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     “Winter Fun!,” an event for families with children ages 3-6, will be held at the Jackson library, 2 Jackson Drive, Jackson, Dec. 3 from 2-4 p.m. Teen volunteer members of the Jackson Liberty High School National Honor Society will share stories, games, crafts and light refreshments with children. The program is free; registration is…

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    Smart phone makes owner look stupid AMY ROSEN I n a world where technological advancements are changing faster than the eye can blink, it’s important to keep up with the latest advancements or risk falling behind the eight ball and being stuck in the Dark Ages with the old fogies. Since I’m not ready to…

  • ‘Rock & Roll Art Show’ comes to mall

    The “New Jersey Rock & Roll Art Show” will come to Freehold Raceway Mall, Freehold Township, Dec. 2-4. The exhibit will take place during mall hours on the second level in the Red Horse Gallery/Arc Resources near Sears. Admission to the exhibit is free. All works are available to purchase, with a portion of the…

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     A Christmas auction hosted by American Legion Post 455 for the 14th year will be held at the post, 2 Meadowbrook Lane, New Egypt, on Dec. 3 (snow date, Dec. 4). Doors will open at 5 p.m. with calling slated to begin at 7 p.m. The event will be open to adults age 18…

  • Rosenauer students shine in music video

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — There is something to be said about four chords, the words that go with them in a song, and their combined ability to elicit a response from the listener. For the children of Jackson’s Rosenauer Elementary School and their music teacher Melissa O’Keefe, their message is one of…

  • $350K EPA grant to fund study of Pinelands ponds

    The New Jersey Pinelands Commission has accepted a federal grant that will help fund a study of Pinelands ponds and provide information needed to better protect the ponds from land-use impacts. According to a press release, commission scientists will use the $350,524 grant, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to assess the ecological…

  • Panel putting focus on parental involvement

    BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer HOWELL— The members of the Community Interaction Committee of the Howell K-8 School District Board of Education discussed ways to encourage parental involvement in the district’s three middle schools at their Nov. 14 meeting. In addition to the committee members who were present, several administrators from the middle schools attended…

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    Sometimes, it’s fair to blame the messenger GREG BEAN Here’s something you might not realize about the newspaper, or publication website, where you are reading this column — the company that publishes the news and information for Greater Media Newspapers has more moral integrity than many of the national news organizations, at least when it…

  • Jackson makes host of police promotions

    JACKSON — Not a seat was empty during the first portion of the Jackson Township Council’s Nov. 14 meeting, as friends and family members of the 10 police officers who were being promoted that evening came out in a show of support. Although some residents had questions about the cost to the township of moving…

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