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     An enneagrams workshop will be held at 2 p.m. Oct. 20 at the Jackson library, 2 Jackson Drive, Jackson. The enneagram is a method used to help understand personality types and enable the better understanding of character traits. All are welcome to attend the free program. Details and registration: 732-928-4400.  A gift auction…

  • Resident endorses Adam Silvan for Jackson Board of Education

    I am writing to encourage all Jackson residents to vote for Adam Silvan for the Jackson Board of Education. As a member of the board, Adam’s talents in finance as a CPA and director of tax for a large publicly traded company will benefit the taxpayers of Jackson as well as the children. As a…

  • Hate crime can be further investigated

    A fter reading the recent Greater Media Newspapers article, “Monmouth Heights Jolted By Anti-Semitic Vandalism,” with no culprits yet found, may I suggest that the authorities contact the Southern Poverty Law Center in North Carolina. They keep track of, investigate, and prosecute native-born terrorist groups throughout America, and connections are seriously looked into. With the…

  • Tracey Murnane earns endorsement for Nov. 6

    I am recommending Tracey Murnane as a candidate for the Jackson Township School District Board of Education. I have worked with Tracey for well over 10 years. We have collaborated on many projects together and she has always been a team player with good business sense. She works well across all departments and management levels…

  • Dismayed to read of punishment in U.S. schools

    A s a visitor to the United States, I was pained to read Greg Bean’s column, “Classroom Punishments: American Horror Stories” (News Transcript, Sept. 12). It is shocking that such punishments are meted out to children in a child-centric society like the United States. Subsequent to my father’s transfer, I went to Washington, D.C., in…

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     A free “how to” compost class with Ocean County Master Composters will be held at 10 a.m. Oct. 20 at the Education Center, located at the county’s Northern Recycling Center at 800 Towbin Ave., Lakewood. The class is for Ocean County residents and will be held rain or shine. Registration is required. Call Mary…

  • Massage parlor employees will have to be licensed

    BY ANGELA SANTORIELLO Staff Writer HOWELL — The Township Council has tightened up licensing requirements for massage parlors that wish to operate in Howell. At its Oct. 2 meeting, the governing adopted an ordinance that will require the operators of massage parlors to follow much stricter rules then in the past. There was no comment…

  • Online courses pursued by undergrads, grad students

    BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Think back to your college years. Heavy textbooks, in-depth lectures and grueling nights in the library might come to mind. Current scholars must overcome the same challenges. But for a growing number of students, the road to a college degree includes a drive through a promising, new frontier — the…

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