August 14, 2008 RSS feed / Front Page

Mustangs put their best foot forward during meet and greet

Goal is to show adoption potential of formerly wild horses

The spirit of the West was alive and well recently at Rick's Saddle Shop. More...

Georgian Court Univ. to celebrate 100 years

LAKEWOOD — The year was 1908. It was illegal for women to smoke in public in New York, females were declared unfit to operate automobiles in Cincinnati, and women around the world were struggling to gain the right to vote. More...

Lakewood guitarist enjoys sharing the gift of music

LAKEWOOD — For Derek Pierre, playing the guitar is a labor of love. Pierre, 59, of Lakewood, taught himself how to play the instrument after being inspired by the jazz guitar technique of Wes Montgomery. More...

Assault by auto charge nets three-year probation

On Aug. 6, Robert Bayly, 20, of Cape Coral, Fla., was sentenced to a three-year term of probation for the third degree crime of assault by auto. This charge pertains to a 2006 motor vehicle collision which occurred in Howell. More...

In the Service

Army Reserve Pfc. Kathleen Pesina, the daughter of Sandi and Greg Meehan of Howell, has been mobilized and activated for deployment overseas to a forward operating base in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. More...

Republicans still seek candidate

HOWELL — Republican Party officials are still seeking a Township Council candidate to round out their 2008 slate. More...

MOMS Club collects school items

PLUMSTED — The annual fall service project for the local MOMS Club is collecting school supplies for children who may not have the financial means to have more than the basics offered at the school. More...

Lakewood grad serves as interim superintendent

Eugenia Lawson is getting district ready for new year

LAKEWOOD — Neither chance nor desire could be given credit for Eugenia Lawson's 20-year career in education. According to her, it was all destiny. Lawson, 46, said she always knew she was born to lead. More...

Cell phones will be turned into minutes for U.S. troops

The Ocean County Library will participate in the national "Cell Phone for Soldiers" program by distributing postage-paid envelopes for shipping cell phones at 17 of its branches. More...

Board hears more details about Windsor Crescent

JACKSON — An applicant proposing the construction of an affordable housing apartment complex continued working its way through testimony from professionals at the Aug. 4 meeting of the Jackson Planning Board. More...

Upper Freehold woman seeks to raise awareness of ovarian cancer

Veiga family will join walkathon on Sept. 27 in Avalon

UPPER FREEHOLD — Terry Veiga considers herself to be a very lucky woman. It's not just the nice house in the Grande at Old York development, the good husband, the two active sons, and her adored dogs. More...

Large shark is reborn

Milltown taxidermist restores 73-year-old behemoth for museum

MILLTOWN — David B. Schwendeman recently found out that size does matter. More...

Night Out joins Jackson residents, service groups

JACKSON — The 2008 version of America's Night Out Against Crime surpassed all expectations. "Every year we try to expand it a little bit," said Jackson Police Sgt. John Convery, who organized the event this year and last. More...

Letters

Parents should become informed about childhood vaccinations

As a mother of two children, one of whom has autism, the decision to vaccinate or not is agonizing. More...

Opinion

Board, administrators face credibility issue

Whether they want to admit it or not, the members of the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education and several of the district's administrators now have a significant credibility problem. More...

Love and hope in the face of a devastating illness

At first, Avery Lubrecht's parents thought their 4-year-old daughter had a stubborn stomach flu. The little girl had been vomiting and suffering from headaches off and on for several weeks. More...

There's no question: He took the easy way out

I remember graduate school with a certain degree of awe and loathing More...

Photo

ERIC SUCAR staff A group of children play computer games as part of the fun camp held at the Ella G. Clarke School, Lakewood, on July 30. More...

Teens return with sense of accomplishment

Church group helped to repair residences in Zanesville, Ohio

M ission accomplished. A group of young people from DeBows United Methodist Church, Route 537, Jackson, recently returned from a mission to Zanesville, Ohio, where they spent a week helping to repair, paint and upgrade homes. More...

District upgrades security; set to enforce dress code

LAKEWOOD — The Lakewood School District will be visibly different this fall. The changes begin with upgrades to school security, a new dress code and a new superintendent of schools. In response to a Nov. More...

