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Jackson Renegades pitcher Kaitlyn Kretzmer tosses to a Carteret hitter during the Monroe Thunder Summer Classic softball tournament that was played at the Monroe Township (Middlesex County) Little League complex on July 30. ERIC SUCAR staff
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Jaguars building for success in volleyball
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Beach volleyball is a popular activity along the Jersey Shore at this time of year, but it has taken on a different meaning for the players on the Jackson Memorial High School girls volleyball team. “We actually have an outdoor volleyball area with sand at the school,” Jaguars coach Jason Ulrich…
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A little bit of magic
Children enjoy the magic tricks of Mark Zacharia (top) during his performance at the Jackson Library in Jackson on July 19. At right, youngsters make music with the kazoos that Zacharia handed out after his show. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff
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Full moon hike set for Aug. 11
JACKSON — The New Jersey Forest Service and the Jackson Pathfinders will host their annual Full Moon Hike on Aug. 11. The free hike will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. at the Interpretive Center of the Forest Resource Education Center (FREC) on Don Connor Boulevard in Jackson. Families, Scouts, and groups of all ages are…
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Plumsted given $101K federal stimulus grant
PLUMSTED— The Plumsted Township Committee has obtained a grant from the federal government’s stimulus program, formally known as the American Recovery Reinvestment Act, in the amount of $101,709, for energy efficiency improvements in municipal buildings, according to a press release from the township. The Plumsted Police Department headquarters, 2 Cedar St., and the Welcome Center,…
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datebook
A veterans’ benefits question session will be offered by the Division of Veterans Services from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 15 at the Howell Senior Center, 251 Preventorium Road, Howell. For a private consultation, call the Department of Senior Services at 732-938-4500, ext. 2552. Items for the Tri-Town News Datebook may be faxed…
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Event to honor memory of Jackson’s James Volpe
JACKSON — It has been a little more than two months since tragedy struck Jackson Memorial High School and senior James Volpe died in a car accident that also claimed the life of Robert Vallee, 41, of Manchester. With the Jaguars’ baseball season over and Volpe’s classmates heading off to college, friends and family members…
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Dear advice man: Can this marriage be saved?
CODA GREG BEAN Dear Expert Financial Advice Person: I’m writing you today in the hope of saving my marriage. I love my wife, but she does some economic things that drive me crazy. We both put our paychecks into the same joint account, but I manage our finances, and make sure the bills get paid…
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ARE WE THERE YET
Space wars: No such thing as an empty nest LORI CLINCH A lthough I’m loath to admit it, every parent surely ponders the blissfulness of an empty nest. While nothing tears at a mother’s heartstrings as severely as watching her recently graduated child collect his things in preparation for the big world, she can’t help…
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