Category: Tri-Town News
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Friends rally to support crash victim
JACKSON — Many old friends remain just that — old friends — often through thick and thin. Tommy McKenna, Charles F. Wetherell and Ray Durao grew up together in Jackson, attended Jackson Memorial High School together and still live in the township. They have remained close friends over the years, but now McKenna, 42, is…
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County college sponsors London trip
The 26th annual Ocean County College Theatre in London Seminar will take place in January. The 15-day trip will feature 10 or more theatrical productions including The Royal National Theatre, The Royal Shakespeare Co., London’s West End (equivalent to Broadway) and the Fringe (Off-Broadway). The trip will take place Jan. 5-19. Seating is limited, so…
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In the Service
Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Trevor R. Kuusalu, son of Laura Ostroff of Toms River and Thomas Kuusalu of Lakewood, and more than 2,000 Marines and Sailors assigned to the 24th Marine Expedi-tionary Unit (MEU) recently began the process of ensuring security and stability in the central Iraqi province of Northern Babil. Operating from Forward Operating…
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Howell Women’s Club to host membership tea
The Howell Women’s Club will host its annual membership tea at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 14 at the Taunton School library on Taunton Road, Howell. Women from the Howell, Jackson, Lakewood and Freehold areas are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served. The Howell Women’s Club is a social and charitable organization of women from the…
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Candidate wants county to acquire Superfund site
BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer HOWELL — Steve Morlino, a Democratic candidate for the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders, is calling on the present freeholders to condemn the former 6.1-acre Zschiegner Refining Company on Maxim-Southard Road. Once it is acquired, Morlino said, the property could be left as open space or…
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Library’s Sept. 11 events will focus on democracy
As part of a nationwide day of reflection on Sept. 11, the Ocean County Library will present a schedule of free programs focusing on democracy. More than 16,000 libraries, including all 20 branches of the Ocean County Library system, are participating in The September Project, a collection of people, groups and organizations working to create…
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Monmouth residents relate life and times
First-person accountsof bygone eras addspice to library project BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Monmouth residents relate life and times First-person accounts of bygone eras add spice to library project BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer What started out as an idea in the mind of Flora T. Higgins has become a legacy that will be…
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Howell Day celebration will wrap up summer
Finals of Howell Idolcontest scheduledfor Sept. 4 at park BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Howell Day celebration will wrap up summer Finals of Howell Idol contest scheduled for Sept. 4 at park BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer HOWELL — The 33rd edition of Howell Day will be held Saturday at Oak Glen Park, Preventorium Road, from…
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Schools still feeling squeezed with $92M budget
Improvement in testscores remains priorityfor staff in Lakewood BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer Improvement in test scores remains priority for staff in Lakewood BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer Lakewood’s public schools will welcome students back to class with open arms but few changes, according to Superintendent of Schools Ernest Cannava. "There wasn’t a lot we could…
