Category: Tri-Town News
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Retail uses are expected to play key role in plan
Jackson Commons will take shape over 15-20 years BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer JACKSON — The community’s largest commercial development will likely be home to its largest shopping destinations, according to Tom Bovino, a spokesman for developer Mitch Leigh. “The primary interest we’ve had (in Jackson Commons) was from shopping center…
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Another photo casualty in the annals of the DMV
Lori C linch Are We There Yet? I picked up the phone the other day to call the doctor’s office so I could set up an appointment for my annual physical. I might have even done it if it hadn’t been for one thing: I didn’t want to. There’s nothing I hate more than the…
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Howell ready to act on annexation
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer HOWELL — An ordinance that would provide for the annexation of the property where Pine View Estates will be built in neighboring Wall Township is scheduled for introduction Feb. 15. The formal introduction will follow last month’s approval by Wall officials and allow the Township Council…
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Laird legacy lives on at Colts Neck factory
Company known for producing AppleJack marks 225th anniversary BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Rose Marie Laird (l) and her daughter, Lisa Laird Dunn, examine family documents that show the origin of their Colts Neck liquor company. COLTS NECK — In 1698 William Laird settled in Monmouth County, where…
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Filing deadline approaches for school board candidates
Citing challenges facing the state’s public schools, the president of the New Jersey School Boards Association (NJSBA) urged eligible citizens to consider service on their local boards of education. The deadline to file nominating petitions to run for office in this year’s school election is 4 p.m. Feb. 28. The election will take place on…
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Cancer society seeks volunteers
The American Cancer Society’s Jersey Shore Region will host a number of kickoff rallies in February and March to share with residents of Monmouth and Ocean counties the importance of Relay for Life in saving lives from cancer. Relay for Life is an overnight American Cancer Society event that mobilizes communities throughout the country to…
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Many media represented in arts council exhibition
BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer The Monmouth County Arts Council is putting on a show for the art lover in everyone. The juried art show and sale features a medley of artists with a variety of styles of art ranging from videos, oil and watercolor paintings, to photography, sculpture and more.…
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Permit fees to be waived for families of service personnel
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer HOWELL — Mayor Joseph M. DiBella’s proposal to waive municipal permit and application fees for the families of active duty military personnel became policy through a unanimous Township Council vote. DiBella said he believed the waiver of all township permit and application fees for the immediate…
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Results of Howell water tests concern BTMUA
BY KATHY BARATTA and JENNIFER DOME Staff Writers BY KATHY BARATTA and JENNIFER DOMEStaff Writers News that some homes in the Ramtown section of Howell are plagued by “scale” buildup in their water pipes caused concern among Brick officials last week. A first round of testing by Howell’s independent testing agency, Brinkerhoff Associates, revealed that…
