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Vicari named director of Ocean County freeholders
The Ocean County Board of Freeholders organized for the new year on Jan. 6 and named Freeholder Joseph H. Vicari as its director for 2014. John P. Kelly and James F. Lacey were sworn in to their eighth three-year terms on the board. “I want to congratulate my colleagues Jack Kelly and Jim Lacey as…
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Division recoups consumer funds
The Monmouth County Division of Consumer Affairs recouped $2,473,546 on behalf of consumers in 2013, according to a press release. “Consumer Affairs was able to more than double the amount of money, goods or services it got back for consumers in the past year,” Freeholder Director Lillian G. Burry said. “Unfortunately, many of our residents…
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Suspect sought in robbery
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Jackson police are seeking a man who was involved in an armed robbery in a township home on Jan. 13. JACKSON — Police are seeking information concerning the whereabouts of a male suspect who was involved in an armed robbery at a home on North County Line Road. Police said…
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Projections show growth of low-wage jobs
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Lisa Maccone of Manalapan has been working with the career center to obtain a grant to attend school. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Despite headlines that pit man against machine, the automation of the workplace might not pose the largest threat to the labor force, according to one expert. Of the…
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ON CAMPUS
Brianna Jahn of Freehold, a junior majoring in biological systems engineering in the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va., served as the band company bravo section first sergeant in VPI Battalion in the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets for fall semester. The University of Delaware, Newark, Del., has announced that the following students…
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Geometry project covers all the angles
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — For thousands of years, the study of geometry has concerned itself with the size, shape, area and volume of objects through the use of numbers and calculations. For a group of Jackson Memorial High School freshmen in Lisa Soltmann’s honors geometry class, equations such as the Pythagorean Theorem…
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Program places teens on road to safe driving
By KATHY CHANG Staff Writer Students take a pledge to drive safely at the Jan. 15 Central New Jersey High School Traffic Safety Challenge Kickoff at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. PHOTOS COURTESY OF ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL I t is estimated that every 11 minutes, a teen driver in New Jersey gets into…
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Jackson council settles legal matter for $300K
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer A legal case involving years of alleged sexual misconduct and discrimination in the Jackson Building Department came to a close earlier this month when the Jackson Township Council unanimously approved a $300,000 settlement to the plaintiff. According to the complaint, former Jackson municipal employee Debra Borbotko was allegedly subjected to…
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Job seekers face fresh start
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Eileen Higgins, executive director of the Monmouth County Workforce Investment Board, discusses some of the services that are provided to thousands of unemployed people each year at the One-Stop Career Center in Eatontown. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Lisa Maccone recalled feeling shocked and angry when she was laid off from…
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