Category: Tri-Town News
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Chinese history, culture in spotlight at Howell
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer PHOTOSBY DAVE BENJAMIN Above, guest instructor/artist Linda Chiu teaches Howell High School students how to create letters and animal figures during a celebration of Asian culture. At left, Howell High School teacher Steven Kazakoff instructs (l-r) Mark Jander, Jordan Glass-berg, Mike Alicea, Megan Skrobacz, Rebecca Roe…
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Officials may take stand on ‘pay-to-play’ reforms
BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer JACKSON — Municipal officials may soon take up what has come to be known in New Jersey as pay-to-play reform. Pay-to-play is defined as a system in which professionals (i.e. attorneys, planners, engineers) who want to work for a municipality make campaign contributions with the understanding…
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Datebook
• Film at the Howell library, 318 Old Tavern Road, “Eat, Drink, Man, Woman,” a Mandarin film with English subtitles, will be shown March 16 at 10 a.m. and March 17 at 2 p.m. Details: (732) 938-2300. • Special Education Parent Advis-ory Council meeting March 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the Taunton School media center,…
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Datebook
• A pancake breakfast to benefit the Howell Eks Handicapped Children’s Committee will be held March 20 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Elks lodge, 84 Ram-town-Greenville Road, Howell. The cost for the “all you can eat” event is $4 for adults and $2.50 for children ages 12 and under. The Easter Bunny will…
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Blood drive to benefit youngster
JACKSON — A blood drive for Alexandra Braue will be held March 26 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the new Jackson Pop Warner Field House at the Holman School Field on Manhattan Street. Alexandra and her family live in Jackson where she attends school and is a flag cheerleader for Jackson Pop Warner.…
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Mayor calls for new look at project
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer HOWELL — Mayor Joseph M. DiBella wants a new look at a development approval granted to an age-restricted community. DiBella said that based on statements published in another newspaper alleging that the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the possibility of corruption by Howell officials, he…
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Freeholders unveil Ocean County spending package
The Ocean County Board of Freeholders introduced a $306 million spending package that funds all the county’s essential services and strengthens the ranks by increasing staff in areas such as law enforcement, transportation and veterans services. “This budget drops the county property tax rate by 4 cents (per $100 of equalized property value) while providing…
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Datebook
• Teen Zone meeting March 11, 3:30-4:45 p.m. at the Howell library, 318 Old Tavern Road. For students in grades five through 12 who want to help organized activities and programs at the library. Details: (732) 938-2300. • “Photographing Nature — Digitally,” a program focusing on the beginning photographer, will be offered by the Monmouth…
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Salon celebrates 25 years
BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer JOYCE BLAY Steven Magnifico and Diane Olivia celebrate their 25th anniversary as the owners and operators of Chateau Hair Designers. LAKEWOOD — Good times and good looks have been the hallmark of Chateau Hair Designers in Lakewood for the past 25 years. On Feb. 19, founding…
