• Make the most of your home appraisal

    When homeowners think about renovating their properties, many first need to secure some funding to finance such projects. Some may tap into the equity of their homes by refinancing an existing mortgage, while others may apply for home equity loans. Taking the latter approach may require certain steps, including an assessment of how much the…

  • Renovating an historic home

    Living in an historic home can be a labor of love. The history and the distinct architecture of historic homes draw buyers to such properties, but what historic homes have in regard to history they often lack in the conveniences of modern life, forcing many historic-home owners to make renovations to bring their homes into…

  • Walsh stepping down as Jackson athletic director

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Mike Walsh has been a fixture with Jackson Township sports for 33 years, most recently as director of athletics for the past three years. Most of his work has been unheralded and behind the scenes, making sure things run smoothly. Walsh will step away on July 1, when he said he…

  • Gagliano cousins fulfill goal of winning District 21 titles

    By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Cousins Nino, left, and Anthony Gagliano achieved their goal of winning NJSIAA District 21 wrestling championships together this winter. Nino, who wrestles for Freehold Township High School, won the 160-pound title, while Anthony, who wrestles for Howell High School, was the 132-pound champion. When Nino Gagliano was rehabbing from yet…

  • New Jaguars lacrosse coach expects success from team effort

    By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Senior starters like Troy Wolf, Bill Plungis and Alex Aguilar on the attack and Zack Tetro and Eric Quaranta at midfield have gone through a lot of changes over their four years playing lacrosse at Jackson Memorial High School. Joe Pienkowski takes over as head coach — the third coach for…

  • Making contact

    FRANK GALIPO Jackson Liberty High School’s Meghan Conway connects on a swing during a scrimmage against Wall High School March 30 in Jackson. The Liberty Lions were scheduled to open the regular season April 1 against Central Regional High School at home.

  • Gabriel

    TOP PICK Young Prince Gabriel is dashing and debonair, well-trained in sword fighting and horseback riding — and set to inherit his grandfather’s vast fortune. There’s just one problem: On his 16th birthday, Gabriel finds out that he is a she. How will Gabriel proceed to live and love in the rigidity of the 19th…

  • Howell vacates Snyder Road to allow new development

    HOWELL — The Howell Township Council has adopted an ordinance that cuts the municipality’s ties with a portion of a road previously cleared for the construction of an adult community. On March 16, the governing body adopted the ordinance terminating Howell’s interest in a portion of Snyder Road for the previously approved Harvest Ridge development.…

  • Students pen essays about Washington

    JACKSON — The fifth-grade ILA classes at St. Aloysius School recently entered an essay contest sponsored by the Old Barracks Museum in Trenton. The children were challenged to respond to the question, “If George Washington Were to Return to the United States of America in 2015, What Would He Be Most Proud Of?” So the…

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