• Millstone teen always eager to answer emergency calls

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent Allentown High School senior James Collins is excited to be a member of the FEMA Youth Preparedness Council. Collins said a highlight of his attendance at a national summit was meeting FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate. When Allentown High School senior James Collins hears about an emergency, his first instinct is to…

  • I know I put it here, someplace … I think

    ARE WE THERE YET Lori Clinch I like organization. I like things in alphabetical order, items in systematic locations, and I feel that categories are the bomb diggity. I am not categorized, mind you, but I still like the thought of it. While I would love to open a cupboard and admire its theme, I…

  • STORK CLUB

    Allison and Peter Muend of Jackson announce the birth of their son, Ryan Michael, on Feb. 25, 2014, at Community Medical Center, Toms River. The baby weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces, and joins brother, P.J. Muend, 3. Grandparents are Debra and Michael McCann of Jackson and Anna and Leo Muend of Jackson. Greatgrandparents are Margaret…

  • Westlake adult community remembers Sept. 11

    JACKSON — Thirteen years after terrorist attacks claimed 3,000 lives in one day, members of the Westlake adult community in Jackson once again gathered to commemorate the people who died on Sept. 11, 2001. Westlake residents were joined by local and state officials on Sept. 11 to remember the impact that day had on the…

  • Howell council leases land for community garden

    HOWELL — Residents of Howell will have the opportunity to grow their own vegetables in a new organic community garden. On Sept. 9, the Township Council adopted an ordinance to lease a townshipowned property to the organizers of the Howell organic community garden. Officials said the land is not needed by the municipality at this…

  • Alimony reform signed into law

    Legislation sponsored by state Sen. Robert Singer reforming New Jersey’s alimony laws to eliminate lifetime awards and establish guidelines for the amount and duration of awards has been signed into law by Gov. Chris Christie. “These needed reforms will make sure a spouse who has faithfully met their financial obligation is not unfairly forced to…

  • Issues exist with property assessments

    I am writing in response to the recent letter to the editor from Monmouth County Freeholder Thomas A. Arnone. I am a victim of the new property tax assessment law, better known as the law to make people unable to successfully file and win tax appeals, which Mr. Arnone helped to put into place last…

  • Essential-tremor support group formed

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Mort Meiskin has been diagnosed with essential tremor and, knowing the challenges that individuals with this condition face, he decided to create a support group to help those who have received the diagnosis. He said the condition, which most commonly strikes people between the ages of 40 and 60, runs in families…

  • Teachers are not to blame for lagging education system

    GUEST COLUMN ROBERT LAMBER This commentary is written to everyone and anyone who prides themselves on having common sense. Unfortunately, this leaves out the very people I wish to reach. Our educational system, or more precisely, our governmental bureaucrats, have decided to build a road that must have been designed and constructed by individuals who…

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