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Seniors led Jaguars to 21-4 campaign
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer Only one high school team that qualifies for the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association state soccer tournament ends the season with a victory in its bracket, and the Jackson Memorial High School girls soccer team is finally getting over the pain of finishing one game short of that opportunity.…
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Out of the blue
In the News • MARK ROSMAN The Internet and email are amazing resources. For all of the bad things that go on in cyberspace, there is something to be said about how easy it is these days to contact someone whom you might not otherwise reach out to. Certainly, online social networking sites have made…
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Odessa Klezmer Band to perform at library
JACKSON — The Odessa Klezmer Band, led by Ed Goldberg, will perform at the Jackson library, 2 Jackson Drive, at 7 p.m. Dec. 16. The band has been touring the tri-state area for more than 25 years. Klezmer music was brought to the United States by 19th-century Eastern European Jewish immigrants. It is an instrumental…
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School upgrades to be on ballot
Jackson Board of Education to seek approval for projects in four questions on Jan. 26 BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer On Jan. 26 voters in Jackson will be asked to consider four referendum questions that propose improvements and upgrades throughout the Jackson School District. Any one of the four questions can be approved independent of…
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Veterans to commemorate WW II victory at Battle of the Bulge
Veterans of World War II are a fading commodity. I am a veteran of that war and fought in the Battle of the Ardennes, also known as the Battle of the Bulge. I was born in Germany and, as a Jew, had to leave to save my life. After immigrating to America, the U.S. Army…
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Sky Blue soccer team to host tryouts for aspiring professional soccer players
Sky Blue FC, the defending Women’s Professional Soccer champions, will be hosting two open tryouts with two-person combines in Robbinsville, Mercer County. The first tryout will be held on Dec. 15-16 and the second tryout will be held on Jan. 5-6, 2010. Both tryouts will be held at the Robbinsville fieldhouse, 153 Manor Way, Robbinsville.…
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HHS grad Gallo stars in area race
BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Howell High School graduate Lindsey Gallo was back on familiar terrain for the Born to Run 5-Mile Run in Freehold Borough on Nov. 27. When she was starring at Howell and winning state titles, Gallo used to train on the roads near her Freehold Township home that are now used…
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Seniors should watch out for latest financial scam
Guest Column • Carol Abaya The 17 percent of Monmouth County’s population who are senior citizens should beware. Various consumer watchdog groups are now warning seniors to stay away from reverse mortgages (RM). RM brokers, now targeting seniors, are the same “players” as those who touted subprime mortgages. Under a reverse mortgage, a lender advances…
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Scouts will conduct food drive in Howell
Boy Scout Troop 258 of Howell will conduct a food drive to help replenish food and goods needed at the Howell Emergency Food Pantry. The Scouts will drop off bags in their neighborhoods beginning Dec. 5 and return between 10 a.m. and noon Dec. 12 to collect the bags. Donations should be left outside at…
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