• Policy limits communication between students and staff

    By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Electronic communication between students and staff members will be limited to district-issued email addresses if a proposed policy is adopted by the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education. Under the terms of the policy, students and staff members would not be permitted to communicate via personal email accounts…

  • School board candidates announced

    There will be contested elections for seats on the Jackson School District Board of Education and on the Plumsted School District Board of Education in the Nov. 4 election. The filing deadline for residents who wanted to seek a seat on their local school board was July 28. According to information provided by the Ocean…

  • Zoners postpone hearing on landscaping firm’s activities

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — The Jackson Zoning Board of Adjustment has postponed a hearing that was to have focused on ongoing issues concerning JR Custom Landscaping and Garden Center pending a decision in the state Superior Court Chancery Division. The zoning board was scheduled to hear the matter on Aug. 6. The…

  • Goldman Act bolsters fight for return of abducted children

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Capt. Paul Toland, from left, whose daughter was kidnapped in Japan; Bindu Philips of Plainsboro, whose two sons were abducted to India; and David Goldman, whose son was abducted to Brazil and returned after a five-year ordeal, joined Rep. Chris Smith in calling for passage of the Goldman Act…

  • DATEBOOK

     A St. Baldrick’s head-shaving fundraiser will be held Aug. 14 at County Line Hardware, 707 Bennetts Mills Road, Jackson. The event will offer food, prizes and raffles. The St. Baldrick’s Foundation is a volunteer-driven charity committed to funding research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long, healthy lives. Details: 732-363-5566. …

  • Woman faces charges of child abuse

    Rebecca L. Smith JACKSON — A 29-year-old woman has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child and committing child abuse. According to Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office spokesman Al Della Fave, Jackson Detective Robert Reiff and prosecutor’s office Detective Lindsay Woodfield arrested Rebecca L. Smith of Jackson July 17 after a 12-year-old boy reported…

  • Allaire hosts Rolling Iron Antique Autos

    The Historic Village at Allaire will present its 19th annual Antique Rolling Iron Auto Show on Aug. 17. The rain date is Aug. 24. Antique vehicles from several states are expected to take part in the event. The show is open to all vehicles manufactured in 1989 and earlier, according to a press release. Trophies…

  • Writer differs on Jefferson’s religious views

    I n his recent letter to the editor, Borden Applegate incorrectly states that Thomas Jefferson was not a Christian. In his own words, Thomas Jefferson declared: “To the corruptions of Christianity, I am indeed opposed; but not to the genuine precepts of Jesus himself. I am a Christian in the only sense in which he…

  • Support needed for ignition-interlock bill

    Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is urging New Jersey lawmakers to take a stand to save lives on New Jersey’s roads. Assembly Bill 1368, introduced by Assemblywoman Linda Stender (D-Middlesex, Somerset, Union), requires the use of ignition interlocks for all convicted drunk drivers for a period of at least three months. A1368/S385 is MADD’s top…

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