• 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 introduces $5M budget

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer The Upper Freehold Township Committee has introduced a $5.08 million municipal budget for 2014. The budget was introduced on March 6 and will be the subject of a public hearing and a possible vote for adoption at the committee’s April 3 meeting. “We are doing our best to spend our…

  • 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-and-drums bands have long steered the Irish through times of celebration…

  • Courses at OLLI-RU open new avenues of education

    JACK ZARAYA When I retired as a ceremonial resolution writer for the New Jersey Legislature in September 2007, a friend suggested I take a course at OLLIRU. Thus began a gratifying and fruitful experience that continues to this day. The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute- Rutgers University is a continuing education program that offers noncredit courses…

  • FRANKLIN PARK: Affectionately yours: Town mourns eatery owner

    By Ed Birch, Special Writer    Joe Gondek, 70, owner and operator of “Confectionately Yours” in the Franklin Park Shopping Center on Route 27 passed away on Jan. 22, surrounded by his family at Robert Wood Johnson Hospital in New Brunswick, according to the family. Known by all as “The Candy Man” and “the Sweetest Guy…

  • Jailhouse interviews with convicted killer Clark Rockefeller featured in Frank C. Girardot’s shocking ebook, "Name Dropper"
  • ROBBINSVILLE: Residents give blood after Ewing blast

    ROBBINSVILLE: Residents give blood after Ewing blast

    Robbinsville residents came out in droves to support a drive hosted by the township and the Community Blood Council of New Jersey Inc. Photo courtesy of Robbinsville Township

  • HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP: Conifer plans are focus on March 19

    At Monday’s Hopewell Township Committee meeting, Administrator/Engineer Paul Pogorzelski noted that the township’s Pennytown Task Force will meet at the municipal building at 7 p.m. March 19 “to By John Tredrea, Special Writer    At Monday’s Hopewell Township Committee meeting, Administrator/Engineer Paul Pogorzelski noted that the township’s Pennytown Task Force will meet at the municipal building…

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