Rosemary Tamasi has been chosen to be the new executive secretary of the Jackson Chamber of Commerce. She will oversee the new visitor information center at the Jackson Outlet Center, and is responsible for updating the chamber’s programs and initiatives.

Thousands of women across the country will take to the runway Aug. 21 at 2 p.m. in all time zones for the 2004 Juniors and Girls Chain-wide Fashion Show hosted by Fashion Bug, a women’s’ retailer with more than 1,000 stores nationwide. Girls and junior-size women are encouraged to become a model for a day by signing up at their local Fashion Bug store for this season’s show.

Local girls who would like to participate may visit the Fashion Bug store at 4813 Route 9, Howell, in the Lanes Mills Market Place. The store’s telephone number is (732) 367-0287.

The Monmouth Council of Girl Scouts, Howell, has launched its first online fund-raising initiative, "Commit To A Girl." The three-year-long campaign will feature a new Web site, www.CommitToAGirl.org, with information on the challenges girls face locally and nationally, and opportunities to support scouting locally and nationally. The Scout program in Monmouth and northern Ocean counties addresses concerns about peer pressure, self-esteem, body image, career development, creative writing, dating, bullying, stress and other issues. The Web site will allow visitors to make a donation to the Monmouth Council of Girl Scouts, create a "Commit To A Girl" page that can be customized to honor a loved one, contact old friends, celebrate a birthday, sign up for a book club, or even host a virtual fund-raising party. To volunteer time or make a donation, call (732) 938-5454, ext. 37, or visit www.CommitToAGirl.org.

The Richard Stockton College Board of Trustees unanimously approved a tuition increase of $11.10 per credit at a special meeting recently.

According to a press release from the college, the 7.5 percent increase assures the college will have the necessary operating funds to meet all salary and program requirements, as well as launch the new college initiatives. Among these are hiring new faculty to reduce the student-to-faculty ration, adding a chief financial officer and an assistant to the vice president for academic affairs, as well as to initiate a new honors program.

The tuition increase makes the per-credit cost at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey $159.10 per credit hour for in-state students and $258 per credit hour for out-of-state students.