• Sept. 11 event moves to Jackson Memorial

    JACKSON— The Jackson community is invited to attend a Patriot Day Remembrance Ceremony to honor the victims of Sept. 11, 2011, on the 10th anniversary of the attacks. “This ceremony is a chance for the Jackson community to come together to commemorate and remember those who perished on that day,” said Howard Lazan, who is…

  • Vendors sought for indoor flea market

    Vendors are being sought for an indoor flea market that will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 10 at St. Aloysius Church, Bennetts Mills Road, Jackson. Tables are available at a cost of $20. Details: 732-901-6594 or 732-928-3145.

  • B-Street Band to play at SPCA fundraiser

    A fundraiser to benefit the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will be held at 4 p.m. Aug. 28 at The Headliner, 1401 Route 35, Neptune. Entertainment will be provided by the B-Street Band. A donation of $10 per person includes a barbecue meal, music, prizes and giveaways. Details: 732-775-6200.

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     A membership drive and open house will be held at Congregation Ahavat Olam, 106 Windeler Road, Howell, from 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 28. The synagogue is a Conservative congregation serving Monmouth and Ocean counties. Prospective members may meet with Rabbi Michael Klein and Cantor DavidAmar. Light refreshments will be served. Details: 732-363-5190.

  • Residents indicate satisfaction with decision about business

    Jackson zoning board dealt with issue regarding JR Custom Landscaping BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — The Jackson Zoning Board of Adjustment has voted to limit activities at JR Custom Landscaping’s property on Bennetts Mills Road to the terms of an original operating agreement. Residents who have been expressing concern about noise and odors…

  • Perretti Farms for sale; owner liquidating equine inventory

    Major standardbred operation leaving N.J. partly due to Gov.’s decisions regarding horse racing BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — A 400-acre section of the 900-acre Perretti Farms in Upper Freehold Township, the largest standardbred breeding operation in the state, is on the market for $15 million. Farm owner William J. Perretti has also announced…

  • Ocean retains AAA bond rating

    Two bond rating houses have again given Ocean County the highest possible financial grade of AAA, according to a press release from the county. “I am pleased to announce that Ocean County’s bond rating is again AAA,” said Ocean County Freeholder John C. Bartlett Jr. “In these unprecedented and difficult economic times, we have been…

  • Ocean County Library closed for Labor Day

    All branches of the Ocean County Library will be closed Sept. 5 in observance of the Labor Day holiday. As always, the library website www.theoceancountylibrary.org and its free databases will be accessible during that time. All branches of the Ocean County Library will resume normal branch hours Sept. 6. The Lakewood, Stafford and Toms River…

  • Parent asks how student parking fee money will be spent

    I attended the safe driving meeting at Jackson Liberty High School. During the meeting a question arose which could not be addressed with a valid answer. The question was, “Why are the students being charged a fee to park and, more importantly, how is the money going to be used by the school system?” The…

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