• There is plenty for children to do, see and learn in the area

    Check out these local businesses that cater to children and parents: Kids — and parents — are getting excited about their dental visits! That’s because at Adult and Pediatric Dental Studio the entire dental team focuses on each child having a perfect and fun visit every time. Most pediatric dental offices cater to the very…

  • Doctor enters guilty plea

    A chiropractor who resides in Jackson and operates a practice in Toms River admitted on April 9 to accepting bribes to refer a number of his patients to a New Jerseylicensed pain management physician, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Norman Eastburn, 48, pleaded guilty to an information charging him with one count of violating…

  • Howell man, 21, killed in crash

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer HOWELL — A motor vehicle crash claimed the life of a young man and injured two other people on the evening of April 16. Police said Ronald Tremblay Jr., 21, of Howell, was killed when the car in which he was a passenger ran off Alexander Avenue near Larabee Boulevard.…

  • DATEBOOK

     Bartley Healthcare welcomes the community to participate in a free seminar about age-related eye disease at Bartley Healthcare, 175 Bartley Road, Jackson, on May 1 at 6 p.m. Dr. John Ghobrial will define the different forms of eye problems and answer questions. This free event starts with a light dinner from 6-6:30 p.m. RSVP…

  • Public hearing April 28 on high schools’ budget

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer The Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education’s proposed budget for the 2014-15 school year could mean higher taxes for residents of some of the district’s sending municipalities and lower taxes for others. The board introduced the $196.47 million spending plan, with a total tax levy of $125.57 million,…

  • Health insurance options exist for small businesses

    Small-business owners looking to make sense of the Affordable Care Act and provide health insurance options to their employees have new resources available. The Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP), a part of the new Health Insurance Marketplace, gives small-business owners access to available choices for quality, private health insurance plans. This helpful information and…

  • Newsletter serves a useful purpose

    I n his recent letter to the editor, David Giffler blasted New Jersey Congressman Chris Smith for using the legal franking system to mail newsletters that in reality “are nothing more than self-aggrandizing re-election propaganda produced and mailed at taxpayer expense.” All so true, but it is great getting them. They show what Congressman Smith…

  • Photo

    The marker at the intersection of Main and Ocean avenues in Ocean Grove is a design from days gone by.

  • Basketball coach facing charges

    JACKSON — A township resident who is associated with a youth basketball organization was arrested earlier this month and charged with sexually assaulting a male teenager. According to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office, Christopher Tarver, 43, of Jackson, was taken into custody on April 8 and charged with endangering the welfare of a child, sexual…

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