• Solar-powered, high-tech bus shelters in the works

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Many riders of NJ Transit’s bus service will soon be able to keep out of the elements in style, as approximately 100 new bus shelters fitted with modern amenities are slated to be installed within the year. Sun Pacific Power Corp., a solar-energy company based in Freehold, has been working…

  • Judge set to hear arguments about Jackson ballot question

    By MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer JACKSON — Oral arguments are scheduled to be heard in state Superior Court, Toms River, on Aug. 16 as Jackson officials examine several points on a binding public question that a group of residents is attempting to place on the Nov. 5 ballot. According to Raymond Cattonar of the Jackson…

  • Resident searches for dog’s owner

    By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer Amy Fankhauser of Howell rescued this 6-month-old puggle (a combination of pug and beagle) on Ketcham Road on Aug. 2, and has been trying to find the dog’s owner. HOWELL — A Howell resident is seeking the owner of a dog she found on Aug. 2. Amy Fankhauser said she…

  • Full moon hike set for Aug. 20

    JACKSON — The New Jersey State Forestry Services and the Jackson Pathfinders will host the seventh annual Full Moon Hike on Aug. 20. It will begin at 7 p.m. at the Forest Resource Education Center (FREC), 370 East Veterans Highway. Scouts, families and groups of all ages are invited to join in the adventure. While…

  • For the record

    Center Stage, a dance and theater school, is now accepting September registrations. Center Stage is at 1610 Route 35 South, Ocean Township (732-695-6400), and 1240 Campus Drive West, Marlboro (732-972-1116). The status of the enrollment process was incorrectly reported in last week’s editions of Greater Media Newspapers.

  • Baseball’s penalty for Rodriguez is unfair

    Major league Baseball (MLB) issued a 211-game suspension to Alex Rodriguez for alleged use of performance enhancing drugs (PED) and obstruction of baseball’s PED investigation. If the charge is admitted by A-Rod or proven in a fair hearing, then A-Rod is a cheat deserving of a just penalty; but 211 games is surely not just.…

  • August 2013: Full steam ahead!

    “Life is a garden: Dig it.” — unknown Gotti Kelley GREEN SCENE Surviving the giant, sweaty embrace of July’s heat, cooler fall temperatures are on the horizon, creating an ideal planting season for trees and shrubs. Once planted, these will be part of your landscape for decades, so choose wisely and take the long view.…

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    Sunflowers bloom along Pension Road, Manalapan. IRENE P.

  • Two suspects charged in burglary

    JACKSON — Police are crediting the actions of a homeowner for the arrest of two Howell residents who were allegedly involved in a string of burglaries in Jackson and Howell. According to police, a resident of Gibson Lane flagged down Jackson Police Officer Joseph Candido as the officer was responding to a burglar alarm at…

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