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      April 17, 2008  RSS feed

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      Alicia Washington and Kevin Chalners from Young Audiences New Jersey perform folk tales in a story-theater format during an "Out of Africa" assembly at the Greenville Elementary School, Howell, on April 11. More...
      Council takes step to return to police chief
      Public hearing on ordinance set for April 22 meeting
      BY DENNIS JORDAN Correspondent

      The township of Jackson may soon be welcoming back an individual who is a mainstay in many towns throughout New Jersey and in thousands of towns around the United States - a chief of police. More...

      Lakewood student a winner in music competition
      BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent

      Ian Vogler admits he had butterflies the first time he heard his statewide winning musical composition "Sunset" played at Westminster Choir College, Princeton. "I hoped everything would go OK," said Ian, who is a 17-year-old Lakewood High School junior. "After it was over, I was calm and thought it went well. It was a very good day for me. More...


      Airport authority names officers, plans improvements for 2008

      LAKEWOOD - The Lakewood Township Airport Authority recently elected its officers for 2008. The re-elected chairman is Richard Orne. Mike Sernotti was elected vice chairman. Sam Flancbaum was re-elected as treasurer and Mark Seigel was reappointed as secretary with Simcha Shain appointed as assistant secretary. More...


      Board needs more info to hear plan for housing
      "There is no guarantee this application will even be finished on June 16." - Ken Bressi chairman Jackson Planning Board
      BY DENNIS JORDAN Correspondent

      JACKSON - Residents who believed they would have a chance to speak about a plan to build affordable housing in the community during an April 7 meeting of the Planning Board did not have the opportunity to do so. The board postponed hearing additional testimony on the Windsor Crescent application until its June 16 meeting. More...


      Plumsted library will host annual Earth Day exhibit

      PLUMSTED - In observance of Earth Day 2008, the Township Committee appointed nine citizen members to the new Green TechnologyAdvisory Committee and will co-sponsor an Earth Day show and exhibit on April 19 at the Plumsted Library, Evergreen Road, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. More...


      GREEN SCENE
      April: An ear to the ground

      Watch whom you invite to your garden party! Some guests are most unwelcome and soon push others to the sidelines. These are the assertive and belligerent plants, soon running wild, quickly filling every space and that of their neighbor. Quite often, gardeners grateful for a different plant will rue the day they plant it in the ground. More...


       Bulletin Board
      • article has image Critter Corner
      Buddy Rottweiler Breed Color brindle Age five years Sex neutered male Description sweet temperament; well behaved; knows some commands;weighs 101 lbs. More...
      • Local families needed for exchange students
      • Comedy Night April 26 at Cassville firehouse
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       Letters
      • Save money by cutting back on state workers' paid holidays
      A simple trim to the state calendar means more bang for the taxpayer's buck.
      For too long, state agencies have closed their doors on days when the rest of the Fcountry is still very much at work - and it's contributing to wasted tax dollars. More...
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       Editorials
      • Your Turn
      Parents must be partners in battling teen drinking
      April showers bring May flowers, school board elections, and income tax deadlines. April is also Alcohol Awareness Month. According to the surgeon general's 2007 report there are nearly 11 million underage drinkers. According to the Surgeon General, Kenneth Moritsugu, M.D., "Alcohol remains the most heavily abused substance by America's youth. More...
      • Your Turn
      • Red State/Blue State
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       Obituaries
      • Esther DiGregorio
      Mrs. DiGregorio, 88, of Farmingdale, and formerly of Colts Neck and Englishtown, died April 11, 2008, at Jersey Shore UniversityMedical Center, Neptune. She and her husband, Giacinto, operated Twin Pond Farms, Farmingdale, until her retirement. Mrs. Di- Gregorio was predeceased by her husband; two brothers, Dominick and Frank Luccarelli; and a sister, Lillian Gentile. More...
      • Ronald J. Calicchio
      • Virginia Lee Wang
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       Schools
      • Georgian Court receives $250K for Upward Bound
      LAKEWOOD - Fifty students from Lakewood High School will get the extra help needed to graduate from high school and get accepted to college, thanks to Georgian Court University's Upward Bound Program. The program, granted $250,000 in December by the U.S. More...
      • Band to honor soldiers at Vietnam memorial
      • Pupils put on their hats to help other youngsters
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       Sports
      • article has image Excuse me … coming through
      Jackson Memorial's Corey Donnigan gets checked by a slew of Brick Township defenders during the third quarter of their game at Robert Messemer Field in Brick on April 10. More...
      • Sports Shorts
      • Jackson Memorial golf squad off to strong start
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