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Board will reorganize on July 13
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Just as baseball teams will eventually end the 2009 season, so, too, has the Jackson Planning Board seen its last meeting for the 2008-09 year. Because Jackson’s municipal government operates on a July 1 to June 30 year, the Planning Board follows the same calendar. The board held its final…
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Howell rec building gets a touch-up
Volunteers from Howell PAL paint gym, offices and kitchen BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer The Howell Police Athletic League (PAL) teamed up with the Howell Parks and Recreation Department on June 13 for a community service project that gave the community’s timeworn recreation building a much-needed facelift. Volunteers Julie Kerr (l) and Ariana Dunbar paint…
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Datebook
• The Jackson Women of Today will hold its regular distribution of food from 5- 7 p.m. June 25 in the Department of Public Works building, 10 Don Connor Blvd., Jackson. Details: 732-833-6800. • The Crosswicks-Doctors Creek WatershedAssociation will host a lecture titled “The Benefits of Trails” at 7 p.m. June 25 at the Hope…
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SummerzCool Camp offered by county
The Ocean County Department of Parks and Recreation will conduct a new Summerz- Cool Camp for children ages 8-12 at Ocean County Park, Lakewood, on July 20, 21 and 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The rain date is July 23. The camp will feature “cool” sporting events such as ultimate Frisbee, flag football,…
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Elks present student scholarships
The New Egypt Elks Lodge No. 2457 presented its Student of the Year Scholarships to two New Egypt High School students. Daniel Sepp and Melissa Kraemer were the winners, and each received $750. The Special Children’s Committee also presented its scholarships to the following people: • Mim Galloway Award, New Egypt High School: Emily Vidsens,…
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Host families needed for exchange students
Host families are urgently needed in the Jackson, Brick Township and surrounding areas for 15 exchange students from Spain. The students will be arriving on July 2 and staying for four weeks until July 29. They will go to classes three days a week and on day trips two days a week. Families are being…
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Calvary Academy student honored for artwork
Lakewood’s Calvary Academy student Ariel Williams of Howell won third-place honors in the high school category of the New Jersey Department of Human Services 2009 Teen Media Contest. Ariel’s work was titled “She is a survivor, She is my mother.” The 14th annual awards ceremony was held May 18 and celebrated educating young people on…
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Freehold H.S. plans reunion ’69 grads
A 40-year reunion for the class of 1969 of Freehold High School, Freehold Borough, will be held at 7 p.m. June 27 at Freehold Raceway’s Renaissance Room, Route 33, Freehold. The reunion committee members, Leutricia Austin Miller, Sue Hunko Hope and Anna Williams, can be contacted at boroclassof [email protected] or [email protected] or 732-598-5965 for details…
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Jackson ice hockey club slates golf outing
The Jackson Memorial Ice Hockey Club will host its third annual golf outing beginning at noon July 31 at Gambler Ridge, Cream Ridge. The cost of $125 per player includes a gift bag and a dinner. Dinner-only tickets will be available for $25. There will be many contests and prizes in addition to a silent…
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