and women reduce that risk significantly. Millions of people across the globe suffer from diabetes, a term used to describe a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high…

  • Business gets boost from county

    FARMINGDALE – Jersey Shore Body Wraps has joined the growing list of Monmouth County businesses that have benefited from the Grow Monmouth Façade Improvement Program. The business received $1,850 for recent upgrades to the exterior of its building, according to a press release. “Jersey Shore Body Wraps received a reimbursement check for $1,850 for a…

  • Age restriction removed from townhouse project

    By JENNIFER ORTIZ Staff Writer HOWELL — The Howell Zoning Board of Adjustment has approved the Townhomes at Eagle Oaks application, which sought to remove an age restriction and to change the name of its principal street from Remington Court to Eagle Oaks Court. The property is near Cranberry and Asbury roads. Attorney Rob McGowan,…

  • Howell board will not put aides on K-2 buses

    By JENNIFER ORTIZ Staff Writer HOWELL — The Howell K-8 School District Board of Education has decided it will not place bus aides on school buses that carry kindergarten through second grade pupils to and from school. Board members informed members of the public of their decision at a recent meeting. “At a board retreat,…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    Dr. Miriam T. Furlong of Jackson Orthodontics has invited patients and the community to trade in their Halloween candy for a reward. For every pound of Halloween candy turned in, Dr. Furlong will pay participants $2, up to 5 pounds of candy per person. A matching amount will be donated to the Jackson Women of…

  • Council weighs in with support for death penalty in New Jersey

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON – An impassioned plea for the return of the death penalty for certain crimes was delivered by the Jackson Township Council in a recent show of support for two bills in the state Legislature. Council members recently passed a resolution in support of bills S-1741 and A- 2429 which…

  • Fall plays scheduled

    The stages are set and the lights are beginning to dim at the Freehold Regional High School District schools as the fall productions get underway. Howell High School students will perform Neil Simon’s “Lost in Yonkers.” After the death of their mother, two young brothers are sent to stay with their formidable grandmother for the…

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    JESSICA D’AMICO/STAFF High Point Monument, which stands more than 1,800 feet above sea level, provides views over Sussex and miles beyond as the centerpiece of High Point State Park, Sussex.

  • Oh no! A neat freak is coming to visit!

    ARE WE THERE YET Lori Clinch I received a phone call from my dear friend the other day that scared me right out of my carpet slippers. She was coming for the weekend. There was nothing frightful about that, rest assured. I adore Gladys. She’s funny, happy and a gem to hang out with. It…

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