• No sacrifice is necessary

    In theaters now By Paul Hall www.channelguidemag.com During the Cold War, the United States and Soviet Union were acutely aware of everything the other one did. Yet there was one individual who studied the Russians more closely than the government: Bobby Fischer (Tobey Maguire). In the new movie Pawn Sacrifice, we get a glimpse at…

  • Ask your doctor if Ken Jeong’s new comedy ‘Dr. Ken’ is right for you

    By Ryan A. Berenz, www.channelguidemag.com Perhaps your first, um, exposure to the work of Ken Jeong came in The Hangover, when he, as the flamboyant gangster Mr. Chow, pounced out of a car’s trunk wearing nothing but socks. A select audience knows Jeong as Spanish instructor Señor Chang on Community. Still others may know Jeong…

  • A very handy lady who knows her tools

    ARE WE THERE YET Lori Clinch There are many advantages to being married to a Bob Vila type of a man. It comes in handy for a woman, such as myself, to conjure up creative ideas and difficult tasks and actually have someone around who can accomplish them. With a tool belt on his hips…

  • Dance will help fund memorial

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON – A nonprofit organization that is working to complete a veterans memorial will look to find funding on the dance floor at its second annual dinner dance and gift auction. From 7-11 p.m. Oct. 17, the Veterans Memorial Garden Inc. will take over the AMVETS Post 2, Toms River…

  • Court decision awaited on Orthodox Jewish school

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer TOMS RIVER – The fate of an application that proposes the construction of a high school for Orthodox Jewish girls in Jackson rests in the hands of a state Superior Court judge. For nearly an hour on Sept. 9, state Superior Court Judge Marlene Lynch Ford, sitting in Toms River,…

  • Police sergeant keeps focus on bicycle safety

    By JENNIFER ORTIZ Staff Writer HOWELL — Howell Police Department Traffic Safety Sgt. Joe Markulic and the Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey (BIANJ) have teamed up to offer bicycle helmets and programs aimed at bringing awareness and education to brain injury prevention. Markulic has about 50 helmets, donated by BIANJ, that will be provided…

  • Fight will continue against Six Flags solar energy plan

    YOUR TURN GUEST COLUMN JEFF TITTEL Jackson Township has amended an ordinance it adopted in January to now allow solar energy arrays in the parking lot of Six Flags Great Adventure. However, it will still allow Six Flags to continue the clear-cutting of up to 90 acres of a forested site to construct a solar…

  • DATEBOOK

     The Friends of the Plumsted Township Library, 119 Evergreen Road, New Egypt, will collect books on the first Saturday of the month (Oct. 3) from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. April through October for future book sales. Fiction, nonfiction, large print, children’s books, CDs, DVDs, audio books and jigsaw puzzles are accepted. Do not…

  • ‘Snow White’ cast to greet youngsters

    JACKSON – Children hoping to rub elbows with Disney royalty can save their wishes on a star and attend a very special meet and greet event prior to matinee performances of “Snow White” at Jackson Memorial High School, Don Connor Boulevard. Students portraying Snow White, Prince Charming and other characters will mingle with families and…

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