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     A pasta night will be held from 4-8 p.m. Feb. 9 by the American Legion Riders Post 455, 2 Meadowbrook Lane, New Egypt. The family style dinner will include penne pasta and meatballs with a choice of sauces, salad, rolls, tea, coffee and homemade desserts. Tickets are $10 per adult and $5 for children…

  • Suspects in robbery arrested

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — Five months after a Brick Township man was allegedly held at gunpoint and robbed as he sat in his car in the Sixty Acres residential community, Jackson police have arrested two men and charged them in connection with the Aug. 28 crime. One arrest was made on Jan.…

  • Mobile apps for connected car unveiled, beginning with Greater Media stations

    The Ford Motor Company has announced that Michigan-based jacAPPS will be the recommended mobile app development house for its new Ford Developer Program. The company has been chosen to provide development and technical support to third-party developers wanting to create voice-activated smartphone apps for Ford SYNC AppLink. Using SYNC voice commands along with steering-wheel and…

  • ARE WE THERE YET

    Merry Christmas from the Clinches! LORI CLINCH Have you ever noticed that nothing works properly this time of year? Cars won’t start, appliances break down and, thanks to creaking bones, that first step out of bed is a doozy! My biggest problem lately has been our printer, and it all started back in December when…

  • SOS program will continue to assist Plumsted seniors

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer PLUMSTED — A program dedicated to serving the senior population of Plumsted got a boost to its ranks during the Township Committee’s Jan. 2 reorganization meeting as two new members were appointed by the governing body. Residents Patricia Gale and Judy Bryant are the most recent additions to the Senior…

  • Arnone takes helm of Monmouth freeholders

    Thomas A. Arnone took the helm of the Monmouth County Board of Chosen Freeholders at Monmouth County’s annual Organization Day, held at Biotechnology High School, Freehold Township, encouraging residents, business owners and local governments to continue working with county offices and services to ensure that Monmouth County recovers from superstorm Sandy. “The only way we…

  • Moses continues as board pres.

    Heshy Moses will serve as president of the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education in 2013. The board members voted unanimously to re-elect Moses to the position at their Jan. 7 reorganization meeting. Earlier in the meeting, Moses was sworn in to begin serving a second three-year term on the board as Freehold…

  • Jackson board examines upgrades in technology

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — With new standardized testing procedures on the horizon for school districts throughout New Jersey and an aging technological infrastructure that officials say could impede daily instruction in Jackson’s schools, the Jackson School District Board of Education has taken its first look at an upgrade project that could carry…

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     The Chancel Choir will host a spaghetti dinner fundraiser at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 9 at the Christ United Methodist Church, 678 Fifth St., Lakewood, to benefit Caryl Burrell as she deals with mounting medical expenses. The fee is $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 4 to 10, and free to children under 4.…

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