• Discounted tickets to fun sites offered

    JACKSON — The Jackson Department of Recreation and Senior Services is offering discounted tickets to the following locations: Morey’s Pier, Sahara Sam’s Oasis, Six Flags Great Adventure, Six Flags Hurricane Harbor, Hershey Park, Dorney Park, Sesame Place, Ride the Ducks and Splash Zone. Discounts range from $2 to $26.49 per ticket. Tickets can be purchased…

  • Hadassah member earns national award

    Beverly Brown, of Bat Shalom Hadassah of Jackson-Howell, which is part of the Southern New Jersey Region, has been named a recipient of the 24th annual Hadassah National Leadership Award. This award pays tribute to members whose leadership accomplishments within Hadassah and civic, educational and cultural organizations reflect Hadassah’s dedication to the principles of the…

  • Education foundation plans annual carnival

    JACKSON — The Jackson Educational Foundation is sponsoring a carnival to raise funds to help children who have special needs. “As a member of the Jackson Educational Foundation and chairwoman of this event, I am excited to announce that our third annual Carnival Fun Day will be held on June 12 at Jackson Liberty High…

  • Library will close for staff development day

    All branches of the Ocean County Library will be closed on June 4 for a staff in-service training event. The library website, www.theoceancountylibrary.org, and its databases will be available during that time. All branches will resume normal branch hours June 5

  • Umpire Walsh honing skills in bid for the Major Leagues

    Old Bridge resident umpiring in South Atlantic League BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Continuing his quest to make it to baseball’s major leagues as an umpire, Mike Walsh is making the calls this summer in the Class A South Atlantic League. Baseball umpire Mike Walsh, a resident of Old Bridge, goes over the ground rules before…

  • sport shorts

    The Old Bridge Girls Soccer League fall registration for girls ages 3½ to 18 (pre- K to 12th grade) begins June 1. A discount rate will be in place June 1-Aug. 1. After Aug. 1, players will be accepted at a nondiscounted rate. For more information visit www.gslob.com. The Raritan Bay Cougars of Old Bridge…

  • McKenna excelled in three sports and the classroom

    Sayreville senior earned 12 varsity letters BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent When Shannon McKenna graduates from Sayreville War Memorial High School later this month, she’ll do so with 12 varsity letters for athletics, but even more important, she will turn her tassel ranked eighth in her class academically. Sayreville High School track star Shannon McKenna earned…

  • Joseph J. Czajka

    Mr. Czajka, 55, of Monroe, died May 24, 2010, at home. Surviving are his wife, Patricia; a sister, Cathy Czajka, and her fiancé, Robert Ruggiero; a sister-in-law, Diane Miele; a brother-in-law, Ed Boyce; a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Ed and Sonya Miele; and many nieces and nephews. Private services were held at Freeman Funeral Home, Freehold.…

  • Marcelle Leposa

    Mrs. Leposa, 95, of Milltown, died May 25, 2010, in CareOne at East Brunswick. Her husband, Nicholas Leposa, died in 1993. Surviving are two sisters, Therese Makosiej of Florida and Lorraine Kaminski of Delaware; and several nieces, nephews, greatnieces and great-nephews. A Mass was offered at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Milltown. Interment was in…

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