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Four win seats on Plumsted board
PLUMSTED — Three incumbents running unopposed were elected to three-year terms on the Plumsted School District Board of Education in the Nov. 6 election. According to unofficial results, Christopher Probasco received 2,054 votes, Jon Hauge received 1,983 votes, and Barbara Wig received 1,965 votes. In an uncontested race for a one-year term. Leslie Septor received…
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Trotta, Sorchik, Marinari win in Plumsted
PLUMSTED — Jack Trotta and Eric Sorchik were elected to three-year terms and Herb Marinari was elected to a one-year term on the Plumsted Township Committee in the Nov. 6 election. All three men are Republicans and all three are currently serving on the governing body. The name of Democrat Mitch Geier appeared on the…
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Director of buildings & grounds leaving FRHSD
From a roof torn to shreds by a tornado to damage left in the wake of a recent freak supercell wind and rain storm, Jim Byrnes cleaned up his fair share of messes as the director of buildings and grounds for the Freehold Regional High School District. But come summer, Byrnes will no longer be…
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Thanksgiving fun, open to ages 3-10, will be offered at 7 p.m. Nov. 19 at the Plumsted Library. Festivities will include stories and a craft, popcorn, pretzel sticks and jellybeans. Register in person or by phone at 609-758-7888. LEGO Book Club will meet at 4:15 p.m. Nov. 28 at the Howell Library. Attendees…
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FEMA partners with Joint Base to support northeast regions
JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST — Members of the Federal Emergency Management Agency stand ready to provide disaster relief to the New York and New Jersey regions from a staging area on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in south-central New Jersey. Trucks carrying water, food, blankets, generators and many other supplies began arriving Oct. 26, a few days before…
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Bressi, Nixon, Calogero win Jackson council seats
JACKSON — Kenneth Bressi, Barry Calogero and Robert Nixon, who ran as a team for three seats on the Jackson Township Council, were elected to four-year terms in the Nov. 6 election. They outpolled Bonnie Barrington and Raymond Cattonar in the race for seats on the municipality’s governing body. Jackson has a nonpartisan form of…
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A food drive to benefit the Jackson Food Pantry is being held by Bartley Healthcare. Needed are canned fruits, canned vegetables, boxed cereal, coffee, tea and other drinks, canned soup, dry and canned pasta, snacks, health and beauty aids, baby products and paper products. Donations may be dropped off at The Orchards at Bartley,…
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Resources are available for anti-bullying programs
Thank you very much for your outstanding articles in the Oct. 10-11 edition of Greater Media Newspapers. I was extremely pleased to see the focus on anti-bullying and New Jersey’s annual Week of Respect. Please let your readers know that Prevention First is a resource for all parents, schools and communities relating to antibullying programs…
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Jackson employees came through for resident in a pinch
I would like to tell a story about a mishap from Hurricane Sandy and the good will that occurred from the Jackson Township team. I had a 40-foot-tall tree uproot on my property. A local company came and charged me $1,070 to take care of the uprooted tree … The owner came that morning and…
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