• ON CAMPUS

    Theresa Bucco of Jackson graduated from the Widener University, Chester, Pa., School of Nursing on May 17. On May 16, students participated in a Nightingale ceremony, a traditional pinning ceremony for graduating nursing students that reflects the values and traditions of the profession. Adeboye Adu of Howell received a Bachelor of Science in pharmaceutical and…

  • La Tavola owners bring family recipes to the table

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Husband and wife Steve and Jill Sullivan stand behind the bar of La Tavola Cucina, the Italian restaurant they opened in 2010 on Old Bridge Turnpike in South River. JACK MURTHA Since its opening in 2010, La Tavola Cucina has served meals that bring people together. The Italian restaurant and…

  • Seer Farms earns honor

    JACKSON — Seer Farms of Jackson announced that it has been honored with a 2014 Top-Rated Award by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews about nonprofit organizations. “We are excited to be named a 2014 Top-Rated Nonprofit,” said Laura Pople, the executive director of Seer Farms. “We are proud of our accomplishments; to date…

  • Church to undergo renovation, become home to congregation

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — An agreement between a local religious organization and the township regarding the use of a historic church has received the go-ahead from the Jackson Township Council. An ordinance authorizing the execution of a lease agreement between Jackson and the Cornerstone Presbyterian Church was adopted on May 13. The…

  • Jackson officials will not copy Brick on zoning law

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — Municipal officials will not make changes to Jackson’s zoning laws based on the recent adoption of an ordinance in Brick Township. That was the answer delivered by the Township Council to a group of residents during the May 13 meeting of the governing body. The issue residents sought…

  • Establishing golden rule in foreign policy

    A t a Republican presidential primary debate in South Carolina in January 2012, Congressman Ron Paul was booed by the audience for advocating the golden rule in foreign policy. That audience echoed Mahatma Gandhi’s assertion that the West has rejected the Sermon on the Mount. The golden rule is at the heart of the sermon…

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  • Rice not worthy of guest-speaker role

    YOUR TURN JOHN CALIMANO GUEST COLUMN Jonathan Carfagno wrote in his recent Your Turn guest column that he finds it “disgraceful” that we in the Rutgers University community — alumni, faculty and students — were motivated to object to the selection of Condoleezza Rice as this year’s guest speaker at commencement. Ms. Rice had been…

  • Howell police deal with incident of website hacking

    By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer HOWELL — Computer hackers turned their attention to a local law enforcement agency in the past month. The Howell Police Department reported on May 27 that its website had been hacked on April 4 and that the front page of the website was defaced. “The breach was discovered by…

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