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Sponsored: Steps to Take Now to Prevent Colorectal Cancer (Even if You’re a Young Adult)

Actor Chadwick Boseman’s death four years ago from stage IV colon cancer at age 43 illuminated a disturbing trend: Colon and rectal cancers in adults age 49 and younger...

Windows of Understanding addresses social justice issues through art

For husband and wife, Dan and Peichi Waite, the word dignity played a big role when putting together...

New Jersey needs law to control invasive species

By Tom Gilbert What happens in Vegas may stay in Vegas, but what happens in New Jersey yards and...

Jackson Sun On Campus, Jan. 25

Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, N.H., has named the following students to the Fall 2022 president's list (minimum...

Monmouth County News Briefs, Jan. 25

The Assembly Judiciary Committee on Jan. 19 cleared a bill sponsored by Assemblywoman Vicky Flynn (R-Monmouth) that would,...

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Independent Datebook, Oct. 5

• Thompson Park Day will be held from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 16 at Thompson Park, 805 Newman Springs Road (Route 520),...

D’Alessandro, Mann lead Jaguars to 34-0 victory over Lions in rivalry game

JACKSON — Once again, the Connor Cup is headed back to Don Connor Boulevard to be showcased in the hallways of Jackson Memorial High...

North Brunswick man sentenced to prison for ‘illegally transporting handguns’ to New Jersey from Georgia

TRENTON – A North Brunswick man was sentenced to 11 years in state prison for illegally transporting handguns into New Jersey for unlawful sale,...

East Brunswick man among 14 corrections officers indicted in Edna Mahan ‘extraction’ incidents

TRENTON - A state grand jury has voted to indict 14 corrections officers, including an East Brunswick man, for allegedly removing inmates from cells...

Middletown police: Newark teens are suspects in attempted auto thefts

MIDDLETOWN — On Sept. 29, Middletown Police Chief R. Craig Weber announced the arrest of two juveniles who were charged in connection with the...

Patriots top Mustangs, 2-1, for seventh straight victory

FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Since losing its 2022 season opener against Middletown South High School on Sept. 8, the Freehold Township High School boys soccer...

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