Vol. 20 - No. 18
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THE JACKSON
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JERSEYSHOREONLINE.COM | September 28, 2019
Your FREE Weekly Hometown Newspaper For Jackson, New Egypt and Plumsted
Tenth Annual WILD Outdoor Expo Held
School Focuses On Special Education Program
Letters Page 6.
Community News! Don’t miss what’s happening in your town.
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Dr. Izzy’s Sound News
Audiologist Making House Calls
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Dear Pharmacist Page 15.
Inside The Law Page 17.
Business Directory Page 18-19.
Fun Page Page 20.
Wolfgang Puck Page 23.
—Photo by Bob Vosseller The 75th birthday of Smokey The Bear was celebrated by members of the NJ Forest Fire Service. By Bob Vosseller PLUMSTED – The State Department of Environmental Protection held its 10th Annual WILD Outdoor Expo, showcasing New Jersey’s outdoors and opportunities for recreational activities, on Sept. 7-8 at the Colliers Mills Wildlife Management Area, 401 Hawkin Rd, New Egypt.
The free expo ran from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days and featured more than 100 exhibits, demonstrations and seminars highlighting wildlife, conservation and New Jersey’s outdoors heritage. “This event provides a great opportunity for residents and visitors to discover new and exciting
ways to enjoy the great diversity of outdoor experiences that are available in New Jersey,” DEP Commissioner Catherine R. McCabe said. McCabe added, “this also is a great opportunity for families and people of all ages to appreciate the beauty of our environment, learn about conservation, try
new activities, and see some of our wildlife and aquatic life close up.” One of the expo’s highlights was a giant mobile aquarium which held a variety of warm-water game fish from the Charles O. Hayford State Fish Hatchery in Hackettstown. Casting and fishing
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Is It Possible To Beat The Odds? September Is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
By Kimberly Bosco The NJ Lottery estimates that you have a one in about 300 million chance of claiming that Mega Millions jackpot. National Geographic estimates that you have a one in 700,000 chance of being struck by lightning in the US. These high odds may seem wildly unlikely, yet
By Bob Vosseller JACKSON – Dr. Teresa Taylor has some large shoes to fill. She took over as special education director recently when Dr. Robert Cerco retired in August after years of service leading that crucial department. Cerco received high praise by Superintendent Stephen Genco and members of the Board of Education during their August meeting which also included a report on its special education program presented by Assistant Superintendent Nicole Pormilli. Taylor, who attended her first Board of Education meeting on Sept. 18 as the district’s new director of special education, said she started on Sept. 1 and was ready to work with the 1,400 special education students that the district has in the program. “That number changes every day,” Taylor said. She previously served as director at the Freehold Regional School District and is a licensed psychologist. Last month’s presentation focused on the performance of the district’s special education program which was based on how it related to the State Performance Plan (SPP). The PowerPoint presentation which Cerco helped prepare focused on data collected between Oct. 2016 to Oct. 2017.
The Nursing Lab Will See You Now
we still buy lottery tickets and we still seek shelter from a harsh storm. As a female, the odds of being diagnosed with ovarian cancer are a strikingly low one in 78. But does every woman take similar precautions to beat those odds? Does every woman get tested?
By Bob Vosseller TOMS RIVER – It was a gathering of celebration and thanks at the Toms River Center of the Ocean County Vocational Technical School where a ribbon cutting ceremony was held on Sept. 12 for the center’s new nursing lab. The event proved an opportunity to thank the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Foundation for its generosity. Education-Consultant and former
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