Free job-seekers club offered at college
      If you are out of work or want to change jobs, Ocean County College Career, Employment and Counseling Services sponsors a weekly job seekers support club. Meetings will begin Jan. 5 and are held 9-10 a.m. on Monday mornings in Room 104 at OCC's Center for Business Education and Training, 150 Brick Blvd., Brick. Admission to club meetings is free and open to the public.
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Residents may run for fire commissioner
      The Jackson Board of Fire Commissioners of Fire District No. 3 has two fire commissioner positions expiring. Potential candidates for those positions must live in Fire District No. 3, the northeast section of Jackson.
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Winter luncheon for Plumsted seniors will be held Jan. 14
      Plumsted's Senior Outreach Search Committee will host a winter luncheon on Jan. 14 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the new senior meeting room, 121 Evergreen Road, Plumsted. The guest speaker will be a representative from the Ocean County Office of Senior Services.
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Fourth-graders help needy with food drive
      JACKSON — Fourth-graders at St. Aloysius School recently collected cartons of food for those in need. Guided by their teachers, the fourthgraders sent the collections to help the Mercy Center of Asbury Park, which provides food and shelter.
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Students to host luncheon, fashion show Jan. 10
      The Jackson Memorial High School classes of 2009 and 2010 will present a fashion show luncheon from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 10 at the Elms Elementary School cafeteria, 70 Patterson Road, Jackson. The event will showcase the current fashion trends for formals and proms. Tickets are $10 in advance and $20 at the door. Contact Mrs.
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