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Hall of fame members to be inducted
Twelve individuals and the 1984 Lakewood High School baseball team will be inducted into the Lakewood High School Athletic Hall of Fame on April 25 at the Woodlake Country Club in Lakewood. The luncheon is open to the public. Hall of Fame President Ed Brandt said, “The 1984 baseball Piners, coached by Dr. Stan Liptzin,…
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business briefs
Bryan Kuderna, a financial adviser with International Planning Alliance, LLC, will conduct “Baby Steps to Financial Planning,” a free workshop on how to lead a financially healthy life for parents, future parents, and families at 7 p.m. May 4 at the Howell library, 318 Old Tavern Road, Howell. Topics will include budgeting for a new…
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Real questions, need answers
Newspaper editors and reporters who cover local politics sometimes get a little loopy writing about the people who are running for public office. How many more times can we ask a candidate, “Why are you running for office?” How many more times should we subject readers to a pandering answer from a candidate who says…
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Jackson residents deserve better
GUEST COLUMN ANTHONY M. BEJA After too many years of being relegated to unsanitary and non-compliant Americans with Disabilities Act restrooms, unsafe and feces-infested playing fields, broken equipment, no first aid supplies, no dugouts and not even able to get a drink of water, I believed when the Bartley Field (softball) facility in Jackson was…
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Event will remember ‘Operation Babylift’
The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation will host a screening, followed by a group discussion, of the 2009 award-winning film, “Operation Babylift: The Lost Children of Vietnam” on April 24 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.T he event will celebrate the 35th anniversary of Operation Babylift. An honor guard procession will recognize those who…
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CentraState Medical Center initiates robotic surgery
BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent Arobot is now on call waiting to assist surgeons in the operating room at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. The hospital recently initiated a da Vinci robotic surgery system by Intuitive Surgical. Dr. Troy Sukkarieh, M.D. (left, forefront) and his partner, Dr. Alexander Kirshenbaum, have brought robotic surgery to CentraState Medical…
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Friends of Library saluted for efforts
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Murray Blasz JACKSON — There is something for everyone at the Jackson Branch of the Ocean County Library. That was the message heard at the April 13 Jackson Township Council meeting as the mayor and council honored the municipality’s library during National Library Week. Council President Mike Kafton saluted the…
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Monmouth budget adopted
County freeholders trim $3 million from tax levy increase The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has adopted a $493 million budget for 2010, an increase of 1.21 percent over last year. The 4-1 vote came after the board adopted an amendment to reduce the proposed tax levy by $3 million. As a result of that…
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