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Sex crime prevention seminar gives parents, teenagers vital information
COLTS NECK — Know the people your children spend time with. Listen to your children; pay attention if they do not want to be with someone, or if there is a subtle change in your child’s behavior. Monitor their Internet use, and educate yourself about cell phones, gaming consoles and other avenues to use the…
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Mayor praises low crime rate in Plumsted Township
PLUMSTED — According to information provided in the 2009 New Jersey State Police Uniform Crime Report (UCR), Plumsted has the lowest crime rate in Ocean County. In a press release, Mayor Ron Dancer said, “The UCR was publicly released by state Attorney General Paula Dow on Nov. 18 and according to the report, Plumsted has…
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Schroth students play ball with major leaguer
BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer John Aufiero was so excited about meeting a professional baseball player that his teacher said he went to bed extra early the night before. Howard Hernandez shows his excitement after meeting Boston Red Sox outfielder Ryan Kalish during a visit the major league baseball player made to the Schroth School…
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Exelon announces it will close Oyster Creek in ’19
Exelon President and Chief Operating Officer Chris Crane announced on Dec. 8 that the company will operate the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in Lacey Township until 2019, after which the plant will retire. The plant is federally licensed to operate until 2029, according to a press release posted on Exelon’s Internet website. The closing…
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Samples of groundwater show decreasing levels of tritium
Concentrations of radioactive tritium in the aquifers directly below the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in Lacey Township, Ocean County, have decreased substantially in recent weeks, according to samples of ground water taken from test wells on the site, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin announced Dec. 1. The groundwater remediation system…
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Residents asked to support local businesses
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — Township Councilman Mike Kafton, who owns a small business, is asking people to support their community merchants during these difficult economic times. Kafton recently asked business owners to go to the Internet website of the 3/50 Project and to download and circulate information about the initiative. He said…
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School supports Wounded Warrior Project
PLUMSTED — The students and staff of the Dr. Gerald H. Woehr Elementary School have joined together to turn words into actions, raising more than $500 for the Wounded Warrior Project during the school’s Spirit Week. School guidance counselor Alyse Reed and Nancy Forbes, a special education teacher, encouraged the students to save their change…
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Officials renew call for ‘polluter pays’ tax
Superfund was created by Congress in 1980 to clean nation’s toxic sites BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Flanked by Marlboro Mayor Jonathan Hornik and state Sen. Jennifer Beck, former New Jersey Gov. James Florio discuss the need for the renewal of the “polluter pays” Superfund. REBECCA MORTON MARLBORO — It has been 30 years since…
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Kindergarten registration set for March
JACKSON — Parents are advised that forms that must be completed before a child may be registered for kindergarten will be available in all Jackson elementary schools during regular school hours beginning Feb. 22. To be eligible for kindergarten registration, children must be 5 years old on or before Oct. 1, 2011, and in accordance…
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