• Lorraine “Lorrie” L. Boyce

    Mrs. Boyce, 54, of Farmingdale, died July 28, 2010, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Neptune and was a lifelong Farmingdale resident. Mrs. Boyce was a homemaker. Surviving are her husband, George T.; two sons, Justin Boyce and his wife, Nicole, of Howell, and…

  • Susan Marie Witkowski

    Ms. Witkowski, 59, of Monroe, formerly of East Brunswick, died Aug. 11, 2010, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. She was a waitress at several area restaurants including IHOP, East Brunswick, and the Wooden Nickel, North Brunswick. She was predeceased by her parents, James and Louise Cata Witkowski. Surviving are a brother, James,…

  • Motorcycle riders support proposed federal Right to Repair Act

    The Motorcycle Riders Foundation strongly believes that consumers are entitled to the freedom to choose how their motorcycle, car or other type of vehicle is maintained, serviced or upgraded. That is why we support the Motor Vehicle Owners’ Right to Repair Act (S3181/HR2057) and urge Congress to swiftly pass the legislation in order to safeguard…

  • Resident was committed to helping others

    Iwas out of town and upon my return I was saddened to read that one of Jackson’s most respected and benevolent citizens, Ted Hordichuk, had passed away. Ted and his wife, Carol, are very special people to Jackson Township. They were very involved in many humanitarian causes that not only benefited individuals, but the community…

  • Clergyman served with dignity, compassion

    On Aug. 27 a long-standing Jackson Township resident, Father Boris Kizenko, passed away at an advanced age. Father Boris had been the rector of St. Vladimir Memorial Church in Jackson for many years and was a pillar of the Russian Orthodox community in America. Construction of the magnificent church edifice on Route 571 where he…

  • Call her anything, but don’t call her ma’am

    CODA GREG BEAN Odds and ends as I pack for the Labor Day weekend. Should we go with flipflops and board shorts, or the rubber Wellies, raincoat and water wings? It’s unfortunate that all the rain expected as I write this will come too late to save my grass and all my expensive decorative plants,…

  • Increases continue to shrink

    Teacher salary settlement rates are continuing their downward trend, with the 83 contracts negotiated since January providing average raises of 1.91 percent for 2010-11, the New Jersey School Boards Association reported on Sept. 1. In mid-August, NJSBA reported that salary increases in 73 districts that reached agreement since the first of the year averaged 2.03…

  • Youngster turns change into donation for supplies

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Anthony Scalera JACKSON — Some youngsters save their pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters in a piggy bank so they can buy something special for themselves, but Anthony Scalera, 8, of Jackson, recently had a better idea. “Throughout the 2009-10 school year I gave Anthony $4 a day to buy lunch…

  • MOMS Club: Supply drive was a success

    JACKSON — The MOMS Club of Jackson completed its ninth annual Back to School Drive on Aug. 25. More than 70 backpacks were donated to the Jackson Food Pantry to benefit local children, ranging from prekindergarten through high school. Each backpack was filled a lunch cooler and school supplies such as notebooks, binders, folders, scissors,…

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