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Jackson resident balances 3 careers
BY PATRICIAYOCZIS Correspondent Robert Marsiglia JACKSON— When he is out of his office in Red Bank, Robert C. Marsiglia, a longtime Jackson resident, may be found on stage as a rhythm and blues musician or in a boxing ring, sparring. Marsiglia said he has discovered a way to join his love of finance, as a…
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In honor of Memorial Day, Girl Scout Troop 1370 of Howell conducted a neighborhood drive for supplies to be donated to military personnel stationed overseas. The girls collected more than 700 items, including toiletries, stationary items, music and movies, along with 35 pounds of treats, to be donated to American Recreational Military Services, which provides…
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Youngster excels at national Braille event
BY NATHAN ROSMAN Correspondent Kaleigh Brendle FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — While some people may believe that a blind or visually impaired person is not capable of doing everything a person with full sight can do, Kaleigh Brendle is an example of a person who does not let her lack of full sight stop her. Kaleigh, 8,…
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Travelin’ music for the Jazz & Blues Festival
BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer The Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation’s three-day Jazz & Blues Festival will be divided among three towns on three dates this summer. “We are actually bringing the music to a couple of new communities,” foundation manager Doris Lazur said. In some ways, organizing and executing the three one-day events…
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No words to describe pain of loss
GIRL TALK CLARE MARIE CELANO Life, as we know it, can change in a minute. Someone gets married, someone gets divorced. Someone says you’re hired, someone says you’re fired. Someone is born, someone dies. And these events change you. The passing of my 86-year-old mother on June 18, two months before her 87th birthday, has…
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Great Auditorium to host musical icons
Three iconic musical groups will rock the Great Auditorium in Ocean Grove with their classic hits at 8 p.m. July 23. The evening will feature Peter Noone of Herman’s Hermits, best known for his 20 Top 10 hits, including “I’m Henry VIII,” “Mrs. Brown, You’ve Got a Lovely Daughter,” “There’s a Kind of Hush,” “I’m…
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House OKs funds to help prevent veterans’ suicide
Supporters hoping that Senate will also approve funding BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer Millions of dollars to help prevent suicide among U.S. soldiers and reservists is one step closer to being put in place. U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ) successfully offered an amendment in Congress to set aside $20 million for efforts to prevent military…
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Man charged with burglary
JACKSON — A 19-year-old Jackson resident was charged with burglary and other crimes following his arrest earlier this month. According to a press release issued by the Jackson Police Department, officers responded to a pool house parking lot on Brookfield Drive at 5:40 a.m. July 9 for a report of a burglary and theft to…
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Play will open with benefit for Rose’s Fund and MCSPCA
FREEHOLD — Center Players will present “Sylvia,” an adult comedy about a love triangle between a middle-aged man, the dog he adopts and his surprised and perplexed wife. The production includes an openingnight fundraiser to benefit two animal-loving organizations: Rose’s Fund for Animals and the Monmouth County SPCA. “Sylvia” was written by A.R. Gurney, the…
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