Category: Tri-Town News
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Firm plans supermarket on site of old restaurant
BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer Firm plans supermarket on site of old restaurant BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer LAKEWOOD — A supermarket that burned down last summer may find new life and new business on the site of a longtime Lakewood restaurant that shuttered its doors years ago. On May 2, the Zoning Board of Adjustment…
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County releases deer report
The Monmouth County Park System has released its “Deer Management Background Report” and “Deer Management Program Annual Report” and has scheduled public information sessions related to the report. The reports contain information about the program as administered by the park system during the 2004-05 deer hunting season and staff recommendations for the 2005-06 season. Complete…
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County advises residents to use fertilizer with care
Ocean County homeowners are being advised to remember that heavy use of lawn fertilizers will find its way into the county’s waterways, leading to non-source point pollution problems later this summer, a health department spokesman said. “We live in a water environment here in Ocean County,” said Robert Ingenito, environmental health coordinator. “Overuse of lawn…
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Council to review budget
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer HOWELL — For the sixth year in a row, a small margin of voters has defeated the Board of Education’s proposed budget for the coming school year. On April 19, voters rejected a $60 million tax levy to support the board’s proposed $98.6 million budget for…
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FRHSD budget approved by margin of 563 votes
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Voters in the Freehold Regional High School District have given their approval to raise $93.5 million in local taxes to support a $150.5 million budget for the 2005-06 school year. The annual school election was April 19. Voters also returned three incumbents to the FRHSD Board…
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Oceanfirst Foundation donates to United Way
United Way of Ocean County has been awarded $450,000 to support local initiatives and community programs that address Ocean County’s most pressing needs by OceanFirst Foundation of Toms River. The grant will be paid over three years and will benefit thousands of individuals served by United Way supported programs. “OceanFirst Foundation has again demonstrated its…
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Dylan, Willie to perform in Lakewood
LAKEWOOD — The Lakewood BlueClaws and Jam Productions have teamed up again to present Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson live in concert at FirstEnergy Park, on June 15 at 6:30 p.m., part of the “Let’s Play Two” summer tour. This is the second concert scheduled for FirstEnergy Park this summer, with Bryan Adams and Def…
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Defeated school budget now in town’s hands
Jackson committee will review $121M spending plan BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer For a fourth straight year, Jackson voters turned down the Board of Education’s proposed budget, while re-electing one board member and denying another incumbent a second term. When voters went to the polls on April 19, a majority of…
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In change from years past, voters OK budget
Lakewood schools gain support from residents BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer The Lakewood Board of Education’s long string of school budget defeats came to an end on April 19 with the approval of a $99.5 million budget proposed for the 2005-06 school year. The budget was approved by a vote of…
