• Graffiti is not work of gang

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer DAVE BENJAMIN Jackson police have determined that graffiti painted on a building on West Veterans Highway near Stump Tavern Road is not the work of a gang marking its turf. JACKSON — Graffiti that has fouled a building at West Veterans Highway and Stump Tavern Road is not the work…

  • County may take charge of Sharon Station Road

    UPPER FREEHOLD — After years of discussion, Monmouth County will likely take jurisdiction of and redesign Sharon Station Road in Upper Freehold Township. Residents have appeared regularly before the Township Committee to complain about what they say are the dangerous conditions of the road. At the Feb. 26 meeting, the governing body unanimously passed a…

  • GETTING READY FOR SPRING SPORTS – Advertorial

    By Gloria Averbuch GETTING READY FOR SPRING SPORTS – Advertorial Advertorial GETTING READY FOR SPRING SPORTS By Gloria Averbuch It’s time to brush off the remnants of winter, and get ready to play! Whether your athlete has been active or not, here are some helpful steps to get ready for spring. Take Advantage of Transition…

  • Council discusses use of leftover $210,000

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — Members of the Township Council are taking a close look at funds that were left in the account of Jackson’s former industrial commission. When the industrial commission was dissolved in 2003 it had an unexpended balance of $210,000. At the council’s Feb. 24 meeting, a resolution was on…

  • Supreme Court will not hear football prayer case

    BY BRIAN DONAHUE Staff Writer After four years of legal wrangling and national attention, East Brunswick High School, Middlesex County, football coach Marcus Borden’s fight to participate in team prayer has apparently come to an end. On March 2, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected Borden’s petition to hear the case, leaving the legal victory in…

  • Show raises funds for ARMS

    JACKSON — Ovation upon ovation could be heard as Broadway star Wade Preston dazzled his audience Feb. 28 in the Jackson Memorial High School auditorium. The concert, brought to Jackson Memorial by the Jackson Rotary Club, drew a full house, and all proceeds from the event will go to the American Recreational Military Services (ARMS)…

  • Ordinance will allow extra homes on tract

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL — Over the objection of residents, the Township Council has introduced an ordinance that will permit more homes than initially approved to be built on the former site of the Cutler-Rubenstein egg farm, Route 9 north near Sunnyside Road. An ordinance to change the property from 2-acre residential zoning…

  • Cops will not take furloughs

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL — It was little over a month ago that Howell municipal officials issued a notice which stated that unpaid furloughs would be taken by all of Howell’s union, nonunion and management personnel, including the chief of police and the township manager. While many employees have expressed displeasure with that…

  • Review of Plumsted police is continuing

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer PLUMSTED — The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office is continuing its review of the Plumsted Police Department and had nothing new to report on the matter last week. The review surrounds accusations of sexual harassment that were made against a lieutenant in the department by a former Plumsted special law enforcement…

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