Category: Tri-Town Calendar
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Jackson car crashes kill two, injure two on Monday
Jackson car crashes kill two, injure two on Monday JACKSON — Two people were killed in a one-car crash on Farmingdale Road Monday afternoon. One of the victims was a senior at Freehold Township High School. In another motor vehicle accident on Monday, two Jackson residents were seriously injured at 5:15 a.m. Monday on Jackson…
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Towns receive state funds for road repairs
Acting Gov. Donald T. DiFrancesco and Transportation Commissioner James Weinstein announced the awarding of $65 million to municipalities from all 21 counties for local street repair and resurfacing projects. This amount represents a portion of the $170 million available through the N.J. Department of Transportation’s 2002 Local Aid program. Municipal aid is based on a…
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Roberts, Francis win in Plumsted
PLUMSTED — Newly elected Township Committeewoman Ada Roberts, 73, told a Greater Media Newspapers reporter last week that her "basic philosophy" used to be that women don’t belong in politics. However, she said, years of working alongside her late husband Clarence "Mike" Roberts changed her mind. Called Mike Roberts’ "right arm" by Mayor Ron Dancer,…
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Residents sought for town boards
HOWELL — The Township Council is looking for a few good men and women to fill positions on several township boards, commissions and committees. They are: Citizens Advisory Committee, Community Alliance, Cultural Arts and Heritage Committee, Economic Development Committee, Environmental Commission, Ethics Board, Farmers Advisory Committee, Lake Restoration and Wildlife Committee, Local Assistance Board, Mobile…
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AmeriCorps will place volunteers in Jackson
AmeriCorps will place volunteers in Jackson JACKSON — AmeriCorps of Asbury Park is seeking volunteers who would like to lend their time to work at the Forest Resource Education Center, 370 East Veterans Highway. AmeriCorps is a national service program that provides people of all ages and backgrounds with education awards in exchange for a…
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Bulletin Board
• Food distribution will take place on Nov. 15 at the St. Thomas AME Church, 283 Whitesville Road, Jackson, between 5-7 p.m. Sponsored by the Jackson Women of Today, this service is open to all Jackson residents. Applications will be completed; ID required. • Make and bake craft show is being sponsored by the Altar…
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Original Cabin owner ready for return of restaurant
Original Cabin owner ready for return of restaurant VERONICA YANKOWSKI Rod Cunliffe, the original owner of the Cabin, Route 33, Howell, has reacquired the restaurant and is rebuilding following a June 2000 fire. HOWELL — Rod Cunliffe wants to prove that you can go home again. Which is what he says it feels like now…
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Powders, planes, lights keep cops busy
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The anthrax scare that has gripped the nation in the last few weeks is keeping the members of a local police force busy. A check of Freehold Township police logs over the past few weeks reveals that calls numbering in the dozens have come into headquarters from residents reporting the presence of…
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Fall prevention seminar offered at MCOC in Brick
Fall prevention seminar offered at MCOC in Brick The Department of Community and Senior Services at Medical Center of Ocean County, Route 70 and Cedarbridge Avenue, (Brick Plaza), Brick, is offering a free Fall Prevention program Nov. 29 from 11 a.m. to noon. Learn about the leading causes of falls, easy ways to modify your…
