Category: Tri-Town News
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In the Service
Army Reserve Pvt. Michelle Denison, daughter of Edward Denison, of Howell, has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and…
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Datebook
• Friday night dinners are served at the Millstone Elks lodge on Burnt Tavern Road in Millstone. The cost is $10 for adults and $7 for children. Proceeds benefit charities. Reservations are not required. The following dinners are scheduled: Jan. 21, chicken and ribs; Jan. 28, Italian dinner; Feb. 4, seafood; Feb. 11, Chicken francese…
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Food, wine tasting will benefit Tourette research
The 13th annual Garden State Food and Wine Tasting will be held Feb. 2 at Ocean Place Resort and Spa, Long Branch. This year’s Garden State Food and Wine Tasting event will benefit the Forgotten Few Tourette Syndrome Research Foun-dation. Anthony Fernicola, Holmdel, president of the Forgotten Few Tourette Syndrome Research Foundation, will chair the…
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Panel moving forward in study of government
Jackson group hears testimony from Wall officials BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer After three meetings, Jackson’s charter study commission has yet to examine any form of government other than the five-member Township Committee form that is currently in place. The five commission members who were elected by residents in November currently…
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Program preserves 46-acre farm tract
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Three contiguous farms off Hill Road, totaling 46 acres, have been permanently preserved. The farms were preserved through the Monmouth County Easement Purchase Program as a result of a partnership among the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders, the Monmouth County Planning Board, the…
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Howell teachers, board agree on three-year deal
Raises to average 3.25, 3.75, 4.25% over life of pact BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Teachers in Howell’s K-8 school district will re-ceive an average salary increase of 3.25 percent for the 2005-06 school year under the terms of a contract that was recently negotiated with the Board of Education. According…
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Applications being accepted for preservation of farmland
The Ocean County Agricultural Development Board is accepting new applications for the Ocean County Farmland Preservation Program. The deadline for the applications is Feb. 28. “Since the Farmland Preservation Program got under way in 1991, we have helped preserve 2,334 acres of farmland,” said Freeholder John C. Bartlett Jr., who serves as liaison to the…
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Photo
CHRIS KELLY staff The waters of Lake Carasaljo, Lakewood, provide the perfect bathing spot for a group of waterfowl that took a dip on Monday.
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Jackson h.s. band selected to march at inauguration
BY BETH ANN SCIALABBA Correspondent BY BETH ANN SCIALABBACorrespondent JACKSON — On Jan. 20, the Jackson Memorial High School band will make a special trip to Washington, D.C., to participate in the inauguration parade that will mark the official beginning of President George W. Bush’s second term in office. All 180 students from the Jaguar…
