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Troop 204 to scout for donations Nov. 7-14
Jackson Boy Scout Troop 204, along with other scouting groups in the area, will be participating in the annual Scouting for Food drive. The Scouts will be placing plastic food bags throughout Jackson on Nov. 7 and returning to pick up the donations on Nov. 14. All of the items collected will be donated to…
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Angelina Coppola
Mrs. Coppola, 87, of Lakewood, died Oct. 18, 2009, at home. Mrs. Coppola was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and had lived in Ocean Township and Brick before settling in Lakewood in 2004. Before her retirement, Mrs. Coppola was a bookkeeper for the John McGrath Co., New York City. She was predeceased by her husband, Carmine,…
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Pupils commit to being kind
Alot of buckets are being filled at the New Egypt Primary School in Plumsted these days. Children who attend the school kicked off National Acts of Kindness Week by filling buckets with random acts of kindness, which is the foundation for the school’s ongoing character education program. According to school officials, the premise of the…
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Jaguars fall in conference final
The Jackson Memorial High School girls soccer team knew it faced a tremendous challenge against unbeaten Red Bank Catholic High School in the championship match of the Shore Conference Tournament on Oct. 31 in Neptune. As it turned out, RBC (17-0) played what its coach, Ken Santos, called the best 80 minutes his team put…
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Clinch clan in the flu’s clinches
Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH Although it’s only mid-fall, we Clinches have already had our flu season. We weren’t willing victims, I’ll give you that! We waged a war, put up a valiant fight and battled the enemy until the last man was standing and he was holding up a white flag and…
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Therapy dogs sought to visit the elderly
Caregiver Canines, a new program in Ocean County offered through the nonprofit agency Caregiver Volunteers of Central Jersey (CVCJ), is seeking volunteers with pet therapy dogs to visit local senior citizens. These visits are designed to bring joy and provide a well-documented role in reducing stress, improving the health and self-esteem of seniors, and helping…
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Dolores Ann Willbergh
Mrs. Willbergh, 63, of Tennessee, and formerly Middletown, died Oct. 12, 2009, at home. She had resided in Middletown and in New Egypt prior to relocating to Tennessee in 2001. She was employed at Hancock Fabrics, Midland Plaza, Tennessee. Prior to that, she was a mortgage broker at DC Reilly and Associates, Middletown, for several…
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Random drug tests to be used in FRHSD
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Students throughout the Freehold Regional High School District who have certain privileges at their school will have to think twice before experimenting with drugs or alcohol, because the beginning of the 2010-11 school year will bring about the start of random drug testing. The FRHSD Board of Education held a…
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Rezoning may open door for athletic club
Howell Township Council makes Fairfield Road site OK for recreational uses BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Despite fervent opposition from residents, the Howell Township Council has voted to rezone a parcel of land on which a developer wants to build a multipurpose recreation and sports complex known as Monmouth Athletic Center (MAC). Hours of public…
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