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Scouts attain Eagle rank
From left, Howell residents Michael J. Easton, Thomas J. Nagle, James Jones and Conor J. Larkin recently had their Eagle Scout Court of Honor ceremony at St. Robert’s Parish Hall, Freehold Township. HOWELL — Four young Howell residents from Freehold Boy Scout Troop 150 were honored recently by family members, friends and officials at an…
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DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS
Up, up and away! LIZZ DINNIGAN My father-in-law was a mechanic for Pan Am from 1961 until the airline went out of business in 1991. As a child, Joe— my husband and comic book enthusiast — was fascinated by his dad’s occupation: repairing planes and the physical scale of that undertaking. Joe has told me…
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Another step in an overly intrusive government
I have never been as pessimistic about the future of this country as I am now, after the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on health care. The American Revolution was a rebellion against an all-powerful king who thought he could regulate people’s lives and tax them at his will. This country was formed by the Founding…
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CODA
Spooky old snuff mill may soon ring with kids’ laughter GREG BEAN A fter more than a decade of wrangling and angst, it looks like the old and decrepit Helme Snuff Mill in Helmetta will finally be redeveloped with 200 non-agerestricted housing units. You have to wonder how they’re going to market it, since “snuff…
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Panel discusses in-school suspension
BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer HOWELL — Administrators in the Howell K-8 School District are exploring the possibility of establishing an in-school suspension program that would be held in the former Southard School. Assistant Superintendent Joseph Isola discussed the program with members of the Education and Educational Technology Committee on June 19. Isola said Superintendent…
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Four seek 3 seats on Jackson board
JACKSON— Four residents will seek three seats on the Jackson School District Board of Education in the Nov. 6 election. The candidates are Adam Silvan, Theresa Schiazza, Marvin Krakower and Tracey Murnane. Schiazza, Krakower and Murnane are current members of the seven-member board, which oversees the operation of the school district. All three terms that…
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$20K cable TV segment draws fire
Mayor sees five-minute piece as marketing tool for Jackson BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — Ever since the Jackson Township Council approved an agreement with the company that produces a cable television feature known as “Today in America,” officials have been gearing up for the township’s close-up. The “Today in America” segment featuring Jackson…
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Burglars continuing to target residences
JACKSON — Burglars continued to find inviting targets in Jackson between June 19 and June 29. According to information provided by the Jackson Police Department, on June 22 at 11:40 a.m. a resident of Wright Debow Road reported seeing an unknown man in his home. Police said the resident saw a white man in his…
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