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Vol. 17 - No. 15
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Business Directory........................23 Classifieds ....................................25 Community News....................10-15 Dear Joel.......................................28 Dr. Izzy’s Sound News .................18 Government ...................................9 Inside The Law .............................29 Letters to the Editor .........................8 Wolfgang .....................................31 WWW.MICROMEDIAPUBS.COM
September 10, 2016
Jackson MMA Champ Remains Undefeated, Eyes Pros –Photo by Jennifer Peacock BJ Young of Jackson shows off the three title belts he’s won since competing in amateur mixed martial arts events this last year. His record is 6-0.
–Photo courtesy St. Aloysius St. Aloysius School Fr. John Bambrick (Pastor) was on hand to greet the students (along with Principal Elizabeth O’Connor, Vice Principal Nancy Hegedus and Art Teacher Toni McEwan) as they came off the bus and headed into school. September 6 was Back to School for St. Aloysius Middle School students and September 7 was K-5 students.
Veterans Seek To Help, Honor Other Vets
By Jennifer Peacock JACKSON—What moved him the most was seeing homeless veterans. Don O’Connell had to do something. Himself a Cold War U.S. Army veteran, O’Connell joined with other veterans and their supporters to create New Jersey Veterans Helping Veterans Nationwide, a nonprofit organization that seeks to help veterans and their family in myriad ways. He founded it back in 2011 and is executive director. “I found that so many organizations are not helping veterans on the local level, and that’s how we started, on the local level,” (Veterans - See Page 5)
–Photo by Jennifer Peacock Ernest “Larry” St. Laurant receives a certificate of appreciation for his service in the U.S. Army during the Korean War from Don O’Connell, executive director of New Jersey Veterans Helping Veterans Nationwide.
By Jennifer Peacock JACKSON – “Relentless.” It’s the gym in Freehold where amateur MMA featherweight champion BJ Young does some training. It’s also his state of being. Ranked No. 1 in his class in New Jersey and No. 2 in the Northeast, Jackson native Young has a 6-0 record and three title belts, all accomplished in only 11 months. “Dominating.” (Champ - See Page 4)
Se�te��er 11 Cere�o�ies To Re�e��er Reside�ts Who Died I� Atta��s
By Catherine Galioto OCEAN COUNTY – Though the towers of New York City were another state away, the impact was nonetheless felt incredibly close to home. More than a dozen local residents died in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, in the World Trade Center but also on United Flight 93. Many of their names can be found in local memorials to September 11. Some of the men and women, ranging in ages from 26 to 70, were residents at the time, while others grew up or graduated here. Their names, compiled from archive
news reports and September 11 sites, are reprinted here: Peter Paul Apollo, Waretown, World Trade Center, born 1974. John James Badagliacca, of Brick and Staten Island, World Trade Center, born 1966. Brett T. Bailey of Brick, World Trade Center, born 1973. Evan Jay Baron, formerly of Long Beach Island, World Trade Center, born 1964. Christopher Seton Cramer of Manahawkin, World Trade Center, born 1967. John Robert Cruz of Jersey City, formerly (Remember - See Page 5)
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