Category: Tri-Town News
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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,…
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In the Service
Army National Guard Master Sgt. Joseph Marra participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom at a forward-deployed operating location overseas. Operation Iraqi Freedom is the official name given to military operations involving members of the U.S. armed forces and coalition forces participating in efforts to free and secure Iraq. Mission objectives focus on force protection, peacekeeping, stabilization,…
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Freehold AAUW awards two scholarships
Harriette Nadia Reynoso (l) of Manalapan and Rose Van Clef of Howell have received scholarships from the Freehold Area Branch of the AAUW. Two scholarships to women returning to college were presented by the Freehold Area Branch of the American Association of University Women at its September meeting. The scholarships were awarded to Rose Van…
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Church adding needed space
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Sunday was a day of celebration for the congregation of the Hope Lutheran Church, Elton-Adelphia Road. The church, which was founded in 1967 and has since grown to a membership of more than 1,000 baptized members, held a groundbreaking ceremony for a construction project that will include repairs to the roof, the…
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Heating assistance available
With home heating costs at sky-high rates and no expectation of a decline, Commissioner of Human Services James Davy is reminding New Jersey residents there is help to keep warm this winter. The Low-Income Home Energy Assis-tance Program (LIHEAP) is a federally funded, state-administered program that provides an annual grant to income-qualified people. Those whose…
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Howell residents extend the hand of friendship
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer A group of Howell residents helped to brighten the day for Hurricane Katrina evacuees in Selma, Ala., during a recent visit. Pictured in the bottom row (l-r) are a youngster named Richard who became a special friend of the group, Lindsay Costantin, NBA player J.R. Smith,…
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Parents told to be wary of lurkers in cyberspace
BY COLLEEN LUTOLF Staff Writer BY COLLEEN LUTOLFStaff Writer You may think that you are monitoring your child’s Internet use, but law enforcement officials warn that you may not be the only person watching. “One in five kids are contacted by a sexual predator online,” said Sgt. Mike Nevil of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office…
