• in the service 

    Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Paul R. Wainwright, a 2005 graduate of Howell High School, along with 5,500 sailors and Marines assigned to the Enterprise Carrier Strike Group (CSG), recently arrived in Norfolk, Va., following a deployment supporting operations in the Mediterranean and Arabian seas. USS Enterprise’s return to Norfolk will be the 25th and…

  • business briefs 

    The White Butterfly, 200 North County Line Road, Jackson, will once again offer a holiday giving tree inside the shop. Customers may choose a gift tag from the giving tree to help a family in need. The program is an extension of the Jackson Food Pantry. Mike Kafton, one of the owners of The White…

  • datebook 

     A free seminar about stroke prevention will be held at 1:30 p.m. Dec. 20 at the Orchards at Bartley, 100 North County Line Road, Jackson. Carrie Kochman, physical therapist and lead senior clinical specialist of SunDance Rehabilitation, will discuss what a stroke is and review stroke statistics, risk factors, how to decrease risk, exercise,…

  • Kelly tapped to serve as freeholder director

    Ocean County Freeholder John P. Kelly will be named director of the Ocean County Board of Freeholders for 2013 during the board’s organization meeting scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Jan. 2 in Toms River. According to a press release from the county, Kelly, who is the director of law and public safety and has been a…

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    • Longaberger Basket Bingo, hosted by American Legion Auxiliary Unit 455, 2 Meadowbrook Drive, New Egypt, will be held on Jan. 19 (snow date Jan. 20). Doors will open at 11 a.m. Bingo will start at 1 p.m. Admission of $25 includes game boards. Food will be available. Must be 18 years old to participate.…

  • ARE WE THERE YET

    It’s a little like trying to herd cats LORI CLINCH I opened my mailbox last week and saw the first Christmas card of the season. I panicked at the sight of it as I realized that I needed to find a family picture to send out with our own Christmas greetings. All of the memories…

  • Trio charged with passing counterfeit bills at store

    JACKSON — Three individuals were charged with using counterfeit money at a local business on Nov. 16. Police said the use of the bogus currency was reported shortly after purchases were made at a West County Line Road liquor store. Following an investigation by Officer William Simon, police charged Jeffrey Munford, 44, of Jackson, Melanie…

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     Children can make their own gingerbread house at DeBows United Methodist Church on Dec. 15 at 10 a.m. or 1 p.m. The cost is $15, and $5 from the cost will be given to Hurricane Sandy relief. The church is at the corner of Route 537 and Route 571, Jackson. Details: 732-928-4475.  Children…

  • Board creates merit goals for FRHSD superintendent

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Freehold Regional High School District Superintendent of Schools Charles Sampson must meet a fresh set of objectives in the 2012-13 school year if he is to receive a merit payment from the district’s Board of Education. Board members approved several quantitative and qualitative merit goals at their Nov. 26 meeting.…

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