Category: Tri-Town News
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Howell student invited to attend inauguration
Christina Rourke, of Howell, has been nominated to represent her school, Howell High School, where she is a senior, at the Presidential Youth Inaugural Conference in Washington, D.C. in January. She is currently trying to raise the funds to be able to attend. Selected for exemplary performance in the classroom and an interest in leadership,…
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Ocean County opens second off-leash dog park
Ocean County’s canines will now have the opportunity to run and play without their leash at the county’s newest dog park in Lakewood. Ocean County Freeholder John C. Bartlett Jr., who serves as liaison to the county’s Department of Parks and Recreation, announced that the county’s second off-leash dog facility is now open. “We’re very…
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Grange to seek approval for community garden
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer HOWELL — Representatives of the Southard Grange are hoping that municipal officials will allow the collective to produce a community garden on a section of township-owned land. Grange Master Elaine Taylor is an organic farmer who lives on Maxim-Southard Road. Taylor, who is a member of…
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Property owners irked over proposed changes
New group, HOOF, fears loss of equity if zoning changes BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Some Howell property owners say they’ll sue the township to reverse zoning changes they claim will decrease their property equity. John Pearson, who owns 15 acres that could be changed from ARE-2 to ARE-6 zoning under…
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Christine Kenny the poster child for juvenile diabetes
Matawan girl BY MICHELLE ROSENBERG Staff Writer BY MICHELLE ROSENBERGStaff Writer Christine Kenny, Matawan, 6, was diagnosed with type 1 juvenile diabetes at 22 months old and takes three to four insulin injections each day. This year the Kenny family raised $30,000 for juvenile diabetes research. ‘I feel low” are words that Chuck and Stephanie…
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Jury rules school land price is $11.4 million
Case centered on residential zoning that was in place BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer A state Superior Court jury issued a decision on Dec. 8 requiring the Jackson Board of Education to pay the Clayton Block company $11.4 million for 156 acres that were taken through condemnation in order to permit…
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Organizations claim housing to fill need
(Continued from page 9) affordable houses on this tract is between 300 and 400 units, but that could be subject to change. “Ideally, we would like to build townhouses if the cost allows us because they’re two-story buildings that are low-rise housing,” he said. “We’re looking to do something nice for people that will be…
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Air patrol gets new commander
Col. Robert Diduch has recently accepted the position of commander to Civil Air Patrol’s New Jersey Wing on McGuire Air Force Base. According to a press release, Diduch has been serving as the Northeast Region Director of Operations and New Jersey Wing Counter Drug Officer. He has held New Jersey Wing positions of chief pilot/standards…
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Adult Girl Scout volunteer visits NASA
Renee G. Naden, of Jackson, is one of 28 experienced Girl Scouts of USA adult master trainers who experienced the inside story of a working NASA center this past October at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, Calif. The participants toured the labs where spacecraft designs and testing were done. They also experienced new Earth…
