• ON CAMPUS

    Lyle German of New Egypt has been named to the dean’s list for the fall 2014 semester at Lebanon Valley College, Annville, Pa. Lyle, who is a graduate of New Egypt High School, is pursuing a bachelor of arts in sociology and business administration. James P. McGowan of Jackson has been named to the dean’s…

  • Growing old is a gift

    GIRL TALK Clare Marie Celano “How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you were?” — Satchel Paige, 1971 I recently picked up a Neil Diamond CD with his photo on the cover during the days when he was at the height of his career in the 1970s. “I remember when he…

  • Next Level Fitness offering unique group fitness experience

    BACK TO BUSINESS News of Greater Media Newspapers’ advertisers Are you ready to bring it? So is Next Level Fitness! Next Level Fitness anticipates opening within the next 60 days in Manhattan Street Plaza, 715 Bennetts Mills Road in Jackson. It will be the area’s premier fitness experience! Unlike other facilities where group fitness often…

  • January blahs unleash the beast within

    ARE WE THERE YET Lori Clinch Remember Grumpy? He was the cranky fictional character in “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” and he surely got a bum rap. Nobody wanted to be around him, and I’m sure the little guy must have found it difficult to simply hang with his peeps. Grumpy saw the negative…

  • Public given prime time to address school testing

    IN THE NEWS Mark Rosman In recent months, parents in many communities served by Greater Media Newspapers have come before their local school board to comment on the issue of student testing. In broad terms, parents have raised concerns about the number of exams their children are required to take and the amount of classroom…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    The Howell Chamber of Commerce will host a joint chamber event with the Jackson Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Monmouth Chamber of Commerce about making heart healthy food choices. The event will take place from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 11 at the Park Nine Diner, Route 9 South, Freehold Township. Dr. Jatin…

  • Change in school configuration will be examined in Howell K-8

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer HOWELL — With the administration in the Howell K-8 School District taking charge of the redistricting process, the option of restructuring the district’s schools is now being considered and further examined. Discussion took place at a Jan. 21 Board of Education meeting regarding the possibility of restructuring the schools’…

  • Teenaged actor inspired by director Jolie in ‘Unbroken’

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer John D’Leo John D’Leo is not yet at the point where hordes of fans mob him on the street — but that is fine with him. “I don’t care about popularity,” the Manalapan native said. “I’ll trade a million people recognizing me on the street for one job, you know…

  • Howell man sentenced in fatal crash

    HOWELL — A Howell resident has been sentenced to serve four years in state prison for his role in a June 2013 motor vehicle accident that killed one passenger and injured a second passenger in his vehicle. Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni said that in September, Jacob Cannizzaro, 21, of Howell, pleaded guilty to…

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