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Women’s club helps to brighten holidays
Continuing a tradition that is more than 15 years old, the Howell Women’s Club gathered on Dec. 7 to prepare 55 containers of cookies and candies to be included on the holiday trays of Howell Senior Center Meals on Wheels clients. Each member of the club baked at least five dozen cookies, and the gathered…
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Jackson students enjoy All-Shore performance
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — Student musicians from Ocean and Monmouth counties performed in the All-Shore Intermediate Band concert at Jackson Liberty High School on Feb. 2. Jackson music teacher John McCarthy, president of the All-Shore Band Directors Association, said, “The band consists of some of the finest middle school student musicians in…
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Ocean freeholders: County needs voice on task force
The Ocean County Board of Freeholders believes the county should have a “strong presence” on a new state task force that is charged with studying the possible construction and operation of a veterans’ hospital in the southern half of the state. The freeholders sent a letter to Gov. Chris Christie asking that he appoint county…
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Free trees available to celebrate Arbor Day
The New Jersey Tree Foundation is offering free 2-year-old trees (1 to 2 feet tall) to celebrate Arbor Day. Schools, local governments, tree groups, nonprofit organizations, Scout groups, and any volunteer organization may apply for the trees. All planting must occur on public lands, be done by volunteers and be maintained for two years. A…
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Laureate contributors create wonderful work
BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer HOWELL — The Laureate, Howell High School’s literary magazine, has been awarded the First Place With Special Merit award for the 2010 American Scholastic Press Association’s Contest Review for yearbooks, magazines and newspapers. The Laureate has been awarded firstplace honors by the American Scholastic PressAssociation for each of its annual…
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on campus
Harold K. Dauncey, son of Barbara and Harold Dauncey of Jackson, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the Pennsylvania College of Technology, Williamsport, Pa. He is a 2009 graduate of Monsignor Donovan High School, Toms River. Kimberly A. Bickerton of Jackson, a senior studying elementary education at Lock Haven…
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Businesses lend support during officer’s funeral
BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer HOWELL— One month after the murder of Lakewood Police Officer Christopher Matlosz, police and other first responders are still mourning the tragic loss of one of their own. Family, friends and nearly 10,000 police officers and emergency services personnel attended funeral services for Matlosz at St. Mary of the Lake…
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Master Gardeners of Ocean County to sponsor scholarships
Master Gardeners of Ocean County Inc. is offering two scholarships to eligible graduating Ocean County high school students. The Master Gardeners program is a volunteer organization under the direction of Rutgers Cooperative Extension. The scholarships are for students planning a career in horticulture, agriculture, nursery management, landscaping, forestry, greenhouse management, aquatic botany, plant ecology, restoration…
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