Manchester, NJ

PDF of print edition KINDERGARTENERS ALL SMILES FOR DENTAL HEALTH MONTH       LAKEHURST - The kindergarten classes at Lakehurst Elementary School recently celebrated Dental Health Month. The nurse at Lakehurst School joined with the classes to promote good dental health. They also learned abut how to keep their bodies clean and healthy. They learned about germs and prop... More ... Girl's 11th Birthday Party Highlights Dangers Of Rare Spinal Illness By Bill McLaughlin       It was Carly Ruhnke's 11th birthday last Saturday and she shared it with a hundred friends and relatives at a party at the Bayville Elks Lodge 2394. Carly and other children who have the rare Morquio Syndrome were guests of honor at a fundraiser to promote research on the disease. More ... Classic Satire Brings Humor And History To Suffrage Movement By Keith Hagarty       Women should not be allowed to vote. That was the satirical message delivered to the predominantly all-female audience who crowded into the Jackson branch of the Ocean County Library system last week for a turn of the century, comedic performance on the women's suffrage movement. More ... Community Rocked By Death Of Jackson Siblings By Keith Hagarty       Tragedy struck the area last week after an early morning fatal car accident in Jackson took the lives of Andrew Miller, 17, and 16-year old stepsister, Shatone Glover. The one-vehicle accident occurred March 7 at approximately 7 a.m. on Freehold Road, approximately half a mile from Cedar Swamp Roa... More ... BRICK FAMILY HITS JACKPOT ON "DEAL OR NO DEAL" By Keith Hagarty       When Wayne Ramos underwent back surgery two years ago, he fell on tough times. With seven children, a wife and out of work for six months, Christmas gifts were few and far between, leaving him and his family no choice but to move in with his in-laws. More ... Debate Wages Over Impact Of Off-Road Vehicles By Bill McLaughlin       The popularity of off-road vehicles has soared in the past two decades to the point where the sport is zooming beyond longtime pastimes as a popular diversion for youngsters. "Kids don't play baseball or football like they used to," said Kenny Dean, president of the Off-Road Vehicle Club of southe... More ... Group Seeks Help To Reopen Novins Planetarium By Bill McLaughlin       A move to rehabilitate and reopen the Robert J. Novins Planetarium on the campus of Ocean County College got underway at the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders meeting last Wednesday afternoon. A new website - www.savetheplanetarium. More ...