Legislators aim to ramp up support for $1.1B enterprise in trouble
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer
State Assemblyman Joseph Malone (R-30) wants to use bare-knuckle politics to get legislators in Trenton to understand the importance of New Jersey's horse industry and racing. More...
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer
HOWELL - Death, mystery, suspense, Sudoku and puzzles were the ingredients Howell library staff members used to try to create interest for the 2007 summer reading program "You Never Know." One of the final events of the summer program was an upda More...
Claire Pavlinec was recently crowned Mrs. New Jersey '07
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer
HOWELL - In a community of more than 50,000 people you will find not one, but two beauty queens. Township resident Claire Pavlinec was crowned Mrs. New Jersey 2007 on Aug. 3 in an event held at Rowan University, Glassboro. More...
The Lakewood Community School is sponsoring a bus trip to an Oktoberfest in Victorian Cape May, Sept. 29. The bus will depart from the Lakewood municipal building at 8:30 a.m., arriving in Cape May about 10:30 a. m. More...
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer
JACKSON - Dogs will soon have a place to roam on their own at Johnson Park, Kierych Drive. The Township Council has given the goahead for the creation of an off-leash dog park area at the municipal recreation facility. More...
JACKSON - Members of the Township Council recently thanked Councilman Angelo Stallone for serving as the council president during the first year of the municipality's new government. More...
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer
JACKSON - A charity softball game to benefit a township family will be played at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 14 at Pine Park, County Line Road, Lakewood. "The game will be played under the lights," said Jackson Police Officer John Pejoski. More...
Have you ever dreamed of glorious spring and summer flowering bulbs, a garden awash in color and unique shapes? More...
Jo Wymer puts her life in song as she pursues success in music biz
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer
Everyone has a story. Some people write it, others paint it, but Jo Wymer? She sings it - with attitude and soul. Wymer, 40, of Freehold Township, is a blues singer. More...
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer
JACKSON - It is with much pride that the Westlake adult community chapter of the Brandeis University National Women's Committee is celebrating its first anniversary. More...
Abill sponsored by state Sens. Loretta Weinberg and Ellen Karcher that will educate families about a vaccine to inoculate against the human papillomavirus (HPV), which is linked to the development of cervical cancer, was signed into law last week. More...
Iwould like to address several points that were recently raised about Jackson municipal officials in another newspaper. More...
Now that Assembly bill ACR 138 has been tabled, I am calling for a statewide strategy meeting to dis cuss our next step. Pressure needs to be applied to those legislators who stood in the way of eminent do main reform. More...
As if a 32 percent tax increase or a lack of accountability over gypsy moths wasn't enough, it now ap - pears we have people on our pay roll in Jackson that just "don't know!" I am speaking about the latest pending fines by the state Department of More...
BY ERIN O. STATTEL Correspondent
School is just around the corner and local officials are moving from their summer schedules to discuss safety issues that local schools will face when their doors open in September. More...
Melissa Marini, daughter of Anne and Leon Marini of Jackson, has been named a United States national award winner in journalism and will appear in the 2007 United States Achievement Academy's (USAA) official yearbook, which is published nationally. More...
The Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Council of Ocean (ADACO) and the Lakewood Rotary Club Foundation will host its annual golf tournament Sept. 5 at Eagle Ridge Golf Club, Lakewood. More...
LAKEWOOD - A scheduled double-header was rained into one nine-inning game, but it was still a successful night on Monday for the BlueClaws at FirstEnergy Park. More...
BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer
TOMS RIVER - If last week's performance in the preseason Summer Kickoff Classic is any indication of how things will shake out for the Jackson High School boys soccer team during the 2007 regular season, it appears the Jaguars could find themselve More...
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer
Every football season brings new challenges. Last year, for Dave Callahan's Monmouth University Hawks, it was handling the pressures of high expectations. More...