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Resident questions use of recycling funds
When people moved into Jackson, they used to receive a complementary recycling bucket or they could get a replacement bucket if their recycling bucket was lost or dilapidated. The bright yellow containers came without lids, so that during the hot summer they would tend to stink until they were finally picked up. The problem became…
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Federal law helps domestic-violence victims
October was dedicated to the awareness of domestic violence. It was a time to recognize the terrible destruction of relationships and the suffering within families that can follow intimatepartner violence. This violence is one of the most underreported crimes in the U.S., victimizing one in four women. Did you know that only 25 percent of…
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FRANK GALIPO Volunteers plant the Field of Flags at Westminster Presbyterian Church, Middletown, as a tribute to U.S. troops lost in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan on Oct. 19.
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Let’s serve veterans as well as they have served us
YOUR TURN DANIEL M. DELLINGER GUEST COLUMN During the recent government shutdown, many numbers were thrown around. But there is one that stands out, and it has nothing to do with the debate over the federal budget. More than one a day — that is how many members of our active-duty military, National Guard and…
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A fish fry sponsored by the New Egypt Elks, 105 Lakewood Road, New Egypt, will be held from 6-8 p.m. Nov. 8. The cost for a fish dinner is $9 (two pieces) and $10 (three pieces). Chicken will be available for $8 (two pieces) and $9 (three pieces). All children’s dinners are $5. Takeout…
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Home rule appears to lose ground in two state bills
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — A bill that may be taken up by the state Assembly Budget Committee has left officials in Jackson outraged, as wording in the legislation would afford private higher-education institutions the same exemption from local zoning laws as their public education counterparts. At the Township Council’s meeting on Oct.…
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IN THE SERVICE
Army National Guard Pvt. Travis S. Milko, son of Billy and Darlene Milko of Jackson, has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier received training in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, and Army history,…
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Project ensures veterans’ stories will not be forgotten
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer World War II veterans Lorraine Hocheim and Eugene Cook, both residents at JFK Medical Center Haven Hospice in Edison, have shared their stories with fellow veteran and volunteer Joe Belardo, who stands behind them at left. Also pictured are volunteer Marie Keane, rear center, and Maureen David, the hospice’s volunteer…
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New feature of veterans memorial to be unveiled
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Military veterans, their friends, family members and residents of Jackson will gather at the Jackson Veterans Memorial Garden on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, to honor those individuals who have served in America’s armed forces. In recent years, veterans who fought against Adolf Hitler and the Axis powers in World War…
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