• Master developers may bid for rights to Fort Hancock

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer National Park Service (NPS) officials will consider proposals from master developers as well as from individuals for the redevelopment of Sandy Hook’s historic Fort Hancock. During the Feb. 28 meeting of the Fort Hancock 21st Century Advisory Committee, Atlantic Highlands resident Jeff Eaton said he is concerned that he and…

  • Weathermen going overboard these days

    Wind chill haters, unite! When I was a kid, temperatures were temperatures, and if you did not have enough sense to dress for the cold, your mother did: “Put your mackinaw, leggings and hat on before you go out — and close the door behind you!” Why all the hype in today’s weather forecasting? Why…

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    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR A visit by a therapy dog to the Parsons Elementary School in North Brunswick on March 7 gave one first-grader a chance to do some hands-on learning.

  • DATEBOOK

     The Jackson Township Regular Republican Organization will meet at 7:30 p.m. March 26 at the Jackson First Aid Squad building, 38 East Veterans Highway, Jackson. All Republicans are welcome to attend. Details: 732-833-9333.  A fish fry sponsored by the New Egypt Elks, 105 Lakewood Road, New Egypt, will be held from 6-8 p.m.…

  • New board member wants to hear from community

    WHO’S WHO IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Amy Fankhauser HOWELL — Amy Fankhauser believes that after serving as a volunteer on a committee in the Howell K-8 School District, it “seemed a natural transition” to run for a seat on the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education. Fankhauser, who has…

  • June walk to raise funds for pancreatic cancer research

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Nicole Tuscano of Howell will honor the memory of her mother, Cleo Tuscano, at an annual fundraising event that will support research into the disease that claimed Cleo’s life six years ago. Tuscano, 31, has once again teamed up with the Lustgarten Foundation to host a memorial pancreatic cancer walk…

  • ‘One Song’ reflects aspirations for world peace

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent “One Song,” which was written by Mitchell Jay more than 20 years ago, is continuing to have an impact and is garnering international attention. With some finesse, one song may be able to help bring peace throughout the world. Mitchell Jay of Millstone Township believes it is possible. A song Jay…

  • Committee will not make reductions in fire budget

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer A lthough the majority of voters who participated in the recent New Egypt Fire District election rejected the fire district’s 2014 budget, the Plumsted Township Committee will let the spending plan stand. Voters rejected the proposed fire district budget by a count of 129 to 88 on Feb. 15, sending…

  • Irish eyes and ears focus on pipes and drums

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Frank Johnson and Kate Honan rehearse with other members of the Pipes and Drums of Barnegat Bay at the Christ Episcopal Church in Toms River on March 5. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Like a perfectly poured pint of Guinness, pipes-anddrums bands have long steered the Irish through times of celebration…

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