April 20 + Fine Art, Sports and Music Memorabilia Auction, sponsored by St. Ambrose School, preview from 7-8 p.m., auction begins at 8 p.m., at the school, 81 Throckmorton Lane, Old Bridge. Ross Galleries, Holbrook, N.Y., will present items. Tickets cost $10 per person and may be purchased at the St. Ambrose Rectory. Coffee, cake. Proceeds benefit St. Ambrose School. (732) 679-5666. More...

I am an advocate of voting for anyone who isn't an incumbent. It's not that I think that any particular legislative incumbent is the cause of the rampant corruption around this state. It's because I cannot tell the difference between a loyal public servant and a crooked politician. Any politician in the Legislature that has been there for more than a couple of years is part of the problem. More...

The high burden of property taxes was a dominant issue throughout New Jersey when I first ran for Township Council in East Brunswick some five years ago, and this issue remains the most troublesome concern today. Our state legislators have promised tax reform for decades and recently have heralded the progress they have made this past year. More...

Phyllis F. Fantasia Hansen Mrs. Hansen, 59, of Eatontown, died April 10, 2007, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. Born in Jersey City, she resided in the Cliffwood Beach section of Old Bridge 25 years, prior to relocating to Eatontown three years ago. She was a homemaker. Prior to that, she was employed at Eastern Dental, Parlin, for three years. More...

EAST BRUNSWICK - The Board of Education won approval for its budget and received a new 18-year-old member during Tuesday's school election. The approved spending plan, which follows two years of failed budgets, carries a nearly 37-cent increase in the school tax rate, meaning a school tax hike of almost $370 for the owner of property assessed at $100,000. More...

Though the weather has certainly slowed the start of the spring sports season, it has done little to dull the title hopes of local baseball and softball teams. A little less than a month into the spring season, the majority of the local teams are off to solid starts, and have played their way, thus far, into the mix of their divisional title chases. More...