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Community rallies for young Howell child battling cancer
By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer HOWELL — A fundraiser will be held at a Howell gymnasium to benefit the family of an 18-month-old child who is putting up a fight against cancer. The Marra-Thon Fundraiser: A Benefit for Gwennie’s Gifts will be held at Gold’s Gym, 4481 Route 9, Howell, on Sept. 14. The event…
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FOR THE RECORD
A recent article about the Candlewood Swim Club’s 50th anniversary party on Aug. 10 in Howell contained an incorrect price. The correct price for family admission is $50.
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Sunday is better choice for Town Hall hours
A fter learning that the current Howell municipal building will be holding Saturday hours, I would like to make a few interesting comments. First, these Saturday hours are doomed to fail. Why? Simply because a large number of Howell residents will not attend them. Why? Simply because they spend their Saturdays at the shopping malls,…
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Paper did not quote supporters of Seer Farms
I t is unfortunate that the recent front-page article reporting the granting of a variance to Seer Farms in Jackson by the Jackson Zoning Board of Adjustment did not cite the fact that, while there was one complaining person, there were many more who attended this three-hour meeting who spoke in its favor. Several came…
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Legislators fail voters on open space plan
I f someone wants to understand why Trenton politics fail New Jersey residents so often, one should take a look at what happened recently with the open space referendum. New Jersey spends hundreds of millions of dollars every year for open space, farmland and historic preservation. This money is borrowed, and therefore the state has…
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Good news: At least they’re more popular than Fidel
Greg Bean CODA Our nation’s 112th Congress broke for its five-week summer recess last Wednesday, July 31, having achieved the shameful record of being the least productive Congress in history, while at the same time becoming the most hated Congress in history, according to a plethora of respected polls. As a matter of fact, only…
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DATEBOOK
The Ladies Auxiliary of New Egypt American Legion Post 455 Handbag Bingo fundraiser is planned for Aug. 24 at the post home, 2 Meadowbrook Lane, New Egypt. Doors will open at 11 a.m. The ticket price is $25 per person and includes game boards. The kitchen will be open and serving food. The event…
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His Blood Ministries gets nod for house of worship
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — The Jackson Planning Board has approved the construction of a new house of worship on West Veterans Highway. An application submitted by His Blood Ministries, a Christian Pentacostal congregation based in Lakewood, was approved at the board’s June 17 meeting. The building will be a two-story structure of…
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