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November 5, 2009
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Sammi Vigna of Howell High School concentrates on a move as she competes on the uneven bars during the 2009 Shore Conference Gymnastics Championships held at Brick Memorial High School, Brick Township, Oct. 31. For story and more photos, see Sports. More...
Reina, Bressi are winners in Jackson
By Dave Benjamin

JACKSON — On Election Day, Nov. 3, Michael Reina, who was appointed mayor of Jackson when the former mayor resigned, won the right to complete the unexpired term, and Kenneth Bressi won a Township Council seat that runs through 2012. More...


Rezoning may open door for athletic club
Howell Township Council makes Fairfield Road site OK for recreational uses
BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer

Despite fervent opposition from residents, the Howell Township Council has voted to rezone a parcel of land on which a developer wants to build a multipurpose recreation and sports complex known as Monmouth Athletic Center (MAC). More...


Pupils commit to being kind

Alot of buckets are being filled at the New Egypt Primary School in Plumsted these days. Children who attend the school kicked off National Acts of Kindness Week by filling buckets with random acts of kindness, which is the foundation for the school's ongoing character education program. More...


Fall Fest

Visitors to the Plumsted Fall Fest on Nov. 1 found a lot happening on the streets of downtown New Egypt. More...


Board opens hearing on plan for 11 homes
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer

JACKSON — An application filed by Blackfish LLC for a 13-lot subdivision on a cul-de-sac to be known as Black Road has come before the Jackson Planning Board for initial testimony and will be continued on Dec. 7. Black Road will be off Ridge Avenue, which is just north of Route 571. More...


 Bulletin Board
•Event to focus on women in music
An afternoon tea hosted by the Lakewood Historical Society will be held at 2 p.m. Nov. 7 in the Strand Theater Gallery, 400 Clifton Avenue, Lakewood. "Women Write the Songs," a musical program that features a look at the role of women in music, will be presented. A variety of finger sandwiches an... More...
•Plumsted Senior Outreach Services plans lunch
•Therapy dogs sought to visit the elderly
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 Editorials
•Volunteer, 'you will love the giving you do'
Alms is just another word for charity. Post 9/11, the acts of charity and volunteerism around this country were legendary and otherwise without parallel. Some social and charitable agencies were overwhelmed and needed to turn away volunteers. More...
•Cartoon
•Clinch clan in the flu's clinches
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 Greg Bean's Column
•Another race where we picked the lesser evil
In my home state of Wyoming at the dawn of the 20th century, there was a surfeit of what were politely referred to as "bachelor cowboys." It wasn't that these old boys didn't like women; in fact, they loved them, every chance they got. More...
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 Obituaries
•Josephine F. Zielinski
Mrs. Zielinski, 86, of Middletown, died Oct. 24, 2009, in Shrewsbury. She was employed at Western Electric, Kearny, for 25 years, and was a member of the Pioneers Club. Mrs. Zielinski was predeceased by her husband, Stephen, in 1984; a brother, John; and four sisters, Lillian, Mary, Anne and Marth... More...
•Frances Barbara "Penny" Lach Miltner
•Dolores Ann Willbergh
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 Schools
•St. Aloysius grads honored at St. Rose
JACKSON — St. Aloysius School has announced that several of its alumni were among those students recently honored at St. Rose High School, Belmar. On Sept. 17, St. Rose held its annual National Honor Society induction ceremony and academic awards ceremony at which several St. More...
•Youngsters will learn about helping others
•Random drug tests to be used in FRHSD
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 Sports
•Howell Rebels win SC gymnastics title
Brianna Ecklof leads way with all-around triumph
Brianna Ecklof made a dramatic return to all-around competition at the Oct. 31 Shore Conference Gymnastics Championships at Brick Memorial High School, Brick Township. More...
•Howell girls second in conference X-C
•Jaguars fall in conference final
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 Business
•Business Briefs
A trade show networking extravaganza, a joint effort of the chambers of commerce of Lakewood, Point Pleasant, Brick Township, Point Pleasant Beach and Toms River, will be held 5-7 p.m. Nov. 12 at Jenkinson's Pavilion, Point Pleasant Beach. More than 100 businesses will display their services and... More...
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