Category: Tri-Town News
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FTHS cast to perform ‘Outsiders’
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — It will the “haves” vs. the “have nots” when the Freehold Township High School Patriot Players present “The Outsiders” this week at the school, Elton-Adelphia Road. The classic novel by S.E. Hinton has been adapted for the stage by Christopher Sergel. “The Outsiders”…
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Professor receives grant from National Institutes of Health
Dr. Michael Palladino, of Howell, an associate professor in the Biology Department at Monmouth University, West Long Branch, has received a $175,521 Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). According to a press release from the university, the NIH is the largest and most prestigious public funding source for biomedical…
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Travelers tell different tales of Wilma’s visit
Experience in Mexican shelters was good for one family; tough for couple BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer During a moment when their vacation in Mexico was not being turned upside down by Hurricane Wilma, Robin Cohen (second from left) and her husband, Bruce (r), of Marlboro, enjoyed a drink with new…
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Grants place premium on protecting estuary
The Barnegat Bay National Estuary Program (BBNEP) is offering public participation and education minigrants for 2006. The BBNEP minigrant program supports community-based public outreach and education projects focusing on the Barnegat Bay estuary. According to a press release, empowering citizens through programs such as this helps foster an environmental ethic and promote community stewardship of…
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GOP gains majority on Jackson committee
Republicans will control governing body until new government debuts BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer Jackson JACKSON — Following the Nov. 8 municipal election there is good news and bad news for Jackson Republicans. The good news for the Republicans is that they have regained control of the Township Committee after six…
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Use of FEL site back on agenda
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer HOWELL – The Planning Board will meet tonight, Nov. 10, at 7:30 p.m. at Howell Middle School North to continue a public hearing on the possible redevelopment of the Frequency Engineering Laboratories (FEL) property. FEL, on Squankum Road at Birdsall Road, just outside Farmingdale, is a…
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Police seek driver who fled after hitting child
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer HOWELL — Police are continuing to search for the driver of a motor vehicle who struck a 4-year-old boy and left the scene of the accident on the evening of Nov. 4. Police have not released the name of the critically injured child. According to Howell…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Students take off at the start of the 1-mile Run for Vets at the Christa McAuliffe Middle School, Jackson, on Monday. The McAuliffe School’s Run for Vets is an annual fund-raising event that honors Americans who have served in the nation’s armed forces.
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Benefit show to shine light on teen suicide
Jody Joseph, a popular New Jersey music instructor and front person for the well known act Jody Joseph and the Average Joes, has teamed up again with the New Jersey Chapter of the Yellow Ribbon International Suicide Prevention Program for the second LIVE — Rock for Life benefit concerts. LIVE is an acronym for Live,…
