• Jackson drug investigation results in arrest of 3 people

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — More than 1,000 small bags of a controlled dangerous substance believed to be heroin were seized and three individuals were arrested in two locations during an investigation into local distribution of the drug, Jackson police said. According to police, officers stopped a 2008 Chevrolet on Interstate 195 in…

  • Schlegel resigns in Howell

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer HOWELL — Township Manager Helene Schlegel resigned from her position on Sept. 6. Schlegel has been a municipal employee for 26 years and Howell’s township manager since 2007. Schlegel will be paid her base salary of $141,192 plus any additional compensation owed to her by virtue of her employment contract…

  • Forfar scholarship to be awarded

    The presentation of the 2013 Barbara Forfar Nursing Scholarship will take place on Sept. 19 at 4 p.m. in the main lobby at the Ocean Medical Center, 425 Jack Martin Blvd., Brick Township. Ocean Medical Center employees, executives and officials, along with the scholarship recipients, their family members and invited guests are expected to attend…

  • Volunteers needed to assist with Plumsted tire cleanup

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer PLUMSTED — More than 700 tires have been lying unused for about 30 years in a wooded area of Plumsted, and now a local environmental group wants to clean up the mess. On Oct. 12 and 13, the Plumsted Youth for Nature and the Environment (PYNE), along with volunteers, will…

  • DATEBOOK

     A Meet the Mayor session with Jackson Mayor Michael Reina will be held at 7 p.m. Sept. 30 in the meeting room at the municipal building, 95 West Veterans Highway, Jackson. Residents may speak with the mayor about issues of concern.  A Comedy Knight hosted by the Howell-Jackson Knights of Columbus Council 6201…

  • 1863 murder to be discussed

    The Historical Society of Ocean Grove will present its fall 2013 general meeting at 7 p.m. Sept. 23 at the Ocean Grove Community Room, corner of Pitman Avenue and Pilgrim Pathway, Ocean Grove. Local Historian Arthur T. Green II will give a special presentation about the “1863 Slocum Murder Trial.” According to a press release,…

  • Bold colors, use of light are artist’s trademarks

    By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent Lucretia McGuff-Silverman is a lifelong artist who enjoys exhibiting her art at many venues. Her work is currently on display at the Copper Frog Studio & Gallery, Allentown, and she is an active member of the Allentown Art Guild. McGuff-Silverman works in acrylic, oils, pastels and watercolors. Whether the subjects are…

  • Bands to march in Miss America parade

    JACKSON — The bands from Jackson Memorial High School and Jackson Liberty High School are preparing to march in the 2013 Miss America “Show Us Your Shoes” parade on Sept. 14 in Atlantic City. The parade will step off at 5 p.m. from the Revel Casino on the boardwalk. In a press release, Bud McCormick,…

  • The adventure begins

    IN THE NEWS Mark Rosman I t was 7:35 a.m. on Aug. 27 when my son, Nate, called me in response to my earlier telephone message in which I asked him if he was going to make it to his 8 a.m. economics class at Penn State University. When he called me back he said…

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