• Howell resident retires from military service

    The 514th Air Mobility Wing of the U.S. Air Force Reserves, located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, recently gave an emotional retirement tribute to one of its decorated leaders. According to a press release, Command Chief Master Sgt. Michael Ferraro’s runway to his civilian life and career was lined with praise for the airman, who was…

  • Officials confident generators will be an asset to Millstone

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent MILLSTONE — Municipal officials are moving forward with plans to install emergency generators at three locations in the community. The Township Committee recently authorized the purchase and installation of the generators, so officials can keep the government running and respond to residents during a power outage that could be caused by…

  • ‘Trick or Tree-T’ costume is a real Halloween treat

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent Kim Klein Williams of Millstone Township was named the winner of the Halloween costume contest on “Live with Kelly and Michael” for her “Trick of Tree-T” creation. MILLSTONE — Kim Klein Williams of Millstone Township has a memorable story regarding her rather unusual spelling of the popular Halloween refrain “trick or…

  • ‘A Christmas Carol’ premieres at Allaire

    As sleigh bells start to ring and the dreams of a white Christmas begin to form, Allaire Village will usher in the 2013 holiday season with a holiday classic, “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens. The show will be presented at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 6 and 13. Three skilled professional actors from the Traveling Literary…

  • Sides may seek deal on church lease in Jackson

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — A vacant church on Harmony Road is expected to be the subject of lease negotiations between Jackson officials and a local religious organization that wants to use the building as its place of worship. For the second time in several months, a bid from the Cornerstone Presbyterian Church…

  • Band wins national title

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer The Jackson Memorial High School Jaguar Marching Band won the USBands Group VI A national championship Nov. 9 at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford. JACKSON — For the better part of a decade, Jackson Memorial High School Jaguar Marching Band Director Bud McCormick and hundreds of talented musicians who passed through…

  • President Kennedy served as an inspiration

    For many of us, it still seems like yesterday: the black-and-white televisions, the breaking-news reports, and the disbelief and sorrow that followed. Half a century has passed since the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, yet the man and his deeds continue to resonate with Americans of all ages. President Kennedy brought optimism to the…

  • FOR THE RECORD

    The United States military veterans interviewed for an oral history project are residents of the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Menlo Park. Their residence was listed incorrectly in a Nov. 6 article.

  • Search for answers to JFK’s death goes on for 50 years

    YOUR TURN JACK ZARAYA GUEST COLUMN On Monday evening, Nov. 25, 1963, three days after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, my cousin Louie visited me in the Bronx apartment where I lived with my parents. The conversation, as in most American households, revolved around the events of that weekend. “What do you…

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