• Plumsted seeks buyer for historic building

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer PLUMSTED — Plans to restore the former Hartman Pharmacy on Main Street in the downtown New Egypt section of Plumsted have been announced. “The Plumsted Township Committee, acting in its capacity as a redevelopment entity, and Main Street New Egypt have announced plans to seek a public-private partnership with a…

  • Bishop to help dedicate new church

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer DAVE BENJAMIN A new St. Aloysius Church building with a seating capacity for 1,000 congregants has been completed and will be dedicated at 4 p.m. March 14. The church is on Bennetts Mills Road, Jackson. JACKSON — A new St. Aloysius Church building with a seating capacity for 1,000 congregants…

  • Revaluation process riles some residents

    Impact on taxes will be known later this year BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer The message that seemed to emerge from a crowd of more than 500 Jackson residents who attended a public meeting on Feb. 28 was that the process of property revaluation needs to be re-evaluated. The meeting began at the Jackson municipal…

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    JEFF GRANIT staff Jackson Memorial High School’s Zach Huxford (top) grapples with David Brearly’s Dan Ries during a 119-pound first-round wrestleback bout at the NJSIAA state wrestling tournament in Atlantic City on March 7. Huxford placed eighth in the state in his weight class.

  • Southard School will close

    Howell pupils who currently attend the building will be redistricted for September BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer The Howell Board of Education has voted to close the Southard School in the face of a declining K-8 enrollment and budget pressures. The decision to close the elementary school and to assign its pupils to other schools…

  • Datebook

    • A fish fry sponsored by the New Egypt Elks, 105 Lakewood Road, New Egypt, will be held from 6-8 p.m. March 13 at the lodge. The cost for a fish dinner is $9 (two pieces) and $10 (three pieces). Chicken will be available for $8 (two pieces) and $9 (three pieces). All children’s dinners…

  • One-night workshops offered in Lakewood

    The Lakewood Community School will sponsor the following one-night workshops at Lakewood High School, 855 Somerset Ave. Call 732-905-3685 for details and registration. • Psychic workshop, March 12, 7:30- 9:30 p.m. Fee: $45. • Dream interpretation workshop, March 19, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Fee: $45 • Workshop on wills, Social Security and power of attorney, March 24,…

  • Library to hold ‘Food for Fines’ April 12-19

    The Ocean County Library will provide its customers an opportunity to combat hunger as well as reduce their library fines during National Library Week, April 12-19. The accounts of customers with outstanding fines will be credited up to 50 cents for each canned food item donated to any of the library’s 21 locations during that…

  • Benefit to aid teacher who is battling cancer

    Dr. James Herzog, a chiropractor in Freehold, will hold a two-day fundraiser on March 21-22 to benefit the Silvestri family. Vincent Silvestri is a Howell High School teacher who was diagnosed with cancer which will result in long-term treatments as well as taking off many days of work, according to a press release. The Silvestris’…

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