Category: Tri-Town News
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Investigation: No officer talked to Howell mayor
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer HOWELL — A police internal affairs investigation launched on Jan. 23 following allegations made by the mayor against a councilman has been closed. The investigation concluded that Mayor Joseph M. DiBella’s allegations of impropriety by Councilman Bob Walsh and unnamed Howell police officers were unfounded. Investigators…
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Jackson artist honored at Monmouth County show
The individual works of five artists have been selected winners in the Monmouth County Arts Council’s 2006 Juried Art Show and Sale. The winners are: • Tim Gaydos, Paterson, for his acrylic painting “Park Morning II.” • Michael Lee, Neptune, for a photograph, “Ester.” • Robert Pillsbury, Long Branch, for a mixed-media work, “Broken Horizon.”…
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New twp. manager ready to get to work in Howell
BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer Howell HOWELL — There will be a new manager watching over the $40 million business of the township. On Feb. 27, Thomas Czerniecki, 38, will take over the reins of government administration in Howell from Bruce Davis. Davis has held the dual role of township clerk…
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Deitz closing the book on service to education
Former Manalapan resident to be honored by local foundation BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer Marcia Deitz With more than 30 years of dedicated service to improving education in Monmouth County, former Manalapan resident Marcia Deitz has a lot to be proud of as she steps down from most of her public…
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Kiwanis presents grant to children’s hospital
The New Jersey District of Kiwanis International announced that it will award a $500,000 grant to the Children’s Specialized Hospital Foundation. Kiwanis leaders presented the foundation with a gift of $50,000, the first installment in their pledge, at a press conference at Children’s Specialized Hospital, Toms River. The grant, approved in August at the annual…
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Lakewood man’s killer still at large
BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer LAKEWOOD — A township man met a violent death in a downtown business last week, and police are still searching for his killer. According to Lakewood police Sgt. Maureen McGilloway, officers responded to a report on Feb. 7 that a man had been shot inside the…
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100 days of fun
JEFF GRANIT staff Nicole Foley plays with some of the 100 balloons that filled a room at the Precious Angels Preschool, Howell, on Feb. 2, which was the 100th day of school. Among the activities children enjoyed on the special day at school was a hopathon to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association. An MDA spokesperson…
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Parents’ grief serves as warning to others
Couple who lost daughter hope her face will serve as a reminder of crime BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Over the past four years more than 300 people have been arrested in Manalapan and charged with driving while intoxicated. “It works out to an average of 78 people a year and…
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Girl Scout directors ready for a busy year
HOWELL — Monmouth Council of Girl Scouts held its 44th annual council meeting on the evening of Jan. 19. The council’s new Program Activity Center was decorated to echo classic Hollywood and reflect the theme of this year’s event: “Soaring Beyond Greatness.” According to a press release from the Girl Scouts, the theme communicated the…
