• Test-taking tips

    According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, test anxiety is a form of performance anxiety that can affect even the most prepared students.The ADAA notes that several factors, including fear of failure and a poor test history, can contribute to test anxiety, the presence of which can make it difficult for students to…

  • Make school day mornings easier

    School day mornings can be hectic, as getting kids ready for school and out the door on time is not always easy. Working parents may find school day mornings especially difficult, as their own work schedules can make mornings feel even more rushed. Fortunately, parents can employ several strategies to free up time in the…

  • Local schools, businesses ready for back to school

    Princeton Ballet School Celebrating Bar Mitzvah year, Congregation Kol Am is rededicating themselves to their commitment as an all-inclusive Reform congregation that embraces its heritage and the tenets of “tikkun olam” — repairing the world. Their approach includes sponsoring a flash mob to usher in the holiday season with 200 singers, staging an Ice Bucket…

  • American Legion post honors officer

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON – A Jackson police officer has been named the first recipient of the Conspicuous Valor Award from American Legion Post 504. Officer Anthony Riso recently received the award in recognition of his efforts while responding to a house fire in November. Post 504 spokesman Barry Kakos said, “Aside from…

  • Relay for Life raises $86,000 for cancer society

    HOWELL — Although they had been up all night, the participants at Howell High School’s Relay for Life event were full of energy when they learned they had raised $85,997.51 for the American Cancer Society. According to its website, the American Cancer Society Relay for Life “is the world’s largest and most impactful fundraising event…

  • Brooklyn resident faces multiple charges following police pursuit

    HOWELL — An incident that began with an allegedly fraudulent payment for an iPad turned into a police pursuit through several municipalities and resulted in the arrest of a man from Brooklyn, N.Y. Police said the July 2 incident began at about 3 p.m. when Ernest Jones, 47, entered the Best Buy electronics store on…

  • Changes would tighten solicitation regulations

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON – Stricter regulations and penalties could target solicitors coming to Jackson after municipal officials vowed to address what they called an “intrusion of personal privacy and property.” At its meeting on Aug. 11, the Township Council is expected to introduce an ordinance that would amend the portion of the…

  • Now is the time for banks to return the favor

    The monumental crash of Wall Street and the financial institutions in 2008 led to our elected officials giving a bailout of untold sums of money from the pockets of the American people to keep the current economic system afloat. Now that the American people are facing a future of dire economic straits, it is payback…

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    MARK ROSMAN/STAFF Visitors who bring bread to Lake Weamaconk in Englishtown will make fast friends with friendly fowl. The afternoon of Aug. 2 was a fine summer day to feed ducks and geese.

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