Holy Family names principal

LAKEWOOD — When students walk through the doors of the Holy Family Elementary School in September, a new principal will be at the helm. Robert Andrews has been appointed principal of the school. More...

Hoop camp teaches youths fundamentals of basketball

JACKSON — Basketball players between the ages of 6 and 14 recently received some training, tips and expertise at the St. Aloysius All-Star Basketball Camp. Held at the St. More...

Summer fun with SpongeBob

DAVE BENJAMIN Nickelodeon cartoon star SpongeBob SquarePants leads a group of youngsters in a dance during the America's Night Out Against Crime event held Aug. 5 at the ShopRite plaza, County Line Road, Jackson. More...

Agricultural educators honor Plumsted woman

PLUMSTED — Erin Noble, state FFA specialist for the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, has been named an Outstanding Young Member by the National Association of Agricultural Educators (NAAE). More...

A handful of youngsters

ERIC SUCAR staff A group of children gather around teacher Fay Clark during one of the many activities at Fun Camp, which was held at the Ella G. Clarke School, Lakewood, on July 30. More...

Wrapping up fun

The Howell Parks and Recreation Department summer program held a "Newspaper Fashion Show" at Howell Middle School North on July 31. In top photo, counselor Ian Appow gets dressed up in newspapers prior to his turn on the catwalk. More...

Pinelands panel moves plan to require home clustering

During its regular meeting on July 11, the Pinelands Commission advanced a proposal aimed at better protecting Pinelands resources by mandating the clustering of residential development in Pinelands-designated Forest Areas and Rural Development Are More...

Burlington Path Road subdivision approved

REGIONAL INTEREST

UPPER FREEHOLD — What may be the last residential subdivision approved under Upper Freehold Township's current 3-acre zoning was approved at the July 22 Planning Board meeting. More...

Improvements completed at Deerwood skate park

HOWELL — An enclosed space with a slab of asphalt and incline ramps may look like nothing to the untrained eye, but to a young person who lost his skate park to vandals, those concrete fixtures are everything. More...

Academy paints picture of law enforcement work

After several years of no movement on his idea, Freehold Borough Patrolman Keith Bailey's plan to offer a youth police academy came to life this summer and 25 young people are glad it did. More...

Lakewood developer has plans for Holmdel site

Somerset Development proposes mixed uses on Bell Labs property

The Lakewood developer in line to purchase the former Bell Labs (Lucent) site in Holmdel, Monmouth County, has plans for a mix of uses, including retail, housing and a hotel, and will preserve the iconic building on the site. More...

Bulletin Board

Datebook

• An all-you-can-eat breakfast will be served at the New Egypt United Methodist Church, 38 N. Main St., New Egypt, 8-11 a.m. Aug. 16. Admission: $6 for adults, $3 for ages 5 and under. Details: 609-758-2147. More...

Self-defense course for girls offered in Jackson

JACKSON — A free self-defense program using leverage techniques will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Sept. More...

Red State / Blue State

Both parties have their own poli-ninnies to bear

A political discussion between Red State conservative Dave Simpson — a former reporter, editor, publisher and columnist — and Greg Bean, Blue Stater and executive editor of Greater Media Newspapers. More...

Obituaries

John Myles Layton

a lifelong resident of Neptune

Mr. Layton was born in Neptune and was a life-long resident of Neptune. He was the Manager More...

Sports

RU football looking to maintain high level of play

15 starters return for Scarlet Knights; opening game on Labor Day

PISCATAWAY — The goal in many Rutgers football observers' opinion is to get back to the level of play that the Scarlet Knights had in 2006, when the team finished with an 11-2 record, a Texas Bowl victory and a national ranking. More...

Plenty of locals turn out for Asbury Park 5K

More than 1,000 people registered and over 900 of them crossed the finish line Saturday at the Asbury Park 5K road race, according to race director Phil Hinck. More...

Kayaking presents a different way of hitting the high seas

The kayak is not new, going back hundreds of years if not longer. More...