• Women’s Club supports area organizations

    JACKSON — The Women’s Club at Westlake of the Westlake Golf and Country Club, Jackson, donated nearly $50,000 to charities in 2013, according to a press release. Receiving the largest gifts were Grace Hospice Care Services, Jackson Township Veterans Memorial Gardens, Jackson Food Pantry, Make-A-Wish Foundation of New Jersey, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Susan G.…

  • Mayor reports improvement in abandoned lot upkeep

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer HOWELL — Municipal officials say they are seeing some improvement in the issue of upkeep at abandoned residential properties. “We have had more success in maintaining the properties,” Mayor Bill Gotto said. “It is a little bit of the off-season, so people don’t notice right now because grass isn’t growing.…

  • Lakewood incident results in attempted murder conviction

    The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office has reported the outcome of two high-profile cases, ending a process that saw one person convicted of attempted murder and another person convicted of sexual misconduct with a minor. According to Al Della Fave, the prosecutor’s office director of public affairs, Robert H. Hankins, 65, of Toms River, was convicted…

  • Howell teenager honored

    HOWELL — Jayne McDevitt, 13, of Howell, has been named one of New Jersey’s top two youth volunteers of 2014 by the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for acts of volunteerism. Jayne was nominated by Howell Middle School South. The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, now in its 19th…

  • Event will support ALS organization

    Sinderella’s Ball, an event to raise funds for Joan Dancy and PALS, will be held at the Wonder Bar, 1213 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park, at 8 p.m. March 1. Joan Dancy and PALS (People with ALS) is an organization that provides direct help to area residents who have amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The organization was…

  • Take steps today to impact the future

    Today there is much talk about climate change, but climate change and its impact on man and society is not new. This kind of change has been ongoing for thousands of years. My first science course at the University of Wisconsin almost 60 years ago dealt with climate change. The title of the course was…

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    IRENE P. The morning moon, as photographed in Manalapan.

  • The Farm Bill: What’s in it for New Jersey land use?

    MICHELE S. BYERS GUEST COLUMN A fter more than two years of debate, Congress has finally passed the Agricultural Act of 2014, better known as the Farm Bill. So what does it mean for the Garden State? The quick answer is that the Farm Bill affects us all, farmers and city dwellers. This five-year, $958…

  • Changing focus of WWII center called into question

    By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer For nearly 14 years, students and community members have visited the Brookdale Community College Center for World War II Studies and Conflict Resolution to learn about the war and the bloody lessons it instilled in humankind. Paul Zigo, founder and director of the center, resigned in June 2013 for personal…

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