• Howell organic community garden opens to the public

    By REBECCA CHENG Staff Writer HOWELL — Members of the Howell Organic Community Gardens gathered to celebrate its debut on June 18. A ceremony at the location of the garden began with remarks from Dana Vargo, the resident who presented the idea for a community garden to the Township Council in 2013. The participants then…

  • Drop the labels, we are all Americans

    When you put a label on something, you separate it from everything else around it. For example, if you have a box of shoes and you label one pair “brown shoes,” you have a box of shoes that contain one pair of brown shoes, separating them from the rest. We have been doing the same…

  • New Jersey Broadcasters Hall of Fame inducts Greater Media’s Dan Finn

    Dan Finn Dan Finn, senior vice president and regional general manager with Greater Media New Jersey, was among the inductees named to the New Jersey Broadcasters Association (NJBA) Hall of Fame for 2015. The induction took place at a special luncheon June 18 during the 68th annual NJBA convention at Caesars in Atlantic City. “We…

  • Help is available for victims of violence

    All of us at 180 Turning Lives Around Inc. are saddened by the recent death of Tamara Seidle, mother of nine children, reportedly well-known and well-liked throughout the community. There is no disputing the fact that gunshots fired by her ex-spouse, Neptune Police Sgt. Philip Seidle, were the cause of her death and that this…

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    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR A shovel and sand make a dynamic duo at the Jersey shore.

  • Bill would create a defense in housing suits

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — Municipal officials have offered their support for a bill making its way through the state Senate that they say could protect Jackson in some litigation resulting from affordable housing requirements. Senate bill S-2991, also known as A-4447 in the state Assembly, is reported to offer municipalities a defense…

  • Jackson report cards will reflect new grading approach

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — Beginning in the 2015-16 school year, report cards for students at the Christa McAuliffe Middle School and the Carl W. Goetz Middle School will no longer display grades on a scale of A to F. Instead, students’ grades will be reported on what school administrators believe to be…

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     The Rotary Club of Jackson will host its eighth annual charity golf tournament on Aug. 10 at the Westlake Golf and Country Club, Jackson. Registration at 7:30 a.m. Shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. Cost is $540 per foursome; $135 per golfer. Donation includes continental breakfast, greens fee, lunch and awards. Details: Tom Barchie, 732-207-4029;…

  • Adult community gains OK in Howell

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer HOWELL — The Planning Board has unanimously approved an application proposing the construction of an age-restricted community on Route 33. The board took the action on June 18. In March, representatives of the applicant, Boulder Ridge, appeared before the board seeking approval to construct an active adult community consisting…

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