• Women hold key Howell positions

    Study hard, have thick skin are words of advice from those who serve township BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer Her path in life was already predestined. From early on, she was told she was to become a lawyer. Her late father, William J. White Sr., taught her the simple principles of life that would help…

  • State expands Plumsted gypsy moth spray area

    PLUMSTED — The state Department of Agriculture Bureau of Plant, Pest and Disease Control has approved an additional 451 acres of wooded property in Plumsted for inclusion in this spring’s gypsy moth aerial suppression spray program, according to Mayor Ron Dancer. The Township Committee hosted an informational public meeting regarding the proposed gypsy moth spray…

  • Support group opens Howell chapter

    Domestic violence is a pattern of abusive behavior in which one person chooses to assert power and control over an intimate partner or household member. According to a press release from 180 Turning Lives Around, it is a destructive learned behavior that negatively affects all family members and is against the law. Survivors of domestic…

  • Church schedules fundraising dinner

    HOWELL — The Church of the Master, 110 Salem Hill Road, has announced a series of upcoming events. The Church of the Master Senior High Youth Group is sponsoring a baked ziti fundraising dinner on March 29 at 6 p.m. The cost is $5 for adults, $3 for children; under age 5 will be admitted…

  • County’s newest park opens in Beachwood

    Nestled in the Pinelands, a swath of 400 acres, peppered with pine trees and a variety of flora and fauna, is now Ocean County’s newest park called Jakes Branch County Park, Beachwood. In front of a room full of well-wishers and members of the Ocean County Parks and Recreation Department staff, Ocean County Freeholder Director…

  • Jackson set to launch local cleanup effort

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — With spring cleaning just around the corner, the call is going out for members of local nonprofit organizations to roll up their sleeves and help get Jackson’s roads into spiffy condition. Trash for Cash is being run by the township in conjunction with a New Jersey Clean Communities…

  • Green Acres awards Plumsted $100,000 for Recreation Park

    PLUMSTED — Mayor Ron Dancer said representatives of New Jersey’s Green Acres program have informed the Township Committee that its application to obtain funding in the amount of $100,000 for Plumsted’s Recreation Park development and improvement has been approved. Dancer said the Green Acres funding will provide for new fencing around the ball fields; the…

  • MOVING UP – SHOULD YOUR CHILD TAKE SPORTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL? – Advertorial

    By Gloria Averbuch MOVING UP – SHOULD YOUR CHILD TAKE SPORTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL? – Advertorial Advertorial MOVING UP – SHOULD YOUR CHILD TAKE SPORTS TO THE NEXT LEVEL? By Gloria Averbuch      Sports offer fitness, fun, camaraderie and education in a whole host of life skills. When determining whether to get more serious,…

  • Instructions to be provided about property tax appeals

    JACKSON — A forum that will help to advise property owners how to file a property tax appeal of their property’s assessment will be held from 10 a.m. to noon March 21 at the Jackson Memorial High School Fine Arts building, Don Connor Boulevard. All of Jackson’s properties were recently reassessed. Property owners have the…

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