
Shannon, 3, and Thomas Ryan of Jackson have a conversation — about baseball, we presume — with Buster, the genial mascot of the Lakewood BlueClaws, during the team's "Breakfast with Buster" holiday food and toy drive on Dec. 13.
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Residents of Jackson townhouses & condos worried about increases
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer
Residents of the 60 Acre Reserve, Crystal Brook and Threepence Brook condominium and townhouse developments in Jackson are facing an increase in their property taxes, and they are worried about it. They brought their concerns before the Jackson Township Council at a Dec. 9 meeting. More...

BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent
Acascading waterfall, turreted castles, quaint villages nestled in valleys, and a train circling a mountain are a small part of an extensive Christmas village that has become a tradition for the Palermo family for almost 40 years. More...
PLUMSTED — Joe Doria, the commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, has notified the Plumsted Township Committee that an additional $25,000 has been awarded to increase the New Egypt Neighborhood Preservation Program (NPP) grant total to $450,000. More...
New Jersey town are required to file plan with state agency by Dec. 31

BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer
HOWELL — Municipal officials are working to meet a Dec. 31 deadline to submit a third-round affordable housing plan to the state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH). The Howell Planning Board held a special meeting on Dec. 1 at which the township's affordable housing obligation was a topic... More...