• ON CAMPUS

    Michael Kaminski of Howell has been named to the dean’s list for the 2014 fall semester at Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, Pa. Danielle Daut of Jackson has been named to the president’s list for the 2014 fall semester at Coastal Carolina University, Conway, S.C. The University of Scranton, Pa., has named the following students to the…

  • Barbara Tuttle

    On Feb. 28, 2015, a true angel on Earth was called to heaven as Barbara Tuttle left our world for a new journey. Known to many as “Talk to Tuttle” and “BT,” she spent 71 amazing years touching countless people in wonderful ways. BT served as a full-time real estate consultant for 29 years —…

  • Plumsted sets salary ranges

    PLUMSTED — An ordinance that establishes the salary range of more than 50 municipal positions in Plumsted was adopted by the Township Committee on March 4. The ordinance defines the lowest and highest approved salary for each position. It does not state the exact amount that an employee who holds a specific job is paid.…

  • Traffic measures slated at difficult intersection

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Days after a Jackson teenager was killed in a motor vehicle crash in an intersection at the border of Jackson and Plumsted, officials announced changes aimed at improving safety at the location. On Feb. 28, officials from Plumsted and Jackson said the Ocean County Road and Engineering Department will soon…

  • Howell considering shift of dispatchers to county

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer HOWELL — Municipal officials are considering a plan that could turn over Howell’s police and emergency dispatch responsibilities to Monmouth County. If Howell officials make that move, the municipality will join other Monmouth County towns that in recent years have eliminated dispatcher positions and shifted those responsibilities to the…

  • Competitive sports reject the Golden Rule

    It should be obvious that a competitive sport is a rejection of the Golden Rule and the command to love your neighbor as yourself, but politicians and the major religious groups within our society have yet to catch on. Vast numbers of people still do not realize that our purpose in living is to help…

  • Photo

    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR A lone walker passes by the Casino in Asbury Park during a recent snowstorm.

  • Seniors share good times with ‘Shenanigans’ show

    HOWELL — With three elderly sisters seeking ingredients for their stone soup, Robin Hood cracking jokes and a princess doing a medieval line dance, participants at the Howell Senior Center put on a performance of “Sherwood Shenanigans” for the center’s annual variety show. The variety show, which is now in its 13th year, showcases the…

  • DATEBOOK

     The United Republican Club of Howell will meet at 7:30 p.m. March 17 at the Howell first aid building, 16 Kent Road, Howell.  The New Egypt Elks, 105 Lakewood Road, New Egypt, will host a fish fry from 6- 8 p.m. March 13. The costs are $10 for a three-piece fish dinner; $9…

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