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Beware of the dangers of wood smoke
Wood fires are cozy and quaint. The smoke is loaded with particulates. The smoke does not dissipate, but saturates the neighborhood in a blanket of ground-hugging highly noxious fumes. “The largest single source of outdoor fine particles (PM2.5) entering into our homes in many American cities is our neighbor’s fireplace or wood stove. … only…
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The Philadelphia Biblical University Chorale will perform at 7 p.m. March 27 at the Jackson Baptist Church, 360 Bennetts Mills Road, Jackson. Free admission. Details: [email protected].
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JMHS band will head to Washington, D.C.
JACKSON — The Jackson Memorial High School Jaguar Marching Band will participate in the 99th annual Cherry Blossom Festival parade in Washington, D.C., on April 9. During the parade, the 150-member band will be featured in two televised production numbers. “Strike Up the Band” will be a reprisal of the band’s televised 2010 Philadelphia Thanksgiving…
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Kiwanis members will clean Jackson’s Silver Stream Trail
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — The Jackson Kiwanis Club is planning a trail maintenance and cleanup day at the Silver Stream Trail on FrankApplegate Road. Plans for theApril 2 maintenance project coincide with the Kiwanis National Day of Service. “The Kiwanis Club of Jackson is an active local not-for-profit group which is celebrating…
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2 men charged with burglary
JACKSON — Two men have been charged with burglary following an incident at a Jackson home on March 11. At about 10:43 a.m., Jackson police were contacted by a homeowner who said he heard someone trying to break into his residence on JacksonMills Road. As the homeowner was on the phone with police, two suspects…
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Jackson residents face drug charges
JACKSON — Drug charges were lodged against two residents of Jackson after police officers executed a search warrant at a residence in the Dove Mills apartment complex on Bennetts Mills Road. According to a press release, the search warrant was executed at apartment No. 11 at 6 p.m. March 11. Jackson police Sgt. Christopher Parise…
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Committee reduces fire district tax levy
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer PLUMSTED — After conducting a public hearing on the defeated 2011 fire district budget, the Plumsted Township Committee has reduced a proposed tax rate increase of 1 cent per $100 of assessed valuation to a one-half cent increase. On Feb. 19 the fire district budget was presented to voters and…
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Marine Corps League installs Jackson chapter
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Rich Hyjack A new detachment of the United States Marine Corps League has received a charter and has sworn in its first group of members and officers. Rich Hyjack is the commandant of the new Jackson Marine Detachment No. 1369. “Right now we have 36 members,” Hyjack said. “Our goals…
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