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Meridian Health System appoints local doctor
Meridian Health System recently appointed 17 doctors to its medical staff. Among the new appointees was Lingbin Zhou, M.D., of Brick who will join the anesthesiology department at the Medical Center of Ocean County in Brick. Haircolorexpress to open salon in Brick Haircolorexpress announced that three new salons will open in Monmouth and Ocean counties…
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Financial aid workshops being offered at OCC
The Ocean County College Financial Aid Office is sponsoring workshops at area high schools in January which will focus on how to apply for college financial aid. Workshops are designed for parents of high school students who want to learn more about financial aid. Financial aid issues and programs, as well as how to complete…
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JERRY WOLKOWITZ Culinary student John Higgins of Toms River prepares marinated steaks for holiday meals for needy county residents Thursday at the Ocean County Vo-Tech School.
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Christmas Trees can be recycled at county parks
The Ocean County Department of Parks and Recreation will once again offer county residents the opportunity to recycle their Christmas trees. Trees can be dropped off at the following park locations up to and including Jan. 13: • Ocean County Park, Route 88, Lakewood • Robert J. Miller Airpark, Route 530, Berkeley Township • Cattus…
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Township reports high rate of unpaid municipal taxes
By karl vilacobaStaff Writer By karl vilacoba Staff Writer BRICK — Township officials recently reported a significant drop in the percentage of property taxes collected this year compared with recent years. Payments are between $2 and $3 million behind from this same point last year, and officials are now making an end-of-the-year push to urge…
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Residents wake up to ruined holiday displays
By elaine van develdeStaff Writer Residents wake up to ruined holiday displays By elaine van develde Staff Writer BRICK — Christmas displays and lawn decorations were destroyed and scattered around neighborhood yards in a recent rash of vandalism incidents that took place in the Mantoloking Road area. Police received about a dozen complaints of criminal…
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Asperger families face public misunderstanding
Poor social skills asymptom of little-known autism spectrum disorder By karl vilacobaStaff Writer Asperger families face public misunderstanding Poor social skills a symptom of little-known autism spectrum disorder By karl vilacoba Staff Writer Shawn Hoey (r) with brother Kyle. BRICK — Diane Hoey recalled once joking to her son that if he ate any more…
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BLOOPERS
ADELEYOUNGAnnual column ADELE YOUNG Annual column ‘bares down’ on the lighter side of the news Our annual bloopers column is our attempt to interject a little levity in the sometimes depressing world of news coverage. It’s a collection of typos and grammatical and usage errors compiled from everything that crosses our desks on their way…
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