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Four Seasons residents tending new garden
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Seriah Rein tends to her plants in the new garden at the Four Seasons Metedeconk Lakes adult community in Jackson. DAVE BENJAMIN JACKSON — Members of the new garden club at the Four Seasons Metedeconk Lakes adult community are hard at work making their garden grow. What began with spring…
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Lack of news coverage inspires help for tornado-ravaged Alabama
Area woman reports back with message that people are still suffering there BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Liz Blaso searches for family photographs in the remains of an 86-year-old woman’s home in Hackleburg, Ala. The homeowner survived the April 27 tornadoes that destroyed 90 percent of the structures in her town, because she had been in…
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JMHS grad earns Bronze Star
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Cpl. Edward Huth accepts his Bronze Star at Felix Field, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, Calif. PHOTO BY U.S. MARINE CORPS LANCE CPL. D.J. WU JACKSON — A Jackson Memorial High School graduate has earned a Bronze StarMedal in recognition of his bravery and gallantry in the…
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Town will not give up email sender’s address
BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer HOWELL — Municipal officials blocked out the email address of the person who recently sent the Howell Township Council a message asking the governing body to take action against a private Internet website. In response to an Open Public Records Act (OPRA) request filed by Greater Media Newspapers, the municipality…
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Food drive is under way
JACKSON — For the third year, Bartley Healthcare of Jackson will be participating in the Health Care Association of New Jersey’s “New Jersey Long Term Care United Against Hunger” food drive to support the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties. The drive began in late May and will continue through July 10. “New Jersey Long…
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datebook
DeBows United Methodist Church and the Cornerstone Presbyterian Church will sponsor two vacation Bible schools for the community. The first one, geared toward children age 3 through those in eighth grade, will be held 6:15-8:15 p.m. July 11- 15 at DeBows United Methodist Church, corner of Route 571 and Route 537, Jackson. A second…
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Hall of honor to be started
JACKSON— TheNewJersey 782ndAir Force Junior ROTC program is creating a Hall of Honor to recognize Jackson Memorial High School alumni who have served or are currently serving in the armed forces. The Hall of Honor will include photographs of individuals who have served in all branches of the armed forces. The photographs will show each…
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ARE WE THERE YET
Gosh, the truck used to be big enough LORI CLINCH We went out on a limb this past week and treated the Black Hills of South Dakota to five days of the Clinches. Yessir, there’s nothing like a bout with the Clinch clan to get a national park to rise to the occasion. The planning…
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American Legion asking for help in assisting troops
We here at the American Legion are serving the Farmingdale and Howell area. We are asking you, our fellow citizens, to help us support our men and women in the armed forces, during this time of war in Iraq andAfghanistan. “Operation Troops in Need” is just one of our service projects in support of our…
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