• Team Jackson rolls to wrestling crown

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Members of Team Jackson celebrate their victory at the Jersey Shore Junior Wrestling League tournament. Team Jackson defeated Toms River, 57-39, on Feb. 12. Sebastian Rivera continued unbeaten through his career with Team Jackson as the talented squad of grapplers rolled to its seventh straight Jersey Shore Junior Wrestling League team…

  • Jackson resident pleads guilty in finance scheme

    The former controller of New Jerseybased insurance brokerage firm Smith Gatta Gelok admitted in court that he attempted to conceal former partner Gavin Gatta’s $20 million fraudulent loan scheme, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Donald Bargholz, 49, of Jackson, pleaded guilty to an Information charging him with one count of misprision of felony before…

  • datebook 

     A Move Today exercise program for seniors, hosted by Plumsted Senior Outreach Services, will be held from 10-11 a.m. Feb. 17, 22 and 24, March 1, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29 and 31. New participants will need a medical release from their doctor. Class will be held in the Plumsted municipal building.…

  • business briefs 

    The Department of Community Development, Lakewood, announced that public service groups can now apply for competitive 2011 Community Development Block Grants. Interested parties can write or call the Lakewood Community Development Department to request an application. Applications are also available in the office of the township clerk. The deadline for completed 2011 CDBG project applications…

  • Carol Thompson

    Mrs. Thompson, 74, of Farmingdale, died Feb. 6, 2011, at home. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Thompson was predeceased by a brother, George Brown. Surviving are her husband, John M. Thompson; a son and daughter-in-law, John Thompson, and his wife, Monica, of Howell; a daughter and son-in-law, Cheryl Lane, and her husband, John, of Tinton…

  • Dorothy Mogilski

    Mrs. Mogilski, 81, of Freehold, died Feb. 5, 2011, at SunriseAssisted Living, Jackson. She was a clerk for Prudential Property and Casualty Insurance Co. in Holmdel until her retirement in 1991. She was predeceased by her husband, John W., in 2004. Surviving are a son and daughter-inlaw, Jack and Marie of Freehold Township; three daughters…

  • Dorothy F. (Handel) Wedemeyer

    Mrs. Wedemeyer, 88, a resident of Cliffwood/ Aberdeen for 55 years, died Feb. 3, 2011, in Jackson. She was predeceased by her husband, William F. Wedemeyer Sr., whom she had known since they were 5 years old; a daughter, Dorothea F. Olney; a daughter-in-law, Kathryn O. Wedemeyer; and her 11 siblings, Pearl, Freida, Margaret, Eva,…

  • Barbara E. Green

    Mrs. Green, 68, of the Cream Ridge section of Upper Freehold, died Feb. 5, 2011, at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. She attended the College of Staten Island, N.Y., and graduated from St. Francis College, Brooklyn, N.Y. Mrs. Green was a registered nurse for over 20 years. She worked at Victory Memorial Hospital in Brooklyn…

  • Sofia Szymanski

    Mrs. Szymanski, 88, of Lakewood, died Feb. 4, 2011, at Care One at Jackson. She was born in Russia and came to the U.S. in 1955. Mrs. Szymanski was a salesperson with Rosenbaum, South Plainfield, until her retirement in 1965. Prior to that, she was a ballet instructor. She was predeceased by her husband, John,…

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