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      September 13, 2007  RSS feed

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      Damion Borbotko, 8, jumps out of the dunk tank after getting splashed down into the water during Jackson Day festivities at Johnson Park, Jackson. Visitors to Jackson Day on Sept. 8 enjoyed games, rides, entertainment and vendors at the annual community celebration. More...
      Residents rally to refill food pantry
      Jackson businesses, organizations join effort in wake of fire damage
      BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

      Afood drive with a goal of replacing hundreds of items of food that were damaged in a fire is under way to benefit the Jackson Food Pantry. The food pantry on Don Connor Boulevard suffered smoke damage during an Aug. 29 fire that caused severe damage to the code enforcement office that shared the same building. More...

      Gridiron spirit

      Howell Pop Warner Junior Midget cheerleader Kylie Allmers, 12, (far left) performs with members of her squad during halftime of Pop Warner youth football action in Jackson. Above, Jackson's Nick Petrizzo (10) breaks through the Howell defense. At left, Howell's Cole Cameron (45) tries to shed the tackle of Jackson's Carmine Mineo in Junior Midget action. More...


      Speaker opens window on life in Afghanistan
      Erica Isaac describes her work in war-torn region of the world
      BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

      JACKSON - Living and working in Afghanistan for 18 months can be exciting, enlightening and dangerous. Those were just a few of the thoughts expressed by Erica Isaac, who was the guest speaker at a recent meeting of the Harmony Chapter of the Brandeis University National Women's Committee. More...


      Officials planning changes for Jackson first aid service
      New response unit will be under control of police department
      BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

      JACKSON - Changes will be made in the way that emergency medical services are provided to residents. More...


      Fourth annual blood drive remembers local volunteer
      BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

      JACKSON - The fourth annual Chuck Boudreau blood drive is ready to roll at the Westlake Golf and Country Club adult community. "Westlake's blood drive started in 2004 to obtain blood for one of our residents, Chuck Boudreau, who was suffering from leukemia and ultimately needed 16 pints of blood," said Rob Cuthbert, a spokesman for the blood drive. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • Free concerts to be presented in Howell
      Howell Cultural Arts will present "An Adventure in Music," a series of free concerts on Sundays at 3 p.m. The first concert will feature Ron Kraemer and the Hurricanes Sept. 16 at Echo Lake Pavilion in Echo Lake Park, 7 Maxim-Southard Road. Singer Dave Weber, presented by Legbone Productions, will perform Oct. More...
      • Jackson VFW turkey shoot begins Sept. 16
      • Girl Scouts offer opportunities
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       Letters
      • Reader has solution to illegal immigration
      The illegal immigrants are called illegal because they are illegal and because they are in this great country of ours without per mission and should be deported back immediately. I am all for them applying to come into this country legally, pay taxes, pay for hospitalization, because free hospitalization to them is a great drain and burden on our economy. More...
      • Jackson residents need to have businesses in their hometown
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       Editorials
      • article has image Coda
      A modest proposal for reducing corruption
      Here's a hint. If you're trying to hire a hit man to kill your husband and ask a "friend" to help you find one, there's a big potential pitfall. When you hear from the prospective hit man and he wants to meet you at Denny's to talk about the details, remember this: he's likely an undercover police officer wearing a wire. More...
      • article has image Are We There Yet?
      • Jackson can always be counted on for help
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       Obituaries
      • Eileen M. Morgan
      Mrs. Morgan, 70, of Farmingdale, died Aug. 21, 2007, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune. Born in Elizabeth, she was raised in Belmar and had lived in Brick before moving to Farmingdale in 1967. She was the night manager at Pat's Diner, Belmar, from 1959 until her retirement in 1990. Mrs. Morgan was a parishioner at St. More...
      • Shirley E. MacKenzie
      • Judith A. Bendik
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       Sports
      • article has image Rebels overcome tough start to top Colts Neck
      Rebels edge Cougars, 28-26, in football season opener
      Until a team faces the pressure, a coach never knows how it's going to react. All the preseason scrimmages and workouts matter little when the games count. On the afternoon of Sept. 8, Howell High School football coach Cory Davies learned the most valuable of lessons about his Rebels - they will not panic when things aren't going their way. More...
      • article has image Fish On
      • Big plays equal big win for Lakewood Piners
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