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Lions’ harriers off to good start in ’09
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Staff Writer Jackson Liberty High School’s girls and boys cross country teams have won their first four meets for the second straight year, but their big test will come this week. Both squads are entered in the Shore Coaches Meet to be held on Oct. 3 at Holmdel Park’s challenging 3.1-mile course.…
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Emma Singer Wojciechowicz
Mrs. Wojciechowicz, 89, of Sayreville, died Sept. 9, 2009, in Pine Brook Care and Rehabilitation Center, Englishtown. Prior to her retirement, she was employed as head housekeeper at the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home at Menlo Park, Edison, where she worked for 25 years. Surviving are her husband, Stanley Wojciechowicz; three children, Wendy McCrone, and…
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Road safety would be focus for new panel
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Members of the Jackson Township Council may decide on Oct 13 if they will approve the creation of a road safety committee. The panel, if created, will examine Jackson’s roads with the hope of preventing future accidents and fatalities. Council President Mike Kafton suggested the creation of such a committee,…
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On Campus
Theresa Geiger, daughter of Howell residents Howard and Dolores Geiger, received a Bachelor of Science degree from the Ithaca College School of Health Sciences and Human Performance, Ithaca, N.Y.
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Start walking for a longer, healthier life on Oct. 4 in Pt. Pleasant Beach
There is a movement afoot. It is taking place across the country to address the crisis of rising health care costs, physical inactivity and adult obesity facing our nation. The American Heart Association’s Start! campaign is a bold movement to get America walking again. The focus of Start! is simple: Walk more. Eat well. Live…
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Vietnam veteran to discuss experience
JACKSON — All are welcome to come to the Jackson library, 2 Jackson Drive, at 2 p.m. on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, to hear Jackson resident Leon Gromowa, a former member of the United States Marine Corps who served with the 3rd Marine Division in the DMZ and Khe Sanh area, talk about his war…
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Lions to meet Barnegat
After cruising to a 55-6 victory over Lakewood in which Matt Filosa became Jackson Liberty High School’s first 100-yard rusher in a game, with 198 yards and four touchdowns, the Lions were brought down to earth with a thud when they lost to Middletown South, 38-0. “Middletown South showed why they are ranked No. 1”…
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Leona Lee Neve
Mrs. Neve, 77, of Lakewood, died Sept. 21, 2009. She was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and resided there before moving to Lakewood in 1994. Mrs. Neve held various administrative positions as a federal employee; prior to retirement, she was energy officer at Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn. Surviving are a son, Donald Neve of Tennessee, and…
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After years, plans on table for homes
AST Sunnyside Road will include affordable homes and market-rate units BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Aplan to build 220 residential units on a former Route 9 egg farm in Howell was partially heard by the Howell Planning Board on Sept. 17 after the Township Council made certain concessions for its construction in April. Representatives from…
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