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From another angle, things aren’t as bad as they looked
CODA GREG BEAN I’ve recently agreed to do some volunteer work for Sylvia’s Children, a charitable organization that provides financial and other support for 1,000 impoverished youngsters (200 of them orphans who live on-site) at the Mbiriizi School in Uganda. Run by Sylvia Allen, who’s well known in this area as the founder and owner…
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Lobbyist reports available on ELEC Internet website
Members of the public, the media and others can now go online and conveniently view annual financial activity reports filed by lobbyists in 2010, Jeff Brindle, executive director of the New Jersey Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC), announced. A lobbyist is a person who is compensated to communicate with, or provide a benefit to, a…
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Residents enjoy National Night Out
JACKSON — A turnout numbering in the thousands attended the annual National Night Out Against Crime event that was held on Aug. 3 at the Jackson Plaza. “The three-hour event featured police vehicles and equipment as well as a great display of fire trucks and ambulances,” Jackson police Sgt. John Convery said. “National Night Out…
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Teacher raises reported falling
Statistics released on Aug. 12 by the New Jersey School Boards Association indicate that average teacher salary raises are dropping to the lowest point on record. Teacher contracts for 2010-11 that were settled since January reflect average raises of 2.03 percent, according to the NJSBA. Settlement rates for the most recent agreements, those reached in…
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Book recounts story of fallen troopers
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — New Jersey State Police Sgt. First Class John O’Rourke has done something no one else has been able to do over the last 90 years. He has put a face and a story to New Jersey State Police troopers who have died in the line of…
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‘Charter and Early Members’ show celebrates guild’s 50 years
The Guild of Creative Art, 620 Broad St., Shrewsbury, is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a special exhibit honoring its founders and early members. Portrait of founder Yvonne Aubert by Roberta Carter Clark Many of the 49 exhibitors in the guild’s “Charter and Early Members” show have received regional and national awards; some have earned…
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Full moon hike returns to Jackson
JACKSON — People of all ages are invited to take part in the upcoming Full Moon Hike to be held at the Forest Resource Education Center, Don Connor Boulevard, Jackson. The annual event is hosted by the New Jersey Forest Service and the Jackson Pathfinders. The hike will start at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 23. “The…
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Moms busy collecting school supplies
PLUMSTED — The New Egypt MOMS Club has begun its “Pack the Sack” campaign to collect school supplies for students who are in need of assistance. The club is asking community members to donate school supplies such as notebooks, folders, pencils, pens and backpacks. The supplies that are collected in the “Pack the Sack” campaign…
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Church youths complete mission
JACKSON — Twelve members of De- Bows United Methodist Church in Jackson recently traveled to Illinois to take part in a youth mission trip that was sponsored by Group Workcamps of Loveland, Colo. The group of local residents, along with 380 other people, descended upon Centralia, Ill., to help repair homes during a week that…
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