Category: Tri-Town Calendar
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State confirms $14.2 million
in funding for 3 new schools State confirms $14.2 million in funding for 3 new schools HOWELL — The Howell K-8 school district will receive $14.2 million in grants from the New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation (SCC), Gov. James E. McGreevey announced. "The state is committed to improving school facilities for New Jersey students in…
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Jackson PBA to help families in need
JACKSON — The Jackson Township PBA membership has become aware that there are several local families that are having a tough time economically. As in years past the Jackson PBA membership will again be helping families that are in need, according to a press release from the association. The PBA started donating holiday meals to…
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JERRY WOLKOWITZ Howell High School Student Council members (l-r) Julia Suppa, Matt Forys, Dan Irvin and Jena Diamente sort items that were donated by the school’s performing arts students for the ongoing Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots campaign.
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New Egypt School to host holiday craft bazaar
The New Egypt Elementary School PTO will hold its fifth annual Holiday Craft Bazaar on Dec. 7 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the school on Evergreen Road. More than 75 spaces will be showcasing quilts, hand-crafted jewelry, gift baskets, ceramics, dolls, wood crafts, scenic paintings and candles among other things. Some spaces are…
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Prospective buyer pulls outlet center expansion plan
JACKSON — In a series of swift and surprising developments that appeared to catch Planning Board members off-guard and bewildered, plans to expand the Jackson Outlet Village, Route 537, have been shelved by Chelsea Property Group of Roseland, which is still in negotiations to purchase the property from its present owner, New Plan Excel Realty…
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‘Scrooge’ pays visit to Strand
Usually she’s orchestrating an army of volunteers, but during the award-winning Strand Theater Project’s musical production of Scrooge, Judie Jensen will also be conducting an orchestra of 12 musicians and playing keyboard. Before Jensen took charge of the theater’s auxiliary in March, it was a group of volunteers who "just got together." With the continuing…
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Jackson Kiwanis slates
Breakfast With Santa The Kiwanis Club of Jackson will be sponsoring a Breakfast With Santa on Dec. 8 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Whitesville Firehouse, 81 Hope Chapel Road, Jackson. All children attending will receive a treat. Cost to attend will be $5 for adults and $3 for children. Lakewood library offers programs…
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Volunteers sought to help in Jackson area
A health care agency in the Jackson area is seeking volunteers to help decorate its recreation center for the upcoming holidays. Any resident who has the time (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) through Dec. 6 to volunteer should call. The minimum age required for volunteering is 18. For more information or to volunteer call (732)…
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Preservation of farm in works
HOWELL — At no cost to the township, a $1 million land acquisition deal, when closed, will add 140 acres to Howell’s land preservation program. Barry Lefkowitz, the township’s economic development consultant, announced that a deal brokered between Councilman George Pettignano and the Monmouth County Park System and Monmouth County Board of Recreation Commis-sioners is…
