• Scouts attain Eagle rank

    HOWELL — On June 20, three young men from Boy Scout Troop 258 of Howell celebrated their achievement in earning the highest rank in the Boys Scouts of America program, the Eagle Scout rank. The Court of Honor was held at the Jersey Shore Girl Scout Program Activity Center in Howell. According to a press…

  • Pride in America

    MATT DENTON Girl Scouts from Troop 371, left to right, Addison Chumah, Ava Marciano and Christine Gardocki, recite the Pledge of Allegiance during Flag Day ceremonies in Jackson on June 14.

  • NJ needs to be smarter and more efficient

    New Jersey does have one of the lowest gasoline taxes in the United States. We also have the highest property taxes of all 50 states. New Jersey is No. 1, 2 or 3 on every list of the worst taxed states in the nation. We are No. 1 among all the states in the number…

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    MATT DENTON New Egypt High School seniors said farewell to their classmates and teachers during graduation ceremonies on June 19 in Plumsted Township.

  • Visitors can learn about horses at Fair Winds Farm

    June is the month of the horse in New Jersey and Fair Winds Farm in Cream Ridge will present an equine event to celebrate. The farm will host an open house from 1-4 p.m. June 28 at 74 Red Valley Road, Upper Freehold Township. Mark Mullen, the owner of Fair Winds Farm, said the farm…

  • ON CAMPUS

    Austin Hershenhorn of Howell has been named to the dean’s list for the 2015 spring semester at York College, York, Pennsylvania. Kayla Zambricki of Howell has been named to the dean’s list for the 2015 spring semester at Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado. Stephanie Bivona of Jackson graduated with a bachelor of arts in general…

  • Holman school book sale boosts Make-A-Wish Foundation

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — Fourth-grade pupils at the Holman Elementary School recently used the power of the printed word to make the lives of terminally ill children a little brighter. In the weeks leading up to the end of the school year, pupils held a used book drive to help raise money…

  • Big turnout boosts annual Walk to End Brain Tumors

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Participants sign in at the Walk to End Brain Tumors in downtown New Egypt. Organizers said more than 140 people raised $33,000 that will fund research into brain tumors. At right, survivor Frances Bogdone, left, of Beachwood, speaks with fellow survivor Steve Hatrok of Hamilton Township and his wife, Nancy,…

  • Kudrick will take reins of Howell police force

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer Howell Police Capt. Andrew Kudrick, who has been affiliated with the Howell Police Department since 1990, has been named the township’s new police chief. Kudrick, who has been a resident of Howell for 38 years, will succeed Chief Ron Carter, who will retire on June 30 after 41 years…

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