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I’m still country, but country just isn’t cool GREG BEAN I t’s good to be back after a week off for my youngest son’s wedding in upstate New York. If you’re interested, it was a rousing success, and as my best friend from young adulthood noted on several occasions, a LARGE time was had by…
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Jersey Shore Nuclear Watch will host a meeting to discuss what it calls similar design flaws at the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in Lacey Township and the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Toms River library, 101 Washington St., Toms River. “Update on the Nuclear Threat…
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Jackson residents invited to Sept. 11 memorial event
BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON – With the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States arriving next week, various Jackson organizations are planning a ceremony to honor the thousands of people who were killed that day. The Jackson School District Board of Education, Jackson Township and the Westlake…
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Pair charged with burglary
PLUMSTED — Officials said two residents of Jackson were arrested in Plumsted and each was charged with burglary, possession of stolen property and possession of a controlled dangerous substance believed to be heroin on Aug. 22. Police said witnesses reported seeing a man kicking in the front door of a home on Holly Hill Drive…
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“Take Control of Your Health,” a chronic-disease self-management program, will take place on six consecutive Tuesdays at the Jackson library, 2 Jackson Drive, starting at 10 a.m. Sept. 6 and running through Oct. 11. Each session has a limit of 20 participants. This program is free and open to the public, but registration is…
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School employee appointed anti-bullying coordinator
BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — The Jackson School District Board of Education has appointed a group of employees to serve as anti-bullying specialists, signifying a more proactive response that will be taken when reports of bullying reach school officials. Anti-bullying efforts in school districts throughout New Jersey have seen an increased amount of…
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Waterlogged residents pleading for assistance
Rain in week before Irene damages homes, property in Moor’s Landing BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer HOWELL — Even before Hurricane Irene struck New Jersey during the weekend of Aug. 27-28, residents of the Moors Landing development off Strickland Road in Howell were experiencing damage to their properties due to heavy rain from the previous…
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Lakewood will celebrate Labor Day with fireworks at 9 p.m. Sept. 4 at Lake Carasaljo. Fireworks may be viewed near Lake Carasaljo (off Route 9) either from North or South Lake Drive. The fireworks had originally been scheduled for the Fourth of July, but were postponed by inclement weather. Volunteer D.J. Jr. from Mash…
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Event will celebrate life of young mother
Tara Hansen is survived by husband and newborn son BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Tara Deaver Hansen Brandon Ryan Hansen will soon be 5 months old, and he is an “amazing, happy, contented baby,” according to his aunt, Jamie Cone. Brandon’s mother, Tara Deaver Hansen, 29, of Ocean Township, who taught fourthgrade special education…
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