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November 24, 2004
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Students create special holiday feast
Jackson High School class serves Thanksgiving meal to district staff
BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer
Thanksgiving came a day early to Jackson Memorial High School on Nov. 23 as special education students hosted their annual holiday feast for the district’s special services staff. More...
Residents irked by affordable housing plan
Lakewood officials consider move to sell off 40 acres
BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer

Life in Lakewood is a numbers game. For Mayor Raymond Coles, who is a proponent of affordable housing, the quality of life can be measured by the number of units built to house the working poor. For homeowners, the quality of life is measured by the number of trees that are cut down in their neighbo More...

Council to try again on tree-removal law
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer

HOWELL — Another attempt to introduce a woodlands management or so-called tree ordinance was scheduled for the Township Council’s meeting Nov. 23. More...


’78 Battle of Monmouth featured in documentary
BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer

The Battle of Monmouth will take center stage in a History Channel documentary “Battlefield Detec-tives” to be broadcast at 9 p.m. Nov. 26. More...


Assembly committee to discuss Oyster Creek
BY JENNIFER DOME Staff Writer

The state Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committee is coming to Ocean County to hold a public meeting about the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant. The meeting will be held on Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. at the Brick civic center, Chambers Bridge Road. More...


Veteran police officer dies
BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer

LAKEWOOD — Cpl. Robert Edward Tossie Sr., a 25-year veteran of the Marlboro Police Department and one of the founders of the department’s successful Police Explorers program, died at his home in Lakewood on Nov. 15. More...


In the Service

Navy Seaman Recruit Arlene J. Birch, daughter of Pamela L. Birch of Jackson, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Com-mand, Great Lakes, Ill. During the eight-week program, Birch completed a variety of training which included classroom study and practical instruction on na More...


Residents hire attorney to fight Grawtown plan
BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer

JACKSON — It was lawyer vs. lawyer at the Nov. 15 meeting of the Planning Board. More...


 Bulletin Board
•Annual Festival of Choirs at church Dec. 5
The Howell Township Cultural Arts and Heritage Committee will present its 17th annual Festival Of Choirs Dec. 5 at 3 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church of Farmingdale, 8 Main St., Farmingdale. This is a free concert with a free hot buffet following the performance. Details: (732) 938-4500, ex More...
• Christmas Lantern Tours slated for Allaire Village
•Santa and Elf set to parachute into Lakewood
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 Letters
•Volunteers are the heart and soul of American Red Cross efforts
As Thanksgiving ap-proaches, family and friends gather to give thanks for their good fortune over the past year. More...
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 Editorials
•Acting gov. outlines guiding philosophies
Ri chard C odey Guest Column Elected officials often are asked why we chose to enter public service. It’s a good question. After all, who in their right mind would voluntarily turn over their personal life and freedom to the public and the media? More...
•Cartoon
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 Obituaries
•Obituaries
Timothy F. O’Brien Mr. O’Brien, 41, of Old Bridge, died Nov. 8 at home. Surviving are two sisters, Patricia Olcott of the Hamilton Square section of Hamilton and Eileen Messina of Brick; and six nieces and nephews, Sam, Jennifer, David, Allison, Jay and Jeffrey. Services were held at Gundrum Serv More...
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 Sports
•A championship affair
FARRAH MAFFAI staffHowell’s Julian Berrior tries to take the ball from the Allentown Red Storm’s Josh Howell during Saturday’s Jersey Coast Youth Soccer U14 championship game in Allentown. The Red Storm won the game, 2-1. More...
•Pingry does it again to Lady Warriors in state championship
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 Business
•Business Briefs
ShopRite of Brick employees Chris Bednarski and Joe Myers of Howell are featured on special Cheerios box produced in honor of their store’s commitment to alleviating hunger. They were chosen through the ShopRite “Partners in Caring” program. The Cheerios boxes were unveiled Nov. 16 in a special cere More...
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