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Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School, Jackson, will hold its ninth annual gift auction, themed “Gifts in the City,” from 1-5 p.m. April 6 at the Eagle Ridge Golf Club, Lakewood. Tickets are $75 per person and include admission, a sit-down lunch and a raffle ticket package valued at $60. Ticket orders are due by March 7.…
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Ex-Pop Warner official pleads guilty to theft of league funds
JACKSON — A Jackson resident who is the former regional director of the Eastern Region of Pop Warner Little Scholars Inc., which offers football and cheerleading programs, admitted on Jan. 27 to stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the organization and using the funds for his personal benefit, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.…
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Officials examine sewer issues
HOWELL — Municipal officials have started talking about the possibility of installing a new sewer system on sections of Route 9 north and in the Freewood Acres section of Howell. Freewood Acres is the area of numbered streets that intersect Route 9 just north of the intersection of Route 9 and Interstate 195, Mayor Bill…
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Law bans specific type of bonus for superintendents
Legislation sponsored by state Assemblywomen Caroline Casagrande and Amy Handlin (R-Monmouth) regarding certain superintendent bonuses was recently signed into law by Gov. Chris Christie. The law bans bonuses from being given to school superintendents based on reducing the number of special needs students who are placed in out-of-district educational facilities. “It is inappropriate to ever…
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Ocean County performers find library’s stage to their liking
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer The act of getting up in front of others to share an artistic effort can be a stressful experience for many people. The fear of being ridiculed for something as personal as a poem or a song may be enough to keep people off a stage. Yet representatives at the…
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Concerns with Common Core
GUEST COLUMN GINA CRANE I am writing to ask parents and guardians to please read, learn and research about the Common Core State Standards, which will be fully implemented in New Jersey in the 2014-15 school year. Common Core treats everyone the same and is supposed to increase academic standards, which it has not. The…
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Laws are needed to protect wildlife habitats
I have been enjoying migratory birds in New Jersey for many years, but this year has been a special treat with the explosion of rare snowy owl sightings throughout our state. While I was surprised and delighted to hear about the beautiful snowy owls here in New Jersey, their presence also triggered an important issue…
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Another side to pit bulls as good pets
This is in response to a recent letter to the editor from R.D. Truitt about how pit bull advocacy was a concern. First I want to say this person is misinformed and ignorant about the comments that were made on how dangerous pit bulls are. The reason why the article “Area Shelters Step Up to…
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STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR A large hill at the Glenwood Cemetery in West Long Branch provided the perfect spot for winter activity aficionados to show off their skills on Jan. 22.
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