• Jackson officials advance plan for local solar energy facility

    JACKSON — A plan to construct a solar energy farm to the former Legler landfill site in Jackson were recently advanced by members of the Township Council as they approved a resolution to seek bids for the project. During the council’s March 11 meeting, a resolution asking potential vendors to submit bids for a power…

  • Toms River man killed in crash

    HOWELL — A resident of Toms River was killed in a motor vehicle accident on Route 9 south at 1 a.m. March 21. According to Howell police, Raymond Lolargo, 42, was traveling south on Route 9 in a 1999 Chevrolet flatbed tow truck when he struck a 2013 Ford E350 truck being driven by Kyle…

  • Tree seedlings to be distributed

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer PLUMSTED — Seventeen months after superstorm Sandy thrashed the Garden State, the Plumsted Youth for Nature and the Environment (PYNE) is joining forces with local, state and national organizations to revitalize a recovering tree population. Starting at 9 a.m. April 5 at the Plumsted recreation field on Brindletown Road, tree…

  • Learning life skills critical for those with autism

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Jeremy Myron The chance for people with autism to effectively make the transition to adulthood hinges not only on the limited scope of incoming state services, but the realworld experience they gather in high school. Jeremy Myron, a 21-year-old with autism who is slated to graduate from Brick Township High…

  • Lowering gun magazine limit can save lives

    I read that state Sen. Stephen Sweeney is supporting a change in the gun laws to limit magazine capacity to 10 rounds instead of 15. That is good. It may not end all shootings, but it could save lives when they happen because the shooter has to stop and reload. This was the case in…

  • Newsletters are propaganda for Congress

    I recently received, as I do several times a year, my official congressional newsletter as mailed by the office of my representative, Chris Smith of the 4th District. The mailing of newsletters such as this (franking) is perfectly legal and they have been mailed since the early days of our country. Unfortunately, what they have…

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    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Even the punks are waiting for spring.

  • Conservation foundation earns national land trust accreditation

    YOUR TURN WILLIAM KASTNING GUEST COLUMN This month, the Monmouth Conservation Foundation (MCF) achieved a significant milestone: land trust accreditation from the Land Trust Accreditation Commission, an independent program of the national Land Trust Alliance. The accreditation process is challenging. The commission conducts an eight- to 10-month review of each land trust’s application and uses…

  • Walk to support cancer research

    HOWELL — Nicole Tuscano of Howell will honor the memory of her mother, Cleo Tuscano, with two fundraising events that will support research into the disease that claimed Cleo’s life six years ago. Tuscano, 31, has teamed up with the Lustgarten Foundation for the fifth straight year to host a memorial pancreatic cancer walk on…

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