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Jackson School District tightens security rules
JACKSON – New protocols describing how parents and guardians are permitted to visit schools were recently introduced by Jackson School District administrators. In November, Superintendent of Schools Stephen Genco sent a letter to parents outlining the changes and calling them a necessary step for security in the district’s 10 schools. “These changes were developed in…
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St. Veronica School reaches 50th anniversary milestone
By JENNIFER ORTIZ Staff Writer Sister Cherree Power and pupils at the St. Veronica School, Howell, display the papal blessing the school received from Pope Francis on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. JENNIFER ORTIZ/STAFF HOWELL — Sixth-grader Faith Wittstruck was able to easily express her feelings when asked what she likes about attending St.…
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Christmas spirit
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Sofia Sierra, 5, and Mariah Sierra, 9, tell Santa what they would like for Christmas during the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the Howell municipal complex on Dec. 8.
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Tom Hardy delivers a master class
In theaters now By Paul Hall www.channelguidemag.com Director Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential) introduces viewers to the Kray twins in his new film, Legend. The identical twin gangsters, Reggie and Ronnie, were two of the most notorious criminals in British history. Their empire rose in London’s East End during the 1960s and they dominated much of…
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Mariah Carey directs and stars with Lacey Chabert in ‘A Christmas Melody’
By Kellie Freeze, www.channelguidemag.com Lacey Chabert Mariah Carey’s music is an integral part of the holiday season, and now the Christmas chanteuse is gifting her talents to Hallmark’s most musical holiday film. The singer/actress is directing her first film, the aptly named A Christmas Melody, premiering Dec. 19 on Hallmark Channel. The film stars Lacey…
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Zoners approve grading changes at project site
By JENNIFER ORTIZ Staff Writer HOWELL — The Howell Zoning Board of Adjustment has granted preliminary and final major subdivision approval to a previously approved 20-lot subdivision for which the applicant sought a density variance as the result of a zone change at Asbury Avenue and Cloverhill Lane. The application was heard by the zoning…
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Parent University offers workshops in Jackson
JACKSON – Parents who want to learn how to assist their children with an increasingly digital school workload will soon be able to attend workshops that will help them do just that. The workshops will be sponsored by the Jackson School District. Between January and April 2016, the district will host a series of workshops…
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Three men indicted in wake of Jackson resident’s murder
JACKSON – Three men allegedly linked to the April murder of Jackson resident Payman Sanandaji, 34, have been indicted by a state Superior Court Grand Jury after an investigation into the crime revealed an alleged murder plot. According to the Dec. 10 indictment, Daniele G. Romeodisantillo, 28, of Manalapan, offered to pay Hector Calderon, 48,…
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Bills aim to end preventable child and maternal deaths
YOUR TURN PHYLLIS ALROY GUEST COLUMN The country in which a baby is born should not determine how long she lives. Now Congress has an unprecedented opportunity to make sure it doesn’t. A new bipartisan bill has been introduced into both houses of Congress entitled the Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2015. In…
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