• Dancers invited to help Thrill the World in Oct.

    BY DEVIN ALESSIO Staff Writer JACKSON — Search “Thriller” on Google and more than 85 million videos, dance instructions and fan pages will appear on your computer screen. It was the sheer enthusiasmfor this dance that inspired Eva Peacock, the director of West Side Dance in Jackson, to become involved with Thrill the World 2009.…

  • Jackson girl attends Girls Nation event

    Kellyann Fitzpatrick of Jackson, a student at Red Bank Catholic High School, is one of only 98 young women who attended the 63rd American Legion Auxiliary Girls Nation in Washington, D.C., July 18-25. Two outstanding citizens, known as senators, are selected at the 49 Girls State Sessions held across the country to represent their state…

  • Alice Jane Sprinkle

    Mrs. Sprinkle, 84, of Jackson, died July 9, 2009, at Bartley Healthcare, Jackson. She had lived in Jackson, North Carolina and Tinton Falls before moving back to Jackson in 2002. Mrs. Sprinkle was a cafeteria worker for the Jackson Board of Education, retiring in 1973. She was predeceased by two husbands, Harry Burke in 1967…

  • Residents asked to pay tribute to veterans

    JACKSON — Residents will have a chance to show their support for wounded veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Jackson’s Wounded Warrior event will take place at 9 a.m. Aug. 8. The veterans will be assembling at the Jackson Justice Complex and then be driven to the Central Jersey Rifle and Pistol Club,…

  • Ice hockey team plans fishing fundraiser

    The Jackson Memorial High School ice hockey team will present its first fluke fishing fundraiser, “Fishing for Goals,” Aug. 15 on the Miss Norma K out of Point Pleasant Beach. The cost is $60 per person. Fishing times will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call 732-947-2079 or send an email…

  • Robert Lane

    Mr. Lane, 80, a lifelong resident of Howell, died July 25, 2009, at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. He retired as a parts deliverer for NAPAAuto Parts, Lakewood. Prior to that, he was a driver for Tilton Body Works. Mr. Lane was a life member of the Squankum Fire Department. He was predeceased by his wife,…

  • Mayor: Farm preservation has benefits to township

    PLUMSTED — The 36th farm to be preserved in Plumsted Township was given final approval by the Ocean County Board of Freeholders on July 29 and will be forever protected from future development. Mayor Ron Dancer said the 24-acre Clyne farm on East Colliers Mills and Hawkin roads will have its developmental value purchased by…

  • Trip to see ‘Marvelous Wonderettes’ planned

    The Lakewood Community School is sponsoring a bus trip to see “The Marvelous Wonderettes” on Aug. 19. This off-Broadway musical production features music of the 1950s and ’60s sung by the Wonderettes at their 1958 prom. The $75 fee includes admission to the show, bus transportation, and driver gratuity. The bus will depart from the…

  • Sport Shorts

    The 11th annual golf outing sponsored by the Ocean County Foundation for Vocational Technical Education will be held on Sept. 21 at the Pine Ridge Golf Course in Lakehurst. Registration and a continental breakfast will be held 8-8:30 a.m. The entry fee is $85 and includes greens fee, golf cart, locker, banquet, course refreshments, awards,…

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