• Hauge, Buckalew and Probasco earn support

    As a graduate of New Egypt High School’s class of 2008, I feel that I possess a special and unique perspective on our schools that most people do not. I am a lifelong resident of New Egypt. I have been in the school system from kindergarten to 12th grade. I had the privilege to serve…

  • Nine candidates seek board seats in Jackson

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — Nine candidates are running for three three-year terms on the sevenmember Jackson Board of Education. The school election will be held on April 21. The candidates are Nicholas Antonoff, Sal Duscio, Matthew Genovese, Marvin Krakower, John Morvay, Tracey Murnane, Theresa Schiazza, Martin Spielman and Barbara Vigliotti. Krakower, Spielman…

  • Poet speaks at Georgian Court

    LAKEWOOD — Former United States Poet Laureate Billy Collins presented a free poetry reading at Georgian Court University to students and the public on March 31. The event, which was held in the Casino building on the Lakewood campus, was arranged by Mary Chinery, associate dean of arts and humanities and sciences and mathematics, and…

  • Kids ‘step up’ for environment

    BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer JACKSON — The Goddard School of Jackson shut off all non-essential lights from 10 to 11 a.m. on the morning of March 30 — but it wasn’t nap time. In honor of Earth Hour 2009, the school joined 320 other Goddard Schools across the nation in “Stepping Up for the…

  • April: The pace picks up!

    Green Scene William Shakespeare: “April hath put a spirit of youth in everything.” Dare to dream! Patience has its own sweet rewards. When you are struck with the urge to root in the dirt, you are in your own world. It’s an elusive combination: hard labor with satisfaction on its heels. The speed bumps you…

  • It’s the full-court press on laundry

    Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH Laundry. It’s the bane of my existence. It challenges me, humiliates me and tempts me to call a flagrant foul as I shout out, “For the love of Tide, why is this shirt in the dirty clothes when it’s still on a hanger?” Laundry takes up my mornings,…

  • Sure could use a little bit of good news today

    Coda • GREG BEAN Every day, I wake up with a different song playing on an endless loop in my brain. Why my brain picks that day’s song has always been a mystery to me. On days when the song of the day is something by Ry Cooder or Bruce Springsteen, I walk with an…

  • Creation-study group to meet in Old Bridge

    Creation Study Group NJBible- Science.org will meet at 7:30 p.m. April 17 at Sayre Woods Bible Church, 2290 Route 9, Old Bridge. The event will feature an intelligent-design video, “Unlocking the Mystery of Life,” and discussion. Admission is free of charge. For more information, log on to NJBibleScience.org or call 732-679-5989.

  • Vendors sought for April 25 Flea Market

    Vendors are needed for the Knights of Columbus No. 2061 Flea Market planned for 10 a.m.-3 p.m. April 25 in the parking lot at the post home, 775 Washington Road, Parlin section of Sayreville. Space-rental fee is $15; vendors must provide their own tables. For more information and to reserve, call Rob McCall at 732-874-3923…

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