• Officials table purchase of equipment for DPW

    BY ANDREW DAVISON Correspondent JACKSON — Department of Public Works Superintendent Fred Rasiewicz encouraged the members of the Jackson Township Council to authorize contracts for the purchase of new heavy equipment at a meeting on Nov. 24, but the head of the DPW will have to wait a bit longer for that equipment. The $200,000…

  • Spine care center gets OK in Jackson

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — The Jackson Planning Board has unanimously approved the construction of the Advanced Spine Care medical facility on Bennetts Mills Road between Manhattan Street and Cooks Bridge Road. The applicant was Robert Lambrou. Plans call for the construction of an 8,160- square-foot building. Since the previous hearing on this…

  • In the Service

    Army Pvt. Chris E. Sarno, the son of Jay and Linda Sarno of Jackson, has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Knox, Ky. During the nine-week training period, Sarno received instruction in drill and ceremony, weapons, rifle marksmanship and bayonet training, chemical warfare, field training and tactical exercises, armed and unarmed combat, military courtesy,…

  • Meridian reps describe planned health village

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — The operators of the Ocean Medical Center in Brick Township are making plans to construct a health center in Jackson. Information about those plans was presented to the public and to Jackson’s elected officials during a recent meeting of the Township Council. Representatives of Ocean Medical Center, which…

  • Rescue Ink uses star power to aid local animal rescue group

    Auction of art by therapy dogs raises $5K for Adopt-A-Pet BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer They are tough guys with a tender spot for animals. Three stars of the hit cable TV show “Rescue Ink Unleashed” helped the Central Jersey animal rescue organization Adopt-A-Pet raise almost $5,000 on Dec. 5, when they auctioned off artwork…

  • New parking lot under construction downtown

    PLUMSTED — Construction is under way to provide downtown New Egypt with its third public parking lot on Main Street. Thirty additional parking spaces are expected to be available in early March, according to Mayor Ron Dancer. The Plumsted Township Committee awarded a contract to the lowest of six bidders, Marlin Construction, in the amount…

  • Dec. 13 all-ages show at Pony will benefit Samaritan Center

    Greater Media wants to fuel the holiday spirit by providing good music and a way to help the hungry at Greater Media’s Good Samaritan Holiday Bash to be held Dec. 13 at the Stone Pony, 913 Ocean Ave., Asbury Park. Proceeds and nonperishable food donationswill benefit the Samaritan Center, a food pantry headquartered in Manalapan…

  • Democratic Party chief admits he took bribes

    Al Santoro pleads guilty in latest Bid Rig investigation BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Is the U.S. Attorney’s Office finished with its corruption investigation in Ocean County? Maybe. Maybe not. “Our overall Operation Bid Rig investigation is continuing,” said Assistant U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Gramiccioni, who could not confirm or deny whether other officials…

  • Director clues seniors in on health care options

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — Senior citizens who attended a recent program at the Melvin Cottrell Center for Senior Citizens and the Disabled heard the latest information about Medicare, prescription drug coverage and other important related topics. “Our purpose is to provide information to people who have Medicare, or if there is a…

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