• New music minister joins Jackson church

    JACKSON — Cornerstone Presbyterian Church has announced the hiring of a new music minister, Christine Tegeder. According to a press release, Tegeder will help the church expand its lively music program with choirs for adults and children, combining contemporary praise songs and traditional hymns, and incorporating musical instruments into worship. Tegeder received a Bachelor of…

  • Jackson welcomes students to school

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — As school bells heralded the beginning of the 2011-12 academic year in Jackson, teachers, administrators and students alike filled the halls to begin a new year of learning. “If you look at anything with the Jackson School District and compare it with the state, you will see that…

  • 9/11 observances

    A time to remember … reflect … and heal PHOTO BY FARRAH TOMASELLI Listed are some of the events being held to commemorate this solemn day. ocean county Day of Remembrance Ceremony Sept. 9 at 8:30 a.m. Ocean County Sept. 11 Monument in the courtyard between 119 and 129 Hooper Ave. Toms River jackson Commemorative…

  • First residents moving into Windsor Crescent

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer The new Windsor Crescent apartment complex on Solar Avenue in Jackson continues to get closer to completion, as families begin moving into the affordable housing complex. Solar Avenue is off Cpl. Luigi Marciante Jr. Memorial Drive and County Line Road. The nearest major intersection is Brewers Bridge Road. Nearly 50…

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    Jackson Liberty High School’s Ahmed Shalabi is brought down by a Red Bank Regional High School defender after catching a pass for a first down during a football scrimmage in Little Silver on Sept. 1. For a preview of Jackson Liberty, see page 52. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

  • Residents absorb hit from Irene

    Heavy rains were first punch; hurricane made situation worse at Moors Landing BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer Some residents in the Moors Landing development off Strickland Road in Howell have lost their homes after Hurricane Irene ripped through Mariners Cove and demolished what was already a damaged area of the neighborhood. Prior to the hurricane,…

  • Scarlet Knights open 2011 with victory they needed

    RU blasts NCCU, 48-0 BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Rutgers University’s football team did what it wanted and needed to do Thursday night, and that was to get the 2011 season off on a positive note. “We all needed to get the monkey off our back,” said head coach Greg Schiano, who is beginning his…

  • Bombers host Vikings to kick off grid season

    CJ IV champs begin title defense BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Spotswood High School’s Jack Dalrymple (44) intercepts a pass during the Chargers’ preseason scrimmage game with Keansburg on Sept. 1. The Chargers will be playing for real on Sept. 10 when they open their 2011 season at South River. The Sayreville War Memorial High School…

  • Angela Bouboulis Koken

    Mrs. Koken, 90, of Monroe, formerly of East Brunswick, died Aug. 26, 2011, at home. Prior to her retirement in 1990, she was employed as an administrative assistant to the dean of continuing education at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, where she worked for 12 years. She was predeceased by her husband, Nickolas Koken. Surviving are…

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