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Jaguars getting healthy as county cross-country meet nears
JACKSON MEMORIAL By WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Jackson Memorial High School’s Ariana Nash races through the backwoods at the Holmdel Park cross-country course at the Shore Coaches Invitational on Oct. 5. The Jaguars competed in the championship race and placed 10th. SCOTT FRIEDMAN Jackson Memorial High School’s girls cross-country team has competed well this fall, despite…
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‘Kansas City Swing’ celebrates baseball, jazz
Rob Karma Robinson as Satchel Paige I t’s the fall of 1947 in Kansas City. The Satchel Paige All- Stars of the Negro Leagues are gearing up to play the all-white Bob Feller All-Stars during the teams’ cross-country barnstorming tour. Jackie Robinson has recently broken baseball’s “color line.” Change is in the air — for…
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She’s just not a 1950s kind of wife
Lori Clinch ARE WE THERE YET I just love vintage things. I adore porcelain signs, antique furniture and almost anything with rust. Several years ago, in my quest for learning about all things old, I ran across a magazine article from the 1950s regarding how to be a good wife. I’ll admit I might not…
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Sandy’s anniversary spurs support groups
With the anniversary of superstorm Sandy quickly approaching, the New Jersey chapter of GROW will offer support groups in various locations for anyone who was emotionally affected by the storm. GROW groups are currently meeting in Freehold, Jackson, Ocean Grove, Shrewsbury and other locations in New Jersey. GROW was founded in Australia in the late…
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Bishop suspends priest for ‘betrayal of trust’
JACKSON — The Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton, the Most Rev. David M. O’Connell, has formally suspended the Rev. Matthew Riedlinger from all priestly ministry, including presenting himself as a priest or wearing clerical garb. Riedlinger previously served at St. Aloysius Church, Jackson. According to a press release from the diocese, O’Connell…
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Scrabble event to benefit The Arc
The Arc of Monmouth will host its third annual Scrabble by the Sea benefit for developmental disabilities on Oct. 12 at 10 a.m. at the Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel, Asbury Park. “Words with REAL Friends” is the event’s motto, which puts emphasis on the fact that players of all skill levels are encouraged to attend. Junior,…
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Howell VFW gets new home
By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer HOWELL — Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9691 of Howell will finally have a home it can call its own. The Township Council at its meeting on Sept. 24 voted to sell an unused building that is owned by the municipality to the VFW post for $20,000. The building at…
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Evelyn Cavasin
Mrs. Cavasin, 82, of Manchester, formerly of Old Bridge, died Sept. 9, 2013, in Community Medical Center, Toms River. Surviving are her husband, Joseph Cavasin; three sons, Brian and his wife, Barbara, of Howell, Glen and his wife, Margaret, of Marlboro, and Patrick of Monroe Township; two daughters, Judith Duval and her husband, Brian, of…
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Martha L. Combs
Mrs. Combs, 66, of Jackson, died Sept. 24, 2013. She was born in Lorado, W.Va. Prior to retiring in January, Mrs. Combs was employed in the recreation department at the Geraldine L. Thompson Care Center, Allenwood, for 25 years. Surviving are three sons, Robert, Christopher, and Brian and his wife, Mechelle, all of Jackson; and…
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