New deck will give students safer place to wait for parents
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer
When children get out of school, they're usually excited and can behave erratically. Couple this with parents' cars swarming in and out of the parking lot, and it's not hard to jump to the worse conclusions. More...
Felines being managed but need new homes
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer
UPPER FREEHOLD - All of the feral cats at Princeton Nurseries will get new homes, according to Animal Control Officer Mary Klink. More...
Twp. to purchase needed truck, to review another request
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer
UPPER FREEHOLD - Hope Fire Company will get the new brush truck it almost didn't get. More...
Allentown, Roosevelt two of five county towns awarded extra aid
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer
Allentown and Roosevelt will receive extraordinary aid from the state. More...
NJ Transit bus customers can now receive up-to-the-minute travel information for their specific trip through the My Transit alert system, which sends a text alert directly to customers' cell phones, pagers, personal digital assistants (PDA) or e-ma More...
BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer
Manalapan police and FBI agents arrested an Old Bridge man who is alleged to have swindled investors and mortgage lenders out of about $75 million. More...
ACES 911 program focuses on importance of calls in time of need
BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent
When you play in the game of life, you want to hold the best cards possible - especially in emergencies. More...
Legislation sponsored by state Assemblyman Ronald Dancer (ROcean, Burlington, Monmouth and Mercer) that would establish a pilot program allowing surplus state motor vehicles to be used by clients in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF More...
Farmers looking to use one-time opportunity must pay fees by Sept. 16
Under the provisions of the 2008 farm bill, the U.S. Department of Agriculture will allow farmers who would otherwise not be eligible for new disaster assistance programs to become eligible by paying a fee. More...
BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP - It may sound like something out of a cartoon, but when Eddie Coughlin was playing manhunt and collided with a deer, it was no joking matter. More...
Monmouth County Sheriff Kim Guadagno and state Sen. Jennifer Beck (R-Monmouth and Mercer) are unveiling a new medical alert program which issues cards that can be lifesaving items during medical emergencies. More...
The smell of kettle corn, the lights of the rides, and the sounds of musical entertainment and animals being proudly displayed at the East Freehold Park Showgrounds, Kozloski Road, Freehold Township, in an indication that summer is here and so is t More...
The deadline for senior and disabled homeowners to file their 2007 Homestead Rebate applications has been extended from June 2 to Aug. 15, according to the Department of Community Affairs Division of Local Government Services. More...
Fresher taste. Greater food safety. Shorter distance from farm to plate. Support for nearby farmers. The arguments for buying locally grown agricultural products have been building for years. More...
Go to any pond or lake in the summer and you will see swimming among wild waterfowl, domestic ducks and geese. These birds - often white Pekin ducks or Mother Goose-type geese - were once Easter pets or the result of school hatching projects. More...
Regarding your July 10 story, "Pre- and posttransplant patients offered support," Stanley Epstein was very lucky to get a heart transplant. Over half of the 99,000 Americans on the national waiting list will die before they get a transplant. More...
DAVE SIMPSON & GREG BEAN Red State/Blue State
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...