Author: Greater Media
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Lynn Marie Skalaban
Lynn Marie Skalaban, 68, a resident of Weathersfield, Vermont, passed away Aug. 12 at her home in Weathersfield surrounded by her husband of 49 years, Peter, and their daughter, Alexis. Lynn was born on June 29, 1947, in New Brunswick, the daughter of Walter and Gladys (Hoover) Korsak. She lived in East Brunswick, where she…
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Provocative new play for American audiences
TOP PICK Layla Khoshnoudi, Jacob A. Ware, Judith Hawking, Gregory Haney SUZANNE BARABAS New Jersey Repertory Company announces the U.S. premiere of “Nobody’s Girl” by Australian playwright Rick Viede. Is there anything more scandalous than a juicy tell-all memoir? Viciously funny, “Nobody’s Girl” features a potpourri of outrageous characters who wheel and deal in a…
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Ex-Bulldogs swimmer Jaeger sets American 1,500 record
By TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School graduate Connor Jaeger, competing with Team USA in Kazan, Russia, at the 2015 FINA World Championships, set an American record and claimed a silver medal at the championships. Jaeger’s time of 14:41.20 bested the 11-year-old American record of 14:45.29, set by Larsen Jensen at the…
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Beekeepers find sweet success in N.J.
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer From the Garden owner Drew Madzin endures the August heat to check on one of his honeybee hives. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Standing among his beehives, Drew Madzin is calm, despite the bees feverishly buzzing around him. With the hot, August sun beating down on him, Madzin, a Freehold resident,…
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Proposed ‘no knock’ penalties attracting support in Jackson
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Members of the public have voiced their support for an ordinance that will, if adopted by the Jackson Township Council, make unwanted solicitations on private property subject to tougher penalties. On Aug. 11, council members voted unanimously to introduce an ordinance that will amend the portion of the municipal code…
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National Night Out in Jackson
PHOTOS BY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Members of the Jackson Police Department and the community’s fire companies were among the service organizations represented at the National Night Out event held on Aug. 4 at the Jackson Plaza shopping center. National Night Out gives people of all ages a chance to meet and greet the individuals…
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Kicks 4 Kids will benefit Camp Quality, other organizations
By P.J. CANDIDO Staff Writer HOWELL — The fourth annual Kicks 4 Kids soccer marathon is approaching and the board members who direct the event are thankful for the success it has generated the past three years. The soccer marathon was created in memory of Madison Beggs of Howell, who died in June 2012 at…
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Concert will benefit food bank
On the evening of Aug. 26, the plaza in front of the Monmouth County Hall of Records in Freehold Borough will again be filled with great music, good times and the family and friends of Bill Heine when the second annual Hope for the Hungry concert takes place. Performing from 7:30-9:30 p.m. will be Turnstyles,…
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ON CAMPUS
Brian Scheno of Jackson has been named to the Presidential Service Corps and Bonner Leader Program at Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania. Timothy McNamara, son of Jan and Pat McNamara of Jackson, graduated with an associate’s degree in accounting from Ocean County College, Toms River. Timothy is a 2013 graduate of Jackson Memorial High School. Patrick…
