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Fryc steps up to lead the Jaguars boys soccer team
By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent JACKSON MEMORIAL Jackson Memorial High School’s boys soccer team comes into its Shore Conference A South Division game Sept. 25 against Brick Memorial High School at 4- 2-1 despite playing without senior sweeper Joe Mamola since he injured his hamstring in the final preseason game. It didn’t give coach Steve Bado…
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Lions rebound with close win behind strong defensive play
By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Jackson Memorial High School’s Vincent Lee, left, looks for running room during the Jaguars’ Sept. 18 home game against Lacey Township High School. The Jaguars won the game, 41-10. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR JACKSON LIBERTY Bouncing back from a lopsided season opening 41-0 loss to Jackson Memorial High School with a…
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Committee plans for Plumsted Sept. 11 memorial
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer PLUMSTED – Municipal officials have appointed a committee that will work to create a memorial to mark the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. Officials said expectations are that the memorial will be completed in time to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks next year. Mayor Jack Trotta,…
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Tolchin named library director
Judith Tolchin, the acting director of the Monmouth County Library System since January 2014, has been appointed the new library director. She received the appointment at the most recent meeting of the Monmouth County Library Commission on Aug. 11 at the Eastern Branch in Shrewsbury. Tolchin, who has been with the library system for 23…
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JCP&L completes circuit upgrades
Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) has competed upgrades to 22 major circuits across eight counties, including Monmouth, Ocean and Middlesex counties. According to a press release from JCP&L, the upgrades will enhance service reliability to nearly 41,000 customers in Burlington, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Mercer, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean and Warren counties. JCP&L completed upgrades in Aberdeen…
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Jackson PBA running coat drive
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON – The biting cold of winter is months away, but Jackson PBA Local 168 is joining forces with local businesses now to help people in need stay warm. Until Sept. 30, new or gently used coats of all sizes for women, girls, men and boys will be collected during…
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Dance will help fund memorial
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON – A nonprofit organization that is working to complete a veterans memorial will look to find funding on the dance floor at its second annual dinner dance and gift auction. From 7-11 p.m. Oct. 17, the Veterans Memorial Garden Inc. will take over the AMVETS Post 2, Toms River…
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‘Total Mayhem’ coming to Six Flags
The Total Mayhem roller coaster is expected to open next spring. JACKSON – Pandemonium will make its way to Six Flags Great Adventure next year with the debut of what park executives are calling “the most unique scream machine” that will have riders flipping over themselves to try. Total Mayhem, which is described as a…
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Council renews liquor licenses
By JENNIFER ORTIZ Staff Writer HOWELL — The Howell Township Council has renewed the liquor licenses of four businesses in the community. At its meeting on Aug. 17, the council approved the license renewals for the fiscal year 2015-16. In its resolution approving the license renewals, the council said that all of the applications were…
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