• Molly Bossewitch

    Mrs. Bossewitch, 95, of Howell, died April 4, 2009, at Brandywine Assisted Living in Howell. Born in New York, she had lived in Brooklyn for many years before moving to Manalapan, then Marlboro and later Howell. Mrs. Bossewitch was a stenographer for Harry K. Ebenstein, New York City, for more than 40 years. Her husband,…

  • Barbara J. Robertson

    Mrs. Robertson, 66, of West Long Branch, died April 1, 2009, at home. She had resided in Oceanport before relocating to West Long Branch in 1998. She was predeceased by her husband, George “Bucky” Robertson. Mrs. Robertson is survived by two sons and one daughter-in-law, John M. and Donna Robertson of Ocean, and Michael A.…

  • Dedication of new church was an uplifting experience

    For many people in Jackson and in my Cornerstone Presbyterian Church, I would like to express our thanks for two significant experiences. First, the dedication service for the new sanctuary at St. Aloysius Catholic Church was a very impressive and meaningful service. Father Scott and the leaders of the church have built a very beautiful…

  • Carolin M. Muchmore

    Mrs. Muchmore, of Oceanport, died March 29, 2009, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. She had resided in Jackson and Millstone before relocating to Oceanport 12 years ago. Mrs. Muchmore was a broker and the owner/operator of Realty Executives Your Home, Jackson, for the past 15 years. She was predeceased by a son, Robert…

  • Resident supports Barlow, Roach, Witkowski for board

    Last week two candidates running for the Plumsted Township Board of Education, Joanna Barlow and Rick Roach, knocked on my door. They were out campaigning in the rain and gave me a copy of their flier. The flier detailed the forward strides taken by Mrs. Barlow and the board over the past three years. Mrs.…

  • Homeless veterans still need community’s assistance

    Although I have completed and received my (Girl Scout) Gold Award for my project “Supporting Our Veterans,” I would again like to inform the public about the continuing needs of our homeless veterans. According to the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans, 200,000 United States veterans are homeless on any given night, and almost 400,000 experience…

  • Residents, not town, need to act on their own behalf

    Is there ever a right time to do a revaluation? The answer to that question depends upon your perspective. If I bought a house in 1990, my home has not been reassessed since then. My house has appreciated and I’m looking at a big increase in property revaluation. If I bought my house in 2006-07…

  • Krakower has resident’s support for seat on Jackson school board

    A name that is known by many people in Jackson is Marvin Krakower. Working together with the community and its schools to get much accomplished is, in a sense, what has been Mr. Krakower’s passion over many years as not only the president of the Board of Education, but above all, as a very involved…

  • Resident likes Barlow, Roach, Witkowski for Plumsted school board

    I have heard that New Egypt High School students are unhappy for the following reasons: The children can no longer eat on the floor in the hallways; the superintendent is no longer socializing with the students; the Board of Education does not care about the high school; class periods are longer; there is no school…

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