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St. Patrick’s Day smiles
Seniors enjoy annual St. Patrick’s Day blast BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer DAVE BENJAMIN Tex and Peg Truch were two of the many guests who enjoyed a St. Patrick’s Day luncheon at the Jackson Senior Center. JACKSON — With a few stanzas of “Will Ye Go Lassie Go,” about 150 pounds of corned beef, and…
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Howell, TWU agree on 3-year contract
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL — Following 16 months of negotiations, representatives of Howell and the Transport Workers Union Local 225 came to an agreement on a new contract on March 6. The TWU represents 14 employers in Monmouth and Ocean counties. The union has 1,200 total members, including 125 individuals who are employed…
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‘High School Musical’ comes to Lakewood
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer In an attempt to expose a younger generation to theater, the Lakewood High School Fine Arts Department will present an adaptation of the popular Disney original movie “High School Musical.” PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff Students at Lakewood High School are preparing for their upcoming production of Disney’s “High School…
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Board introduces $137.6M budget
Jackson residents will have chance to ask questions during March 31 public hearing BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer AMarch 31 public hearing has been set for the Jackson Board of Education’s proposed $137.6 million budget for the 2009-10 school year. The tentative budget was introduced and adopted by the board at a meeting March 17.…
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Howell school tab hits $112M
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer The Howell Board of Education will hold a public hearing on its proposed $112.7 million budget for the 2009- 10 school year at 8 p.m. April 1 at Howell Middle School North, Squankum-Yellowbrook Road. The board introduced and adopted a tentative budget during a meeting March 18. The budget may…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Dominick Mastro, 9, gets a helping hand from Mary Kate Gahagan as athletes from Jackson’s Challenger program enjoy an activity at Jackson Liberty High School. For more about the Challenger program, see story by staff writer Mark Rosman on page 24.
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Datebook
• A rummage sale will be held at the First Baptist Church of Lakewood, First Street and Clinton Avenue, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. March 27-28 and April 3-4. Details: 732-363-0885. • A ham dinner will be offered at the Plumsted Presbyterian Church. 14 Front St., New Egypt, from 4-7 p.m. March 28. The…
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Local student’s art displayed in Trenton
LAKEWOOD — The artwork of Sherry Pacheco, an advanced placement senior at Lakewood High School, was one of only two Ocean County high school artists chosen as winners of the annual Youth Art Month, sponsored by the Art Educators of New Jersey. Sherry’s work joined others from throughout the state for the display in Trenton.…
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Georgian Court to host classic film series
LAKEWOOD — Georgian Court University will celebrate its centennial year with Centennial Film Classics, a Monday night film series featuring movies from each of the eight decades that the university has resided in Lakewood. The next film in the series will be “The Breakfast Club” (1985) on April 27 at 6:30 p.m. in the Little…
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