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    Jersey Shore Business Leaders will present a seminar on “How to Own the Room — Networking for the Bold and Brave” at the monthly meeting of the Jersey Shore Business Leaders. The seminar will take place at Harrogate, 400 Locust St., Lakewood, from 6-8 p.m. Feb. 23. The cost of $10 per person includes the…

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     Health Insurance Assistance is available from noon to 3 p.m. every Tuesday at the Howell Senior Center, 251 Preventorium Road, Howell. Trained volunteers will provide information to Medicare beneficiaries, their families and caregivers about Medicare and related health insurance benefits. They will also assist with enrolling in or changing Medicare Part D. All services…

  • Surprise! Schools told to brace for a possible cut in state aid

    IN THE NEWS MARK ROSMAN File this one in the “not very good news” department. The New Jersey School Boards Association reported last week that while Gov. Chris Christie’s budget message is still several weeks away, “New Jersey school districts are bracing for the possibility of further cuts in state aid to districts.” Oh, that’s…

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     Free tax assistance will be provided to people of all ages by members of AARP on Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. through April 14 at the Jackson library, 2 Jackson Drive, Jackson. Appointments are required. For more information, call 732-928-4400, ext. 3808.

  • Navy: New launch system completes successful test

    The U.S. Navy recently made history when it launched the first aircraft using an Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) at the Naval Air Systems Command test site at Navy Lakehurst, part of Joint Base McGuire-Dix- Lakehurst in south central New Jersey. For more than 50 years the Navy has been using steam to launch aircraft…

  • Five facing drug charges

    JACKSON — A 911 telephone call for assistance at a dispute in progress brought police officers to the Regency Club apartments on South New Prospect Road and resulted in a number of arrests. On Jan. 25 at about 7:30 p.m., Detective Michael Kelly and other officers from the Jackson Police Department responded to the apartment…

  • MAC developer attempts to get past sewer hurdle

    In 3-2 vote, Howell council will recommend county place entire tract in service area BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer HOWELL — After five years of work, the developer of the Monmouth Athletic Center (MAC) is one step closer to achieving his goal. Thomas J. Coan, managing director of the MAC, came before the Howell Township…

  • Proposed bill: Assistance to accused suspect would draw harsh penalty

    State Sen. Robert Singer (R-Ocean, Monmouth, Mercer, Burlington) has introduced legislation that would, if passed by the Legislature and signed into law, increase the penalty for individuals interfering with the apprehension, prosecution or conviction of a person following the commission of a crime. This legislation comes on the heels of a bill introduced by Singer…

  • Holt brings Bean bill back amid rise in vets’ suicide rate

    Army report says 145 Guard, Reserve members took their own lives in 2010 BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Sgt. Coleman Bean Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ) is renewing efforts to pass a bill that is intended to strengthen treatment resources for returning soldiers. His reintroduction of the measure, which was suddenly removed from the federal Defense…

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