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Jackson council members appoint professionals
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — Members of the Jackson Township Council approved a number of municipal appointments during the governing body’s Jan. 4 reorganization meeting. Councilman Mike Kafton voted no on 26 of the 30 appointments made by Mayor Mike Reina. “I have looked through my packet and I don’t see a letter…
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Runners, bikers will assist leukemia society this summer
Participants from N.J. are being recruited now for Team In Training effort BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Walkers, runners and hikers have the ability to get fit and to help make a difference in the lives of those with blood cancers. The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training (TNT) is recruiting participants now…
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datebook
DeBows United Methodist Church will host its monthly coffee house at 7 p.m. Jan. 22. Performers are welcome at the open mic segment. Preregistration is preferred for performers. There is no cost to attend. Youths and adults are welcome from the surrounding community. The church is at the intersection of Route 571 and Route…
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Ocean freeholders providing many services for seniors
Programs ranging from meals on wheels to caregivers’ services will continue to be provided by the Ocean County Department of Senior Services in 2011. “Our seniors deserve these comprehensive and diverse services to ensure that they can enjoy the best possible quality of life,” Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari said. Services including outreach to the…
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on campus
Carly Toth, daughter of Carol and Paul Toth of Howell, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at the University of Delaware, Newark, Del., where she is majoring in secondary education. Carly is a 2009 graduate of Colts Neck High School. Kevin P. Toth, son of Carol and Paul Toth of…
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Jackson’s recyclables to be collected every two weeks
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — The township is now collecting recyclables from residents once every two weeks, and residents can place all of their recyclable materials in one container for what is known as single-stream recycling. During the public portion of the Jan. 4 Township Council meeting, resident Laura Stone requested more information…
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on campus
Theresa Agro of Howell, a sophomore majoring in elementary education at Cabrini College, Radnor, Pa., has received the Charles A. Mastronardi Service and Leadership Award. Yevgeniy Shestakov of Howell was named to the dean’s list for the summer quarter at Berkeley College, Woodbridge. Ashley Risden of Jackson was named to the dean’s list for the…
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Howell police will ask people to self-report minor incidents
BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer HOWELL — The Howell Police Department has implemented a new program of what it calls “citizen initiated self-reporting” for certain types of minor incidents. Prior to this change, the police department only took incident reports in person. For instance, when a citizen called to report a crime or incident, a…
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Make plans to have a backup plan ready
AROUND TOWN AMY ROSEN Call me old-fashioned, but I don’t have a global positioning system device (GPS) to tell me where to go. My husband and I rely on our own innate sense of direction to find our way, and when we plan to explore unfamiliar territory, we use a map. As we all know,…
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