The Eatontown Lions Club recently sponsored a joint meeting with other area Lions Clubs to receive an update from the Concordia Learning Center at the St. Joseph's School for the Blind, a New Jersey Lions state-sponsored project. More...

Well, the Marcus Borden school prayer saga is finally over (at least in the courts), bringing to an end one of the saddest chapters in New Jersey education. I've had mixed feelings about this business from the start. I understood the stance taken by the East Brunswick school district, which had to try to restrict Borden's role in prayer before games. More...

Few people question the need for their local planning board or their town council. Yet some people believe school boards somehow represent an archaic form of government - - that they don't matter and might even be expendable. Heaven forbid! More...

The registration fee for the Lemonade Crop '09 benefit is $50, not $100 as reported in an article in the Feb. 26 issue. Also, Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation is based in Wynwood, Pa., not at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. More...

Mr. Bailey, 59, of Keyport, died Feb. 28, 2009, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. He was a custodian at Little Silver Board of Education for the past five years, and a warehouseman at Twin County Grocery, Edison. He was predeceased by his wife, Linda Leahy Bailey, Jan. 27, 2009; and his mother, Barbara Amberg Bailey. More...

KEYPORT — A proposal to combine three Bayshore Catholic schools into one has been rejected by the Diocese of Trenton. According to Rayanne Bennett, chief communications officer for the diocese, Bishop John M. Smith has rejected the latest proposal put forth by a group of school supporters. More...

JEFF GRANIT staff Raritan High School senior Dan Seidenberg grapples with Wallkill Valley's Ryan Callahan during their 171-pound semifinal bout on March 7 in the NJSIAA tournament held at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. Although Seidenberg lost the triple-overtime match, he ended his career with 158 wins and two trips to the state championship match. He finished third in the state in his weight class this year. More...