• Chivukula will bring jobs back to New Jersey

    Having lived in Central Jersey for many years, I have been privileged enough to have met retiring Congressman Rush Holt. I truly believe he is the most impressive person we have in Congress. Holt understood the importance of education, directing investment towards 21st-century jobs, and building and maintaining our infrastructure. He will be a loss…

  • Resources available for mental health issues

    May is Mental Health Awareness month. At some point in each of our lives, we will have to cope with a mental health issue. An overwhelming number of people in the Tourette syndrome (TS) community — 79 percent — are also diagnosed with an associated mental health condition like ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), depression…

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    MATT DENTON Vincent Perciballi, 8, waits patiently for a fish to bite during the children’s fishing derby that was part of the Monmouth County Park System’s Outdoor Adventure Expo held at Turkey Swamp Park, Freehold Township, on May 18.

  • Enrollment surge, loss of ratables fuel tax hike

    By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer MILLTOWN — The 2014-15 school budget, which carries a tax hike of nearly $200 on the average home, will fund numerous changes in the district. Superintendent of Schools Stephanie Brown and Business Administrator Vincent Marasco laid out the $15.6 million budget at an April 29 public hearing. The spending plan…

  • Sky’s the limit for fire lookout

    By JOSEPH SAPIA Correspondent Andy Prochnow reflects on his work in the lookout tower located in Thompson Park, Monroe, where employees of the state Forest Fire Service keep watch for wildfire. PHOTOS BY JOSEPH SAPIA On clear, low-humidity days at Jamesburg Tower, Andy Prochnow has a naked-eye view of the Freedom Tower and Empire State…

  • Bills call for expansion of vo-techs

    By THOMAS CASTLES Staff Writer A package of bills unveiled this week would increase funding to vocational and technical schools across the state to expand facilities, programs and enrollment and help students develop workplace skills. The bills were announced May 19 in Trenton by Assembly Speaker Vincent Prieto and Assembly Education Committee Chairman Patrick J.…

  • Lifeline law aims to protect underage drinkers, save lives

    Sometimes, in spite of the onslaught of preventive efforts from parents, school officials and authorities, teens drink alcohol anyway. With that in mind, state lawmakers in 2009 enacted the 911 Lifeline Legislation, which encourages young people to call for help in the event of an alcohol-related medical emergency. Similar legislation was passed in New Jersey…

  • ‘Culture of extremes’ fuels teen drinking

    By JESSICA D’AMICO Staff Writer A firefighter takes part in a drunk-driving crash simulation at Red Bank Regional High School, Little Silver. As prom and graduation season approaches, many area high schools hold programs that discourage underage drinking. PHOTO COURTESY OF MARIANNE KLIGMAN When Ari Solomon’s parents received the call from police about their son’s…

  • Bulletin Board items

    – Three-day festival set at Greek church St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church will sponsor its annual Greek Festival by the Bay 11 a.m.-11 p.m. May 30 and 31, and noon to 7 p.m. June 1 on the church grounds, Sadowski Parkway and Wisteria Street, Perth Amboy. The event will take place rain or shine. Festival…

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