Category: Tri-Town News
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Heeding the call of the hungry
Soup kitchen at church in Lakewood provides hot meal twice a month BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Catherine Anthony (pictured) and her husband, Charles, welcome guests to the Under His Wing soup kitchen twice a month at All Saints Episcopal Church, Lakewood. There is divine inspiration on the…
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War in Iraq claims second local soldier
Dennis W. Zilinski II was a graduate of West Point BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer U.S. Army 1st Lt. Dennis W. Zilinski II, 23, of Howell, has become the second resident of Howell to have been killed in the line of duty while serving in Iraq. Army officials said Zilinski was…
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The becoming of Willie deCamp
How one man BY COLLEEN LUTOLF Staff Writer BY COLLEEN LUTOLFStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Willie deCamp at a recent Reedy Creek cleanup organized by Save Barnegat Bay. A small “d” in a person’s surname is said to denote royalty. But if you were to cut Willie deCamp, the staunch environmentalist would probably bleed green,…
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Howell’s name will stick
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer HOWELL — Even though this week’s Township Council workshop agenda had a discussion item listed as “History of Howell, Town Name,” don’t expect to see signs for “Colts Neck Adjacent,” “South Freehold,” “Upper Wall Township” or any other name change for Howell anytime soon, according to…
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Kafton wants state to adhere to local zoning
BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer JACKSON — If all else fails, sue. That is the recommendation of Deputy Mayor Michael Kafton, who urged his fellow committeemen at Monday night’s Township Committee meeting to take legal action against the state if the Pinelands Commission would not conform to Jackson’s 3- and 5-acre…
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Improvements planned for New Hampshire Avenue
LAKEWOOD — A center turn lane is among the improvements planned for a section of New Hampshire Avenue near FirstEnergy Park. “This is a growing industrial and commercial zone attracting visitors from both within and outside of Ocean County,” said Freeholder John P. Kelly, liaison to the Ocean County Engineer’s Office. “The freeholders have already…
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Severely challenged can connect through ART
JACKSON — Tim Lefens of Artistic Realization Technologies (ART) will give a presentation at the Ocean County Library’s Jackson Branch, 2 Jackson Drive, Dec. 10 at 2 p.m. ART is a nonprofit organization that creates systems that enable the uncompromised, creative self-expression of people with severe physical challenges. According to a press release, most of…
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Town’s business will continue
BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer JACKSON — A change of government will not affect the business of the government, according to Dr. Ernest Reock of the Center for Government Services at Rutgers University. “All actions and proceedings which are pending may continue and the appropriate officer or employee will be substituted,”…
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Jackson youth named scholar
JACKSON — Nicholas Pascullo, an eighth-grade student at the Ranney School, Tinton Falls, is one of 15 highly gifted students nationwide to be named a 2005 Caroline D. Bradley Scholar by the Institute of Educational Advancement in South Pasadena, Calif. He is the son of Susan and Glenn Pascullo, of Jackson. As a Caroline D.…
