Category: Tri-Town News
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Datebook
• “Tea With Mussolini,” starring Cher and Judi Dench, will be shown at the Howell library, 318 Old Tavern Road, at 2 p.m. March 31. Details: (732) 938-2300. • Science Project Help will be available March 31 from 3:30-5 p.m. at the Howell library, 318 Old Tavern Road. • Bagels, Brownies, and Books, a program…
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Budget to be in hands of residents April 19
BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer LAKEWOOD — The Board of Education adopted a $99,483,630 budget for the 2005-06 school year at its March 23 meeting. Board President Abraham Ostreicher and board members Meir Grunhut, Irene Miccio, Meir Neumann, Simcha Shain, Bruce Stern and Leonard Thomas voted to adopt the budget. Vice…
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Ocean County reviewing rail line information
While NJ Transit continues its studies of the proposed Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex rail lines, Ocean County officials are urging the state agency to focus on the connection to Monmouth Junction, South Brunswick. “The Monmouth Junction alignment offers the fullest range of travel destinations and helps build system-wide connections that strengthen New Jersey’s transportation system,” said Ocean County…
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Program puts information about seniors in handy spot
HOWELL — Monmouth County Sheriff Joseph W. Oxley and Office on Aging Executive Director John A. Wanat launched their latest collaborative effort, the Gold Star Senior Travel Program, on March 18 at the Howell Senior Center. According to a press release, the program provides emergency identification for senior citizens when traveling by car. The special…
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Oh, no! Here comes the school principal
Lori Clinch Are We There Yet? I’d like to state for the record that our school principal is a great man. A real happy-go-lucky sort of guy. Always there with a “hello,” anxious to assist with the door, and quick to snap and point whenever I get out of line. I just don’t like to…
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PEOPLE will not support immigration reform confab
UPA group that will meet in Freehold Twp. tagged with BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD — Americans in many towns across the nation — like Freehold Borough — have been dealing with issues related to illegal immigration over the past decade. As residents decide how to cope with…
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Civic chorus performance to feature Broadway tunes
JACKSON — The Jackson Civic Chorus will present its spring concert, “Broadway Favorites,” on April 16 at 8 p.m. at the Jackson United Methodist Church, 68 Bennetts Mills Road, and April 17 at 3 p.m. at the Jackson Senior Center, 45 Don Connor Boulevard. Suggested donations for tickets are $7 for general admission and $5…
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Howell council hears from only 1 public official
Inquiry focuses on rezoning and political contributions BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Howell’s mayor and Township Council members got to question only one witness at a special meeting Monday — a meeting that was convened to look into how and why a particular housing application came to be approved. Republican Councilwoman…
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Teen issues focus of program
JACKSON — Talking to your teenager can be, to say the least, difficult at times, so when a program comes along to help parents address such everyday issues as drugs, alcohol, smoking and sex it’s important to find a little help. HiTOPS (Health-Interested Teens’ Own Program on Sexuality), part of the Teen Pregnancy Task Force…
