• Work starts now for fall soccer campaign

    In the heat of the summer, the Jackson Memorial High School girls soccer team has started to prepare for the afternoons when they will be in action this fall. Coach Drew Gibson’s team went 9-9 in 2008 and lost several significant players to graduation in June. Goalie Marisa Dayac is off to a college career…

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    The New Egypt Hurricanes, a U12 boys travel soccer team, captured the U12 boys championship title at the 2009 Beach Blast on the beach in Wildwood on June 28. More than 900 teams participated in the weekend tournament. Leading the scoring for the squad from Plumsted were Raphael Archer and Gavin Pritchard with four goals…

  • Resident questions timing of raises for high school district employees

    Iam absolutely outraged that the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education would have the poor judgment to approve all of the raises put before it (recently). In the spring of this year, Superintendent of Schools James Wasser mentioned that during these difficult economic times the district would have to be more conservative with…

  • Reform must include generic biologic drugs

    As Congress continues to discuss health care reform, I hope its members are including generic biologic drugs in that discussion. Biologics are used to treat serious diseases such as cancer and rheumatoid arthritis and can cost $10,000 or more per month. Americans must be able to get these life-saving medicines at a price they can…

  • Bressi was available to provide the answer

    Irecently attended a Jackson Township Council meeting during which time a gentleman in the audience voiced his concern about building on 1-acre lots to the council. Remarkably, neither council President Mike Kafton nor Councilman Howard Tilis addressed the gentleman’s concerns. The council president at least gave it a shot. What concerned me even more than…

  • So much for ‘America’s Got Talent’

    Are We There Yet? • LORI CLINCH If there’s one thing the summer lacks, it’s TV time. Now that the sun stays up until all hours and is followed by a full-moon chaser, my biological clock won’t let me rest. There are weeds to be pulled, plants to be watered and roses to prune. But…

  • July: Shady characters

    Green Scene “The best preparation for tomorrow is the proper use of today.” Dr. Stan Toler Reading about cool, new plants inevitably leads to the desire to grow and own them. Here are some favorites of mine, bringing joy to the garden. Plant them; your friends and neighbors will be green with envy! Carex flagellifera…

  • One GOP friend would rather not talk politics

    Coda • GREG BEAN Iemailed my old writing buddy, Dave Simpson, a while back, crowing over the latest debacle in what used to be the national Republican Party, and he was less than amused. “I get so upset about this Fairness Doctrine thing that I think it may be better if we avoid discussing politics…

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