September 9, 2010 RSS feed / Front Page

In words and drawings, soldiers leave their mark in time

Vietnam Graffiti Project tells story of soldiers en route to Vietnam
BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA
Staff Writer

Vietnam veteran Dan O’Leary still remembers the day he departed from the western shores of the United States on a packed troopship to Vietnam, a 7,000-mile journey across the Pacific Ocean almost 45 years ago. More...

Worship for Life honors Jackson resident

Antoinette Adams, a resident of Jackson, was honored as a “Prestigious Woman of New Jersey” at a luncheon held recently by Worship for Life Community Outreach Inc., a Jackson based nonprofit organization. More...

American Legion post seeking new members

BY DAVE BENJAMIN
Staff Writer

JACKSON — American Legion Post 504, which was chartered in 1976, is welcoming all wartime-era veterans to join in on a partnership that will benefit past and present veterans and their families, as well as increase community service. More...

Healthy aging focus of Sept.

On Sept. 1, Ocean County kicked off a month-long celebration highlighting the importance of taking care of one’s body and mind in order to age in a healthy way. More...

Youngster turns change into donation for supplies

BY DAVE BENJAMIN
Staff Writer

JACKSON — Some youngsters save their pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters in a piggy bank so they can buy something special for themselves, but Anthony Scalera, 8, of Jackson, recently had a better idea. More...

Letters

Clergyman served with dignity, compassion

On Aug. 27 a long-standing Jackson Township resident, Father Boris Kizenko, passed away at an advanced age. Father Boris had been the rector of St. More...

Resident was committed to helping others

Iwas out of town and upon my return I was saddened to read that one of Jackson’s most respected and benevolent citizens, Ted Hordichuk, had passed away. Ted and his wife, Carol, are very special people to Jackson Township. More...

Motorcycle riders support proposed federal Right to Repair Act

The Motorcycle Riders Foundation strongly believes that consumers are entitled to the freedom to choose how their motorcycle, car or other type of vehicle is maintained, serviced or upgraded. More...

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Columns

Call her anything, but don’t call her ma’am

CODA
GREG BEAN

Odds and ends as I pack for the Labor Day weekend. Should we go with flipflops and board shorts, or the rubber Wellies, raincoat and water wings? More...

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Schools

Board takes no action on winter track plan

Sept. 13 FRHSD meeting scheduled for discussion on pay-to-participate model
BY REBECCA MORTON
Staff Writer

Aplan to offer winter track and field as a pay-to-participate sport in the Freehold Regional High School District was put on hold by the district’s Board of Education on Aug. 30. More...

Middle school instructional sports program put in place

BY DAVE BENJAMIN
Staff Writer

Atotal of 1,750 students returned to class in the Plumsted School District on Sept. 7. The enrollment figure is 90 fewer students than 2009-10. More...

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Sports

Warriors’ new coach is a familiar face

Katie Nicholson is now at helm of New Egypt’s varsity field hockey team
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI
BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent

Katie Nicholson, who has been the girls lacrosse coach at New Egypt High School for the past three seasons, said she will not be looking over her shoulder when she starts her first season as the Warriors’ field hockey coach in the team’s More...

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Jackson Travel Basketball Mid-Monmouth will hold tryouts for the fall/winter Mid- Monmouth leagues during the week of Sept. 20. The tryouts are for Jackson residents only, ages 9-13. All tryouts are held at the Holman School gymnasium. More...

Warriors’ goal: Play tough for 48 mins.

BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI
Correspondent

Dylan Wills takes over at quarterback for a New Egypt High School football team that is welcoming back most of its starting lineup from 2009, when the Warriors were 2-8. New Egypt will open the 2010 season on Sept. 10 at Maple Shade in a 7 p.m. More...

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Cops ramp up Ramtown patrols after incidents

Meeting to establish neighborhood watch slated for this month
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER
Staff Writer

Make the call. Howell officials are urging residents in the Ramtown section of Howell to let police know of any problems they encounter so there is a record of any criminal activity. More...

Zumba Session

Roxann Palestis leads women of all ages in one of the dances during a Zumba class that was held at the Echo Lake pavilion in Howell on Sept. 2. More...

Police, EMS to mark 9/11 with community safety day

HOWELL — Patrolman Riaz Motani had originally planned to hold Howell’s community safety day on June 6. The events had been arranged. Major sponsor Chick-fil-A had volunteered the restaurant and its parking area for the program. More...

Quid pro quo

OCEAN VIEWS
 PATRICIA A. MILLER

Ocean County voters slogging through these sour economic times need to pay attention to what is going on behind closed doors in their towns and county government, because deals are being made, jobs are being created, and jobs are going to people who More...

Walk honors late Howell teen

On Sept. 12 at 3 p.m. on the boardwalk at Pier Village in Long Branch, Prevention First will be hosting the fourth annual Amanda Faith Reo Memorial Walk. More...

MOMS Club: Supply drive was a success

JACKSON — The MOMS Club of Jackson completed its ninth annual Back to School Drive on Aug. 25. More than 70 backpacks were donated to the Jackson Food Pantry to benefit local children, ranging from prekindergarten through high school. More...

Increases continue to shrink

Teacher salary settlement rates are continuing their downward trend, with the 83 contracts negotiated since January providing average raises of 1.91 percent for 2010-11, the New Jersey School Boards Association reported on Sept. 1. More...

Bulletin Board

Renaissance Fair will benefit charities

The Lakewood Lions Club and the Society for Creative Anachronism will host their 29th annual Charity Renaissance Fair Sept. 18 and 19 in Lakewood’s Pine Park at Country Club Drive and County Line Road, Lakewood. More...

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• “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” by Washington Irving will be presented by the American Historical Theatre of Philadelphia at 7 p.m. Oct. 12 at the Jackson library, 2 Jackson Drive, Jackson. More...

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• An indoor flea market will be held from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 11 at St. Aloysius Church, 935 Bennetts Mills Road, Jackson. Refreshments will be available courtesy of the Holy Name Society. More...

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Obituaries

Susan Marie Witkowski

Ms. Witkowski, 59, of Monroe, formerly of East Brunswick, died Aug. 11, 2010, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. More...

Lorraine “Lorrie” L. Boyce

Mrs. Boyce, 54, of Farmingdale, died July 28, 2010, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born in Neptune and was a lifelong Farmingdale resident. Mrs. Boyce was a homemaker. More...

Joseph Mrakovcich

Mr. Mrakovcich, 78, of Howell, died July 31, 2010, at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune Township. He was born in Krk, Croatia. Prior to retirement, he was a courtroom attendant at the Monmouth County Courthouse in Freehold. More...

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