• Support staff recognized for contributions

    It is a tradition in the Freehold Regional High School District to recognize a Teacher of the Year in each of the six high schools, and now district administrators have recognized six recipients with a Support Staff Employee of the Year award. “I think anyone who has spent any time in public education knows that…

  • The last show under Friday night lights

    ARE WE THERE YET Lori Clinch A round the time he was age 2, that boy ran through the living room. He was toting a crayon in one hand, a dinosaur in the other, and for reasons the average mind would not understand, he completed the outfit with a pair of cowboy boots. There was…

  • Cancer patients to have day at spa

    The Women’s Council for the Leon Hess Cancer Center will host its semi-annual Spa for the Spirit on Dec. 2 at Avanti Day Resort in Manalapan. The Spa for the Spirit is held twice a year to give about 30 cancer patients a day of relaxation, rejuvenation and beauty, according to a press release. “The…

  • County auction nets $94,000

    The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has announced that the fall Monmouth County surplus auction generated $94,815, bringing the combined total of the county’s online surplus property auctions to $2,781,023. The county began conducting its surplus property auctions completely online in 2008, according to a press release. Surplus property from the county’s fleet services division,…

  • Message of inclusion at heart of Tyler Clementi Foundation

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer A family photo shows James Clementi and his younger brother, Tyler, as children. Right: James Clementi speaks to students at Monmouth University on Nov. 4 about his brother’s struggle as a gay college student. COURTESY OF JAMES CLEMENTI Students in Monmouth University’s School of Social Work received an intimate look…

  • Eight-home development gains approval in Howell

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer HOWELL — The Planning Board has approved an application that proposes the construction of eight homes on a 71-acre property on Maxim-Southard Road. GS Realty Corp., a subsidiary of Amboy Bank, gained approval for eight homes and one open space lot in an Agricultural Rural Estate zone. The tract…

  • Incumbents supported for The Villages board

    I t is my opinion that the incumbent members of The Villages board of trustees, Sid Corman and Vincent Sorge, be reelected to the board. With proven leadership, compassion and sound financial policies, it is my opinion that this is the best seven-member board of trustees that The Villages has ever had. Barbara DixelHowell

  • Fight continues against pancreatic cancer

    Progress is desperately needed in the fight against pancreatic cancer. According to a recent report, pancreatic cancer is expected to move from the fourth to the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States by 2020. There are no early diagnostic tools, few effective treatments and no cure for this insidious disease. It…

  • Safety on roads must become a priority

    Tragedy on New Jersey roads is not an acceptable risk. Families and lives are destroyed by car accidents. People are not statistics. There are far too many impromptu memorials alongside our roads. A community effort to improve driving safety is long overdue. Speed, reckless driving, texting and impaired driving are some of the root causes…

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