Manchester, NJ

PDF of print edition Boardwalk's First Night Offers Family-Friendly New Year's Celebration By Jo Ann La Russo       A New Year's Eve celebration without alcohol? A New Year's Eve celebration that's family-friendly and good for all ages? You'd better believe it. The annual First Night in Seaside Heights celebration provides exactly that. Families said that First Night gives them a chance to celebrate New Year'... More ... FORMER CHIEF OF POLICE PASSES AWAY By Lauren Puglisi       One of Manchester's finest is gone. Former Manchester Township Chief of Police Thomas S. McCallum passed away at the age of 71 this past Thursday. As a longtime police officer, McCallum strived to uphold the township's mission statement by serving all people with equal courtesy, consideration, f... More ... Miller Airpark May Get Second Runway Pinelands Commission Meeting On Issue Cancelled; Would Be First Expansion In 20 Years By Bill McLaughlin       A Pinelands Commission meeting on the planned second runway at Robert J. Miller Airpark on Route 530 in Berkeley has been cancelled. A spokeswoman for the commission gave no reason for canceling the meeting that had been set for 6 p.m. January 2. The hearing has not been rescheduled. More ... County Officials Seek To Remedy Mystery Odor       Something stinks for some residents of Ocean and Monmouth counties. In response to phone calls to their office of alarmed constituents, Senator Leonard T. Connors Jr., Senator-elect Christopher J. Connors and Assemblyman Brian E. More ... Monmouth County Receives Partnership Award       FREEHOLD - The national Dystonia Medical Research Foundation has awarded a Community Partnership Award to the Monmouth County Division on Aging, Disabilities and Veterans' Interment for its active role in spreading awareness and educating the public about dystonia, a relatively unknown, but fairl... More ...      --Photo Courtesy Of Jackson VFW's Senior Vice Commander Barbara Kim JACKSON - Veterans Terry Yates and Laura Ching are all smiles as they celebrate the countdown to 2008 at the Jackson VFW Post 4703 New Year's Eve party. More ... A MAD WORLD FOR STAR WARS FANS By Keith Hagarty       "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away" will become a lot closer on Sunday, January 13 as the headquarters of the Ocean County Library in Toms River will explore the history of some of MAD magazine's classic editions devoted to the legacy of Star Wars. More ...