• One man’s campaign is done, but fight vs. cancer continues

    Mark Rosman IN THE NEWS Even as I was wrapping up my participation in the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Man/Woman of the Year fundraising campaign, Greater Media Newspapers was continuing to receive and publish news about many people who are battling cancer and the efforts that friends and family members are making on their behalf.…

  • Future of Monmouth Park ‘optimistic’ as meet begins

    REGIONAL INTEREST By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer OCEANPORT — After two years of ownership uncertainty, the operators of Monmouth Park are ready to start on new ventures including an amphitheater and upscale restaurant. Dennis Drazin, advisor to Monmouth Park operator Darby Development and the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association, said during a May 6 media…

  • Howell resident endorses three incumbents

    With reference to the candidates running for Howell Township Council, it is my pleasure to recommend that the incumbent council members — Pauline Smith, Robert Walsh and Robert Nicastro — be re-elected to the governing body of Howell. It is my opinion that the present council members should be re-elected so they can continue to…

  • Residents must demand strong zoning laws

    Much has been said about “smart growth” and attracting taxable ratables for Jackson. Neither point applies to the application to build a private high school in a residential zone. There is nothing smart about placing a large building full of students on a piece of land that requires a septic/well system and a private school…

  • 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…

  • Howell movie theater is not a good idea

    The Howell Planning Board is considering a request for a 14-screen movie complex to be built between Route 9 and West Farms Road. A public hearing for this application recently took place, and the entire meeting was taken up by a team of lawyers and engineers saying how there would be no negative effects from…

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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.

  • 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…

  • DATEBOOK

     A 50-plus class reunion is being planned for June 1962 graduates of Memorial High School, New York. The event is scheduled for April 2015. Anyone interested in attending is asked to send an email by June 15 to [email protected] (Laura Walters), [email protected] (Carol Celentano Hughes) or [email protected] (Mary Lou Capezzuto Madden).  Plumsted Township…

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