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DATEBOOK
The Jackson Library, 2 Jackson Drive, Jackson, will host a trauma recovery seminar at 2 p.m. Sept. 24. The event will include a video by Ocean Mental Health Services and a discussion about how individuals can move toward recovery. This program is free and open to the public, but registration is requested. Details: 732-928-…
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ON CAMPUS
Brian Scheno of Jackson has been named to the Presidential Service Corps and Bonner Leader Program at Widener University, Chester, Pennsylvania. Timothy McNamara, son of Jan and Pat McNamara of Jackson, graduated with an associate’s degree in accounting from Ocean County College, Toms River. Timothy is a 2013 graduate of Jackson Memorial High School. Patrick…
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Concert will benefit food bank
On the evening of Aug. 26, the plaza in front of the Monmouth County Hall of Records in Freehold Borough will again be filled with great music, good times and the family and friends of Bill Heine when the second annual Hope for the Hungry concert takes place. Performing from 7:30-9:30 p.m. will be Turnstyles,…
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Kicks 4 Kids will benefit Camp Quality, other organizations
By P.J. CANDIDO Staff Writer HOWELL — The fourth annual Kicks 4 Kids soccer marathon is approaching and the board members who direct the event are thankful for the success it has generated the past three years. The soccer marathon was created in memory of Madison Beggs of Howell, who died in June 2012 at…
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National Night Out in Jackson
PHOTOS BY STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Members of the Jackson Police Department and the community’s fire companies were among the service organizations represented at the National Night Out event held on Aug. 4 at the Jackson Plaza shopping center. National Night Out gives people of all ages a chance to meet and greet the individuals…
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Proposed ‘no knock’ penalties attracting support in Jackson
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Members of the public have voiced their support for an ordinance that will, if adopted by the Jackson Township Council, make unwanted solicitations on private property subject to tougher penalties. On Aug. 11, council members voted unanimously to introduce an ordinance that will amend the portion of the municipal code…
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Beekeepers find sweet success in N.J.
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer From the Garden owner Drew Madzin endures the August heat to check on one of his honeybee hives. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Standing among his beehives, Drew Madzin is calm, despite the bees feverishly buzzing around him. With the hot, August sun beating down on him, Madzin, a Freehold resident,…
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The most preventable car thefts
Despite automakers’ most novel schemes to make today’s cars more theft-proof, common sense is unfortunately still not among a model’s standard features. Witness the fact that a growing number of auto thefts are being caused by owners who leave the keys inside while parked. The National Insurance Crime Bureau in Des Plaines, Ill., reports that…
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Are you overvaluing your abode?
New data suggests many homeowners overestimate their property’s worth. Here’s what to know. By Erik Martin CTW Features Think you have a good idea of the price your home can fetch today? It’s likely you could be putting a higher value on your residence than the market will bear, according to a new data. On…
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