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    Boston University has named the following Jackson residents to the dean’s list for the spring 2010 semester: David M. Garguilo, Colleen D. Gorr, Stephen A. Iacono and Jacqueline A. Martin. Lee Bradford Gorson of Jackson was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in politics from Fairfield University, Fairfield, Conn. Elizabeth C. Dobbins of Freehold received…

  • Limit public-employee pay for unused time at retirement

    Nearly every day we learn of another public official cashing out an exorbitant amount of unused sick or vacation time at retirement — $132,223 for the Freehold Regional High School District superintendent, $153,790 for the Keansburg police chief, and of course, the infamous $741,000 retirement package to the Keansburg superintendent of schools, which included $184,000…

  • Rain cannot penetrate half of New Jersey’s surface area

    Many of us breathed a sigh of relief as the drought and mandatory bans on unnecessary water use were lifted. But be warned: We are polluting our drinking water in New Jersey. Our drinking water comes from two sources, surface water from rivers and streams that is stored in reservoirs, and underground water that we…

  • The real inside scoop on the big celebrity wedding

    CODA GREG BEAN I’ve decided to start my own celebrity gossip blog, but while there was plenty of flesh bared around here during the recent heat wave, I don’t have any photos of A-list stars in compromising positions for my maiden effort. I did crash the wedding of Marc Mezvinsky and Chelsea Clinton in Rhinebeck,…

  • Center Players will present ‘Charlotte’s Web’ Aug. 14-29

    Center Players, Freehold’s resident theater company, will present its summer production of “Charlotte’s Web,” sponsored by Investors Savings Bank. The show will run for three weekends from Aug. 14-29 at two different venues. The adaptation by Joseph Robinette of the classic award-winning story by E.B. White is told through the eyes of Fern, a young…

  • Death by auto charge lodged in Jackson crash

    JACKSON — A resident of Whiting has been charged with death by auto two months after a motor vehicle accident in Jackson claimed the life of a Toms River woman. The May 30 two-vehicle crash that resulted in the death of Colleen Guierro, 39, of Toms River, occurred on South Hope Chapel Road. According to…

  • SBOANJ tries to rally support

    The Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey (SBOANJ) held a meeting that was attended by about 150 trainers, drivers, breeders, owners and caretakers on July 29 at the Meadowlands racetrack, East Rutherford, and called on the horsemen to support efforts to revitalize racing in the state. “Horses have been a cornerstone of New…

  • Committee honors teen for Eagle Scout project

    BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Plumsted Mayor Ron Dancer presents a municipal award to Eagle Scout Pierce Kiernan following the young man’s completion of a community service project at the township’s Oakford Lake Park. PLUMSTED — Pierce Kiernan was saluted by the Plumsted Township Committee at a recent meeting after he attained the rank of Eagle…

  • Jackson woman uses title to help others

    Claire Pavlinec directs Maternal Wings effort to assist needy mothers BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent JACKSON — Poise, charisma and personal mission of helping to provide the necessities to impoverished expectant mothers and their infants garnered Claire Pavlinec the title of Mrs. New Jersey United States 2010 at a ceremony held at Monmouth University, West Long…

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