• Students in new Eco-Action Club set sights on environment

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer HOWELL — The Howell middle schools’ Eco-Action Club, which started off small this school year and has enjoyed a measure of success, is now setting its sights higher for the 2014-15 school year. Lillian Curran, a seventh-grade science teacher at Howell Middle School North, said she came up with the…

  • ON CAMPUS

    Thomas W. Collow of Jackson received a doctorate in Atmospheric Science from Rutgers University, New Brunswick. Thomas, who is the son of Thomas and Melanie Collow of Jackson, is a 2005 graduate of Howell High School. The following local students received degrees at Skidmore College’s commencement exercises on May 17 in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.: Kaitlyn…

  • Amboy Bank marks milestone anniversary

    By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Amboy Bank, headquartered in Old Bridge, is celebrating 125 years of service. A cashier from the early days is shown at top. Bank officials at Amboy Bank in Old Bridge once made deals with a handshake. Although that type of management is no longer feasible, the bank has managed…

  • Freehold woman leads Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore

    The Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore welcomed Frances Keane of Freehold as the new president of its board of directors at its May 15 meeting. Keane has served on the board of directors of the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore since 2007 and previously held the position of first vice president. The Girl…

  • A new vision set for Sandy Hook

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Bicyclists walk through a pavilion at Sandy Hook in May 2013. The National Park Service has proposed a plan that would expand recreational offerings and educational programs at the northern Monmouth County facility over the next 20 years. KEITH HEUMILLER/STAFF SANDY HOOK — National Park Service (NPS) officials have proposed…

  • Task force identifies areas to improve special education

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer The New Jersey School Boards Association’s (NJSBA) goal is to move away from the thought of public education as two separate systems for regular and special instruction. The single public education system that includes both types of instruction is a continuum of interventions, programs and services that respond to the…

  • Legislation would cap tuition increases at public colleges

    By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer Nancy Pinkin Legislation introduced by state Assemblywoman Nancy Pinkin (D-Middlesex) would limit tuition and fee increases at certain colleges and universities in New Jersey. The bill (A-3173), which was introduced in the Assembly Higher Education Committee onMay8,wouldimposea4percent cap on tuition and fee hikes from the previous academic year at the…

  • BUSINESS BRIEFS

    Judie Jensen, owner of Expressions and Reflections, Howell, has been selected as a finalist for one of New Jersey’s Leading Women Entrepreneurs and Business Owners for 2014. Twelve years ago, Jensen wanted to bring together her passion for music, her gift for performing and teaching, and her dream to create a business. The result is…

  • PYNE collecting scrap metal in Plumsted through May 31

    PLUMSTED — The Plumsted Youth for Nature and the Environment (PYNE) is collecting scrap metal, including keys and locks, during May. The scrap metal proceeds will be used to buy food items to help feed the hungry in New Jersey. All types of keys can be donated — brass, steel, tin and aluminum keys. Through…

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