• Sampson named to state committee

    Freehold Regional High School District Superintendent of Schools Charles Sampson was recently appointed to the New Jersey Department of Education’s Common Core Standards Review Committee, according to a press release from the district. The review committee was formed following Gov. Chris Christie’s call to rethink the Common Core State Standards for New Jersey. The Standards…

  • Keady earns support for 30th District seat

    This year New Jersey’s public employees, specifically teachers, received some terrifying news regarding the status of their pensions. That news, that the pension fund would be insolvent in 2027, was a wakeup call for many of us. When we heard this news, our union leadership encouraged us to sign up as pension activists. We were…

  • Hanlon earns endorsement for county clerk

    I want to go on record as endorsing Christine Giordano Hanlon for Monmouth County clerk. Christine took over as county clerk when Claire French retired this past spring and had the full support of the state Senate, both Democrats and Republicans. She brings excellent credentials to this position, having been an attorney for 23 years…

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    KAREN KESTEN/STAFF Early signs of fall can be seen in central New Jersey.

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     The Jackson Writer’s Group will sponsor a book fair featuring local authors at 11 am Nov. 21 at the Jackson Library, 2 Jackson Drive, Jackson. Meet local authors and learn about their work at this free program that is open to the public. Registration is requested. Details: 732-928-4400.  The Jackson Library, Jackson, will…

  • Coalition targets domestic violence

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer October marks domestic violence awareness month. In New Jersey, the call to action to combat domestic violence was marked in part by the renaming of the New Jersey Coalition for Battered Women to the New Jersey Coalition to End Domestic Violence. On Oct. 1 at the steps of the New…

  • Drug use by teenagers at heart of Howell talk

    By JENNIFER ORTIZ Staff Writer HOWELL — Before founding Safe Teens America and Neural Activity, Chad Williams worked in law enforcement in Colorado for 14 years. He dealt with teenagers in gangs who were using marijuana, alcohol and other drugs. He said a lot of their problems were the result of the decisions they were…

  • Firm gains approval for building

    By JENNIFER ORTIZ Staff Writer HOWELL — The operators of a paving company with a facility on Cranberry Road have received approval to construct a onestory office building at that location. At a recent meeting, the Howell Planning Board unanimously approved an application that proposed the construction of a building at Eosso Brothers Paving, 383…

  • A cappella singing distinguishes Liberty Oak Chorus

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer The ladies of the Liberty Oak Chorus are in harmony. Sharing a common bond for their love of a cappella singing in the barbershop style, the chorus performs a unique style of music. “A capella is very technical, very difficult,” said Katie Blackwood, master director of the Liberty Oak Chorus,…

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