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No, seriously, we take your complaint verrrry seriously
CODA GREG BEAN Regular readers might remember the fun we had with Sears a while back because it was impossible to discover what hours their service center on Route 1 in East Brunswick was open without actually driving there to find out. I wanted to drop my lawnmower off for a tune-up, but I found…
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Key Club rally at Six Flags to help kids
New Jersey Key Club will host its Fall Rally 2010 at 9:15 a.m. Oct. 10 at Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson. The price per ticket is $32, or $6 with a season pass (price is for Key Clubbers only). Key Clubs from all over New Jersey will converge on Six Flags Great Adventure to celebrate…
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Bond sale brings in best rates for county
With a bond rating that is now at the highest grade possible — AAA — combined with Ocean County’s continuing conservative approach to finances, a recent bond refunding will net the county $2.1 million in savings. “We are very pleased with the outcome of this bond sale,” said Freeholder John C. Bartlett Jr., who serves…
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Reconstruction on tap for Route 539
PLUMSTED — Route 539 from Plumsted to Manchester will be reconstructed this fall. “Route 539 is a vital north-south link in Ocean County,” said Freeholder John P. Kelly, director of law and public safety. “We plan to begin work right after the summer ends and should be out of there in about four months.” The…
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Moms busy collecting school supplies
PLUMSTED — As the start of a new school year approaches, 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 MOMS Club is asking community members to donate school supplies such as notebooks, folders, pencils, pens and backpacks. The…
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in the service •••
Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Kelvin E. Ithier, son of Ibelliz and Kelvin Ithier of Jackson, graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Ithier is a…
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August: Sensory refill
“My green thumb comes only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant’s point of view.” H. Ale Emerging from a rather difficult gardening month, I want to have plants that laugh at the heat. Thumbing through glossy garden magazines, I have come across plants that appear…
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in the service •••
Army Spec. Ricardo L. Castillo, son of Ricardo Castillo of Lakewood and Robin Yates of Rockledge, Fla., has returned to Fort Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska, after being deployed to Afghanistan for one year. The soldier is one of 3,500 members of the 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team 25th Infantry Division, stationed at Fort Richardson. The airborne…
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Former clerk-typist sentenced to 7 years in prison for thefts
Housing department’s cash management plan tightened up, township manager says BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer HOWELL — The lawyer representing a former township employee who was recently sentenced to seven years in state prison said he plans to appeal the sentence. Travis J. Tormey said state Superior Court Judge Francis J. Vernoia’s stipulation that…
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