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• St. Aloysius Church, 835 Bennetts Mills Road, Jackson, will hold its first Christmas carol festival at 7 p.m. Dec. 10. The gathering will include the singing of carols by children and adults and the reading of the Christmas story with a living nativity, which will be followed with light refreshments and fellowship. All are…
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• New children’s books will be collected at all 21 locations of the Ocean County Library through Dec. 31. The books will then be distributed throughout the library’s “Sparks Best Friends Forever Reading Club” program. Details: 732-349-6200. • Weekly mahjong and games, hosted by Plumsted Senior Outreach Services (SOS), will be held from 1-3 p.m.…
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• A Santa pancake breakfast hosted by the Jackson Memorial varsity cheerleaders will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 12 at the Jackson Mills Fire Company, 465B North County Line Road. Tickets: $6 for adults; $4 for children 10 and under. Discounted tickets can be purchased in advance by sending an email to…
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Army medic from Jackson recovering after being shot in back
Pfc. Andrew Taylor hopes to rejoin unit in 2011 By Dave Benjamin JACKSON — A soldier from Jackson will celebrate a happy new year at the end of the month, happy to be alive after being shot by the enemy while serving with the U.S. Army in Afghanistan. U.S. Army Pfc. Andrew Taylor, 22, of…
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Madison Park Little League will hold early-bird registration 6-8 p.m. Dec. 10 and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 11 at the Madison Park Field House, Cheesequake Road in the Parlin section of Old Bridge. New players must bring a birth certificate. The fee is $50 for T-ball. All other players will pay $60 per…
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E.B.’s Kosa left a lasting impact
JIMMY ALLINDER Strokes are complicated afflictions because of how they debilitate their victims. They sometimes cause full or partial paralysis or rob them of mental clarity. Often both. And that was why Lou Kosa faced a major decision 10 years ago when a ministroke, as doctors described it, left him with a slight limp and…
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Knights young but still competitive in track & field
BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent The Old Bridge High School girls track team will feature a younger group than usual this winter, but coach Steve Gajewski still believes his squad will be competitive. Among the key returnees are seniors Sam Bartelli and Jillian Grant, who combined with the graduated Nina Veneziale and Chelsea Lodato to win…
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Bomber D gets it done in CJ IV championship final
Sayreville tops Brick Memorial BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Adominating performance by Sayreville High School’s line — on both sides of scrimmage — propelled the Bombers to the NJSIAA Central Group IV championship on Saturday night at Rutgers Stadium. Above: Sayreville’s Zeke Perkinson (bottom) and Delon Stephenson (27) bring down Brick Memorial’s Dylan Walsh during the…
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Club fosters youngsters’ appreciation of finances
Middle-schoolers take break from Stock Market Game to meet with financial adviser BY JACQUELINE DURETT Correspondent Financial adviser William Tarallo works with Sacred Heart School students in the Stock Market Club. SOUTH AMBOY — Looking for a stock pick? You might want to head over to Sacred Heart School. That’s where Allison Connery-Green leads the…
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