• Fire company seeks OK to buy property

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer PLUMSTED — Registered voters in Plumsted will be asked to go to the polls twice in February to cast their ballot on two items that will impact how the New Egypt Fire Co. operates in 2014. Residents will vote on the fire company’s proposal on Feb. 5 to purchase property…

  • Advocates warn: Areas of urban coast are at risk

    By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer While superstorm Sandy exposed a host of vulnerabilities in communities throughout the region, local advocates say “urban coastal” areas in New Jersey face a specific, complicated set of planning and development issues that remain unaddressed. As waterfront communities from Long Branch to Union Beach continue to grow and develop, their…

  • Sales tax is ‘burr’ for some in state’s horse industry

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer A 2006 decision by the New Jersey Department of Treasury to begin assessing state sales tax on certain horse boarding services is having a real impact on some business operators, according to Joan Harper, a former horse breeder and local farm owner. The Cream Ridge resident said she believes the…

  • Student will ride across U.S.

    Emily Lake JACKSON — This summer, Emily Lake, a 2012 graduate of Jackson Memorial High School and current sophomore at Towson University, Towson, Md., will be riding cross-country to raise awareness of the rising incidence of cancer in young adults. Her journey will begin in Baltimore, Md., and conclude 70 days later in Portland, Ore,…

  • Victim details experience

    By NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Holly Smith Former New Jersey resident Holly Smith can attest to warnings about human trafficking. Forced into the sex trade at age 14, Smith now advocates for victims of human trafficking and describes her experience in her book, “Walking Prey: How America’s Youth Are Vulnerable to Sex Slavery.” Smith had…

  • Warning sounded on human trafficking

    By NICOLE ANTONUCCI & KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writers The Rev. William Stokes, left to right, New Jersey Junior League State Public Affairs Committee Chairwoman Sue Flynn and Detective Shawn Murphy participate in a forum addressing the growing incidence of human trafficking. NICOLE ANTONUCCI/STAFF Local nonprofits and law enforcement agencies have been working over the past…

  • Vo-tech systems allow students to pursue passions

    By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Michael Volker, above, wears a SWAT team vest and ballistic helmet during a class demonstration at the Academy of Law and Public Safety in Long Branch. At right, Ellen Dougherty and Emanuel DeLaCruz practice a DWI traffic stop during class. PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE MONMOUTH COUNTY VOCATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Ellen…

  • Heroin continues to hook New Jersey’s young adults

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Representatives of the Howell Police Department recently joined guest speakers, including a mother who lost her son to heroin, for a presentation about the horrors of drug addiction. Young adults and their parents attended the event on Jan. 15 at Howell Middle School North. “When I asked [Police Chief Ron…

  • Photo

    STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Brookdale Community College forward Marina Lukianov, of Howell, puts up a shot as Gloucester County College defender Falyn Kirby closes in on her during a Jan. 23 game at the Collins Arena in Lincroft. Brookdale defeated Gloucester, 99-45. The Jersey Blues are 19-2, in first place in the Garden State Athletic…

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