• Girl Scouts receive Gold Award

    The Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore presented 25 Girl Scouts from Monmouth and Ocean counties with the Girl Scout Gold Award during a special ceremony on June 2 at the Woodlake Country Club, Lakewood. Nationwide, only 5 percent of all eligible Girl Scouts earn this award, the highest achievement a Girl Scout can earn.…

  • Jackson changes manner in which grades are given

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — A change in the way educators in the Jackson School District report student performance has been approved by the Board of Education in a move that proponents describe as a way to level the playing field of academic achievement. Starting in the 2014-15 school year, report cards for…

  • Knowing is not the same as remembering

    I had a stark realization the other day. I was scooting around the house with frenzy, doing this and cleaning that. I took towels to the laundry, brought socks back to the bedroom, then arrived in the kitchen on a dead run and had no idea why. That was when it dawned on me that…

  • Lifesaving efforts recognized

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer HOWELL — Several individuals have been recognized for their recent efforts to save the life of a child. A presentation was made during a joint meeting of the Howell Township Council and the Howell K-8 School District Board of Education June 11 at Howell Middle School North. Mayor William…

  • Freehold Regional board will buy six school buses

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer The Freehold Regional High School District should roll out several new school buses in the 2014-15 school year. At its June 9 meeting, the Board of Education approved the purchase of six 29- passenger buses from Wolfington Body Co., Mount Holly. Each bus will cost just under $55,183, for a…

  • Former NJ Transit official to be sentenced

    A former New Jersey Transit official admitted May 13 that she agreed to accept an $8,000 bribe and power washing services in connection with a snow removal contract, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Donna Schiereck, 56, of Jackson, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge William H. Walls in Newark federal court to an information…

  • Students gain understanding of distracted-driving dangers

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — Cruising down the highway at 65 mph, a Jackson teenager takes to the open road to get a taste of vehicular freedom. Things are going well until a familiar chime sounds from his cellphone. With one hand on the wheel and the other hand responding to a text…

  • ON CAMPUS

    Lebanon Valley College, Annville, Pa., has announced its dean’s list honorees for the spring 2014 semester. Dean’s list students must maintain a grade point average of at least 3.4 out of 4.0. Local students are: Krysten Guilfoyle of Jackson, a graduate of Jackson Liberty High School in pursuit of a Bachelor of Science degree in…

  • Residents can report marine emergencies with new app

    By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Following a fish kill that left 450,000 Atlantic menhaden dead in the Shark River, the American Littoral Society unveiled a new smartphone application — Marine Defenders — that allows citizenscientists to report marine emergencies. The app, which was announced May 28, was originally conceived and developed for reporting oil spills,…

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