Plumsted Township officials release 12 doves to symbolize pride and peace during New Egypt Day festivities held May 12 in the historic downtown New Egypt section of the municipality.
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Barnes & Noble selects Stan Koba as National Teacher of the Year
BY JAMES McEVOY
Staff Writer
Stan Koba, the supervisor of social studies, music and the Scholars Center for the Humanities at Howell High School, is the first to admit he is not fond of the spotlight. More...
BYAMY ROSEN
Staff Writer
Local bands Batten Down the Hatches, Reality Check and Xero Gravity are among the winners of The Break band contest recently held at the Stone Pony, Asbury Park. More than 450 local bands competed in The Break contest, and these bands successfully moved through two elimination rounds and the finals. More...
Kafton says township’s professionals should have lowered their rates
BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer
JACKSON — Several weeks after the Jackson Township Council introduced the 2012 municipal budget on April 10, the town’s financial plan is in the books.
Following a 4-1 vote, the $38.2 million budget was heralded by officials as a lean road map to where Jackson needs to be with its finances. The 2012 budget is $500,000 less than the 2011 spending plan. More...
I n the first five years of an agreement between Ocean County and the U.S. Navy, more than 2,000 acres around the military base now known as Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in south central News Jersey has been preserved as open space. More...
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