• Board, township may join on gridiron improvements

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer HOWELL — The Township Council has agreed to move forward in discussions with the Freehold Regional High School District (FRHSD) Board of Education to explore possible improvements to the football field at Howell High School. At a March 2 council meeting, Deputy Mayor Robert Nicastro asked where the township’s…

  • Proposed legislation is worthy of support

    New Jersey has some of the strictest gun laws in the United States, but not strict enough to keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers and stalkers. Last year there were 14 domestic abuse-related murder-suicides in New Jersey. On average, 47 women are murdered by gun monthly in America at the hands of…

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    RAY CHISTE A cardinal and a robin endure a late winter storm in Upper Freehold Township.

  • New Egypt Primary School pupils focus on school safety

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer PLUMSTED — Safety-minded youngsters in the New Egypt Primary School will be the focus of a new program that aims to promote respectful living and safe choices. The Junior Officers program was created as a collaborative effort between the Plumsted Township Police Department and the Plumsted Township School District, and…

  • ON CAMPUS

    The College of New Jersey, Ewing, has named the following students to the dean’s list for the 2014 fall semester: From Jackson: Sara Seich, Alyson Wardell, Benjamin Meyer, Kathleen Lok, Anthony Colangeli, Elise Alchevsky, Heather Hawkes, Edward Guippone, Samantha Varsalona, Levi Klinger- Christiansen, Margaret Pappadimatos, Daniella Mikhail, Erin Driscoll. And, Jaclyn Todaro, Mary Jo Mikhail,…

  • Relay for Life renews battle against cancer

    JACKSON — The glitz and glamour of Hollywood will make its way to Jackson in May when the 2015 Relay for Life takes place at Jackson Liberty High School, North Hope Chapel Road. Event organizers recently met with potential Relay for Life participants to unveil this year’s theme — “Movies: Past and Present.” “We are…

  • Council amends snow parking rules

    JACKSON — This winter’s subfreezing temperatures and snow may be history, but officials in Jackson have amended the township code in a way that is expected to make snow-removal efforts easier in upcoming years. Following a unanimous vote during the March 10 Township Council meeting, several new measures were added to the section of the…

  • Central N.J. filmmakers enter works in festival

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Some filmmakers try to make their audience laugh, and some try to give them nightmares. Others try to raise awareness of important issues. All kinds of directors with different stories to tell have movies featured in the Garden State Film Festival, which runs March 19-22. The event, held annually since…

  • Jackson Senior Center projects planned

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Planned improvements at the Jackson Senior Center, Don Connor Boulevard, have been submitted for consideration in the 2015 Ocean County Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. Members of the Township Council voted unanimously to pursue the grant. Jackson Senior Center Program Administrator Sheri Silversmith, who is the township’s CDBG representative,…

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