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In the Service
Bryan M. Bove, son of Doreen M. and Robert G. Bove of Howell, has graduated from the Army ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) Leader’s Training Course at Fort Knox, Ky. He is a student at The College of New Jersey, Ewing. The four-week course is a leadership internship for cadets that can lead to the…
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Official supports fundraising effort
JACKSON — Township Council PresidentMike Kafton supported Nancy Brinker, founding chair, Susan. G. Komen for the Cure, during Brinker’s visit to ABC-TV’s “Good Morning America” to draw attention to the global fight against breast cancer. “I am humbled by this opportunity to help highlight the ongoing need for breast cancer research and to bring awareness…
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Young people face arson charges after destroyed vehicle is found
JACKSON — Four Jackson residents have been charged in connection with the Oct. 14 destruction of an automobile. According to information provided by the Jackson Police Department, on Oct. 15 at approximately 7 a.m., Jackson Police Officers Kevin Chesney and Steven Scaglione responded to an address on Osprey Place on a report of a vehicle…
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Exhibit brings awareness to issue of domestic abuse
BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent Through shoes decorated with items such as buttons, ribbons, beads and words, the story of domestic abuse and finally freedom from it comes to life in a traveling exhibit titled “Take a Walk in My Shoes.” A program and reception attended by more than 150 people and hosted by the New…
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Mayor’s seat, council term on Nov. 3 ballot
JACKSON — Something unusual will take place in Jackson on Nov. 3 — a municipal election. When Jackson switched its form of government in 2006 from a Township Committee to a directly elected mayor and Township Council, the move meant that a nonpartisan municipal election would be held in May every other year. Due to…
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Homeland security grant assists Plumsted police
PLUMSTED — Homeland security grant funds will pay for software and technical support that will enable the Plumsted Police Department to be linked into an information database system with all other Ocean County law enforcement agencies to a central hub in the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office. Mayor Ron Dancer said the sharing of law enforcement…
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Childhood memories form basis of book
BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent Three years ago when Pat Pattan started her book, “When We Were Growing Up,” little did she know that it would reveal a message for the economic turmoil of today. Pat Pattan Subtitled “Uplifting Stories of Families That Turned Hard Times Into Good Times,” Pattan interviewed people who were born between…
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Fall Fest will offer fun, feathers, foliage & more
PLUMSTED — New Egypt’s annual Fall Fest will take place along Main Street and North Main Street in its historic downtown from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 1. The event will feature food, activities for children, shopping and live entertainment. Country music will be performed by First Time Around at Taster’s Canvas, 1 North…
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