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Howell K-8 board to seek state money for projects
By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer HOWELL — The Howell K-8 School District Board of Education will be filing applications for state grants that would be used to improve local schools. District officials said there is no guarantee of receiving any money from the state. On Aug. 20, the board authorized Business Administrator Ron Sanasac to…
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Ronald Tietjen Jr.
Mr. Tietjen, 50, of East Windsor, died Aug. 26, 2013. Surviving are his mother, Beverly Fulton, of Freehold Township; his father, Ronald Tietjen Sr., of Jackson; a daughter, Heather Prokopink; and two sisters, Rhonda Chriqi of East Windsor, and Debbie Hobby-Rhodes of Jackson. A funeral liturgy was celebrated at St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church, Jackson.…
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Brian M. Dowd
Mr. Dowd, 50, of Colts Neck, died Aug. 21, 2013, at Morristown Medical Center. He graduated from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, and began a long career in the option pits on Wall Street in New York City. Surviving are his wife, Paula Dowd; three children, Kristianne, Bryanna and Patrick Dowd; a sister, Patti Dowd of…
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Lydia Ortiz
Mrs. Ortiz, 79, of Howell, died Aug. 20, 2013. She was born in Las Piedras, Puerto Rico, and had lived in Sayreville and Manchester before moving to Howell. She was a transport aide at Saint Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick, until her retirement. Surviving are her husband of 53 years, Angel R. (Ray) Ortiz; a…
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Joseph (Joe Jack Jr.) Jacquinot
Mr. Jacquinot, 52, of Jackson, formerly of West New York, died Aug. 16, 2013, at Kimball Medical Center, Lakewood. He was employed as a driver for Prime Health Transport, Browns Mills. Prior to that, he worked for Image First, Springfield and Barnegat. He was predeceased by his parents, Joseph and Louise Jacquinot. Surviving are two…
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BUSINESS BRIEFS
Sovereign Bank recently announced it is officially changing its name to Santander. The announcement applies to all 721 Sovereign Bank branches across the country, including more than 150 in New Jersey. It is the culmination of the 2009 acquisition of Sovereign — one of the 25 largest banks in the United States by deposits —…
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Jackson actress to star as murderer in TV role
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Jackson native Jerica Young will portray convicted killer Jodi Arias in an upcoming episode of a series on the Investigation Discovery channel. MANGO PHOTOGRAPHY JACKSON — From the stage at Jackson Memorial High School to acting as Megan Fox’s photo double for the upcoming “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” movie, actress…
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In honor of heroes
A memorial placed outside the Jackson Township Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 at the corner of North New Prospect and Hyson roads honors the members of the New York Police Department, the Fire Department of New York, and the Port Authority Police of New York and New Jersey who died in the Sept. 11, 2001,…
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Jackson teens win in business boot camp
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Students from Jackson Liberty and Jackson Memorial high schools excelled at this summer’s LearnDoEarn Business Simulation Boot Camp. JACKSON — Several Jackson teenagers used part of their summer vacation to prepare for their future. A group of 16 students from Jackson Liberty High School and Jackson Memorial High School took…
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