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    Renovations to the two kitchens at Jackson Memorial High School received the green light from the Jackson School District Board of Education on Sept. 20. A second round of bids produced results that were more in line with the board’s budget for the project after the purchase of new kitchen equipment was removed from the…

  • CODA

    Once again, the little guy is left out of the equation GREG BEAN Somewhere in New Jersey tonight, a bunch of state bureaucrats, and members of the state’s retail merchants association will be tossing and turning, unable to sleep. Their pulses will be racing, and anger will be boiling in their guts. The bureaucrats are…

  • Shelters are the best place to find a canine companion

    October isAdopt a Shelter Dog Month, and here are five reasons why shelters are the best place to find a canine companion. Shelters everywhere are overflowing with loving, healthy and friendly dogs of every age, size and personality. Most shelters have adoption counselors available to help match prospective guardians with the perfect animal for their…

  • Girl Scouts begin fall product sale program

    Fall is in the air, and that means the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore have geared up for their fall product sale program. Girl Scouts throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties have begun to sell nuts, candy and magazines — just in time for the upcoming holiday season. According to a press release, the fall…

  • Rifle and pistol club provides day of relaxation for veterans

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — Motorcycles will be rumbling down West Veterans Highway on Oct. 8 when veterans of America’s past and present wars head toward a day of friends, family and tribute. Featuring local men and women who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, along with veterans from World War II, Korea and…

  • Sept. 11 police memorial finds home in N.Y.

    Local stone carver Franco Minervini creates special piece BY PATRICIAYOCZIS Correspondent A Sept. 11 police memorial created by local stone carver Franco Minervini in his Freehold Township studio has found a home in New York State. The piece was commissioned by the National Police Defense Foundation (NPDF), which is based in Marlboro. The memorial is…

  • Photo

    Jackson Memorial High School’s Maura Peters (3) finds herself in a battle with Toms River East’s Dana D’Ambroma during an Oct. 3 soccer match in Jackson. The Jaguars beat the Raiders, 2-0. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Parents, school district work on walking issues

    Jackson superintendent: Issues being examined BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer With September in the books and the 2011-12 school year one month old, a number of students who attend the Holman Elementary School in Jackson, as well as their parents, have had to adjust to their new reality: walking to school. The Jackson School District…

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