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      February 8, 2007  RSS feed

      Infant underwent heart transplant in December
      Sandy Ennis wants people to know how thankful she is for an organ donation program that saved the life of her infant son, Christopher, in December. "I want people to be more educated about congenital heart disease and the importance of organ donation. That is the only reason why my son is alive," she said. More...
      Jackson Township Council moves forward on new law

      Jackson Township Council members are moving forward with a plan to have a background check conducted on all part-time and seasonal recreation personnel. A resolution authorizing an agreement between Jackson and the National Center for Safety Initiatives (NCSI), Beachwood, Ohio, to perform the background checks has been approved by a 5-0 vote of council members. More...

      Upper Freehold official partners with Princeton man to buy racetrack

      Last year, William Miscoski and his friend, Fred Vahlsing, were playing golf at the Cream Ridge Golf Club in Upper Freehold Township when Miscoski asked Vahlsing, "How would you like to own a racetrack?" At the time, Vahlsing said his wife would kill him, but just three days later he told Miscoski, "Let's do it. More...


      HOWELL - The Planning Board has agreed to schedule a special meeting to hear a developer's application for a 60-home development on property that is known locally as the Pinnacle tract. Attorney Lawrence Bathgate asked the board at its regular meeting on Feb. 1 to grant his client's request for a special meeting to be held. More...


      Dominick DeVivo IV, son of Lisa and Dominick DeVivo III of Jackson, has received academic honors at Seton Hall University, South Orange, where he was named to the dean's list for the fall semester. He is an accounting major in the Stillman School of Business. More...


      + Ocean County Vocational Tech-nical School will host an open house Feb. 8 from 7-8:30 p.m. at all six centers: Brick, Jackson, Manahawkin, Navy Lakehurst, Toms River and Waretown. OCVTS offers more than 30 career programs for high school students and adults with flexible schedules. Visitors to the Navy Lakehurst center must call (732) 657-4000 to register. Details: (732) 473-3100, ext. More...
      Christine Grimaldi's article ("Parents' Support Enlisted in Battle Against Gangs," Tri-Town News, Jan. 18, 2007) brought to light an important and growing issue of concern to Jackson residents. Gangs, and more importantly, the youth violence that results from the influence of gang culture, are public health issues that affect everyone in the community. More...
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      Is the nest ever empty when it's full of junk?
      My wife and I are now officially empty nesters, but when the last child left recently to take an out-of-state job, we came to a shocking realization: You can't have an empty nest when the chicks leave all their junk behind to clutter the place up. More...
      JACKSON - The C wing at Jackson Memorial High School has been given a clean bill of health. "With the start of the new semester at Jackson Memorial, construction work for the remainder of the school year is complete and students and staff have returned to the classrooms in the C wing of Reider Hall that were affected by the construction, More...
      PLUMSTED - The New Egypt High School girls basketball team made school history last week when it qualified for the NJSIAA Group I state playoffs. The Lady Warriors, which had set modest goals at the start of the season, won four consecutive games right before the cutoff date to secure a berth in the event, which starts later in the month. More...