• Don’t let life’s most precious moments slip away from you

    GIRL TALK I attended a Halloween party last year at the nursing home where my mom now resides. It was fun and it was festive, with my mom and I dancing, so to speak — she from the wheelchair, and I, lifting her arms up and down, instructing her to kick her feet to the…

  • Jackson Liberty dancers enjoy memorable trip

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer The Lady Lion Dancers from Jackson Liberty High School performed in front of tens of thousands of fans at the Orange Bowl on Jan. 3 in Miami Gardens, Florida. JACKSON — The Lady Lion Dancers from Jackson Liberty High School showed off their moves in front of tens of thousands…

  • Lakewood will get two new traffic lights

    Two new traffic signals will be installed in Lakewood this spring. Signals will be added to the intersection of Hope Chapel Road and South Lake Drive, and to the intersection of Central and New Central avenues, said Ocean County Freeholder John P. Kelly. Kelly said the Ocean County Department of Engineering works closely with municipalities,…

  • Dance will aid Jackson residents

    Jackson Gives Back Inc. will hold its fourth annual Valentine’s Day dance from 7 to 10 p.m. Feb. 11. The event is for fathers and daughters, mothers and sons, grandparents and grandchildren, or any combination that works for the entire family. The dance will be held at the AMVETS hall, 1290 Toms River Road (Route…

  • Monmouth County Fire Academy graduates 60

    The Monmouth County Fire Academy recently graduated 60 volunteers from the Firefighter I program. The graduates were trained in two separate classes, Nos. 88 and 89, and graduation ceremonies were held on Dec. 14 and Dec. 16, respectively. Members of Class Nos. 88 and 89 attended weekend and evening classes at the Monmouth County Fire…

  • St. Aloysius swimmers take plunge for funds

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — A group of 67 hearty parishioners from St. Aloysius Parish took a dip in the Atlantic Ocean on Jan. 9 — and brrrrrr, was it cold. The St. Aloysius parishioners took part in the fifth annual Ancient Order of Hibernians Polar Bear Plunge in Sea Bright, Monmouth County.…

  • Monmouth native proud of suspense thriller

    Eric Shapiro directs ‘Rule of Three,’ now available on DVD BY PATRICIAYOCZIS Correspondent Eric Shapiro A suspense thriller is the way Eric Shapiro, a native of Manalapan, Monmouth County, describes “Rule of Three,” an award-winning motion picture forwhich hewrote the story line, in addition to directing and producing the film. The movie’s DVD release was…

  • Resident reaches out to soldier

    Judi Giordano of Howell organizes event to assist Brendan Marrocco BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer Army Spc. Marrocco When Howell resident Judi Giordano heard about a co-worker’s family tragedy, she thought about what she could do to help. The object of her attention was Brendan Marrocco, 24, of Staten Island, N.Y., a U.S. Army soldier…

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    Jackson Memorial High School’s Brandon Holup (c) gets tangled up with New Egypt High School’s Tyler Barnes (l) and Billy Raab during a basketball game that was played at the Multipurpose Activity Center on the campus of Monmouth University, West Long Branch, on Jan. 15. Holup’s Jaguars defeated the Warriors, 42-37. ERIC SUCAR staff

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