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     A gala charity gift auction, hosted by the Ocean County branch of the American Association of University Women (AAUW), will be held 1-4 p.m. Feb. 23 at Brick Township High School, 346 Chambers Bridge Road. Elaborately themed gift baskets and big-ticket items, including a flat screen TV will be raffled off. Proceeds will fund…

  • Council appoints members to Recreation Advisory Board

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — Months after the formation of the Jackson Recreation Advisory Board, the Township Council formally appointed its members at the Jan. 1 reorganization meeting at Town Hall. A recent issue regarding a proposed increase in fees for certain recreation programs and how those increases came to be proposed served…

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     Find out what Relay for Life is all about when the American Cancer Society Jackson Relay for Life hosts its 2013 kickoff with “Cartoons Conquer Cancer” from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Feb. 6 at the Jackson Library, 2 Jackson Drive. Details: Kathy Clarke, 732-674-5175.  “Finding the Right Assisted Living/ Nursing Home” will be presented by…

  • Upcoming Big Brothers Big Sisters events

    Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth and Middlesex Counties will host the following fundraising events to support programs and services provided to the community: Bowl for Kids Sake, March 2-4, will take place at various bowling centers in Monmouth and Middlesex counties. Individuals, as well as school, community and corporate teams, will spend time bowling…

  • Changing the world one child at a time

    Big Brothers Big Sisters matches disadvantaged youths with mentors BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer Above: In 2010, Waldo Sainvilus visited his “big,” Andrea Plaza, who has been a source of support and guidance for the past 10 years. Right: Waldo in eighth grade. I n 1998, Waldo Sainvilus was a student at Asbury Park Middle…

  • Stricter security measures in place

    BY TOM CASTLES Staff Writer HOWELL — The first initiative in an ongoing reassessment of safety procedures in the Howell K-8 School District was implemented on Jan. 14. The new policy took effect on the onemonth anniversary of the Dec. 14 school shooting that killed 20 children and six educators at the Sandy Hook Elementary…

  • Sister shows love for sibling with Lyme

    Deanna Warman, 14, gives up gifts, raises money for research BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Deanna Warman, 14, (r) shares a hug with her sister, Alyssa, 20. In 2011 and 2012, Deanna invited friends to celebrate her birthday, but she asked them not to bring gifts to her party. Instead, Deanna asked for donations…

  • Commercials spark talk about project

    Attorney explains developer’s plan for Jackson Twenty-One BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer There is a good chance that anyone who has turned on a TV in recent weeks has seen and heard Mitch Leigh’s pitch for an idyllic new community in Jackson. In the commercial, Leigh, an award-winning composer-turned-developer, lays out a starry-eyed description of…

  • Mentors have ‘Big’ impact

    Royce Winsten, 2013 Big Brother of the Year, listens as his “little,” Wayne, plays bass in Belmar on Jan. 15. ERIC SUCAR staff

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