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Jackson school officials adopt $144.3M budget
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — Taxpayers in Jackson can expect to pay more in school taxes in 2014- 15 following the Jackson School District Board of Education’s adoption of a $144.3 million budget. The 2014-15 budget was adopted on April 29 and it carries an $83.4 million tax levy, of which $76.2 million…
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James Volpe Foundation plans annual golf outing
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — An event that celebrates the life of the late James Volpe will take to the links next month for the third annual James Volpe Foundation Golf Classic. Volpe was a senior and a member of the varsity baseball team at Jackson Memorial High School when he was killed…
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Combined effort among police yields drug arrests
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — Officers from the Police Department joined up with their counterparts from neighboring jurisdictions on April 25 in an attempt to combat drug abuse and the potential for driving while intoxicated. The “directed enforcement detail,” which was funded by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, brought officers from Plumsted, Manchester,…
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Students at Rutgers should be embarrassed
YOUR TURN JONATHAN CARFAGNO GUEST COLUMN A s the final weeks of my senior year come to a close, I have taken the time to sit back and reflect on my last four years at the George Washington University. College has been such a transformational experience in stimulating my intellectual curiosity as well as cultivating…
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The Friendship Circle, an organization that provides social and recreational programs for individuals with special needs, will hold its annual Walk4Friends on May 18 at the Vonage Campus, 3 Main St., Holmdel. Registration is at noon, and the walk will go from 1-4 p.m. To join or offer support, go to www.walk4friends.com. The…
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Celebrate EarthShare New Jersey’s milestone
EarthShare New Jersey has played a key role for 20 years in mobilizing individuals, businesses and environmental leaders to work together to protect the state’s natural resources and communities through volunteerism, workplace giving and sustainability campaigns. Following superstorm Sandy’s destruction and the ongoing recovery, spring provides the opportunity to celebrate our environment. Parks, waterways, marshland,…
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Lt. Gov.: New public safety center will save money, lives
By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer During superstorm Sandy, 8,000 calls flooded consoles at the Monmouth County 911 Communications Center in Freehold Township within a 24-hour period. “We answered all the calls,” Cynthia Scott, public information officer for the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office, said at the dedication of the office’s new Public Safety Center on April…
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STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Personnel from the New Jersey Army National Guard, 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry, retire the colors at the conclusion of the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Remembrance Day ceremony on May 7 in Holmdel.
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TEDx shows locals that it pays to ‘play’
By KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer TEDxNavesink attendees enjoy playground games in front of the Two River Theater in Red Bank during a break from the conference. The day’s theme was “play.” KEITH HEUMILLER/STAFF The concept of “ideas worth spreading” has clearly taken hold in central New Jersey following the wildly successful second incarnation of the…
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