Category: Tri-Town News
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Board members fear voters will nix budget
Lakewood residents willhave say on 14.7-centincrease on April 20 BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer Board members fear voters will nix budget Lakewood residents will have say on 14.7-cent increase on April 20 BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer LAKEWOOD — Following a marathon session that lasted from 7 p.m. March 29 until 2 a.m. March 30, the…
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Rebuilding Iraq proves challenging task
Marlboro BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer Marlboro’s Jeff Cantor led unit that set up PHOTOS COURTESY OF JEFF CANTOR The civil affairs unit of U.S. Army Maj. Jeff Cantor of Marlboro (second from right) was entrusted with the job of establishing a new democratic form of government in Kirkuk, Iraq, a hotbed of ethnic tensions. new govt.…
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Local youngsters aid church’s fund-raising effort
BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer FREEHOLD — Samantha Daesener’s church, the First Presbyterian Church, West Main Street, needs a $1 million addition, so Daesener encouraged her Sunday school class to come up with ways to raise funds. In a short time, the 11- and 12-year-olds raised almost $1,000, surprising their teacher…
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Support group growing, aims to educate doctors
Area residents who haveankylosing spondylitisshed light on condition BY LARRY RAMERStaff Writer Support group growing, aims to educate doctors Area residents who have ankylosing spondylitis shed light on condition BY LARRY RAMER Staff Writer Howard Feingold’s efforts to spread awareness about his rare disease are beginning to bear fruit. Feingold has ankylosing spondylitis (AS), which…
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Grisanti will run to retain seat on Jackson committee
BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer Grisanti will run to retain seat on Jackson committee BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer JACKSON — Deputy Mayor Joseph Grisanti, a two-term Democrat on the Township Committee, told the Tri-Town News on Monday that he will seek re-election to a three-year term in November. "This is my sixth year on the…
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Student achievers make marks in, out of school
Principals laud seniorsfor outstanding effort in classroom & community BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Principals laud seniors for outstanding effort DAVE BENJAMIN Senior Courtney Krol (with plaque) was honored as Howell High School’s student achiever for 2003-04 at a recent meeting of the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education and will be honored with…
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Morris, Lawson running for FRHSD Howell seat
BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Morris, Lawson running for FRHSD Howell seat BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Two candidates are running for the right to represent Howell on the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education. Howell residents Donald E. Morris, 43, and Ronald G. Lawson, 55, are running for a three-year term. Residents of…
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$50M budget introduced
by Lakewood committeeSpending plan calls for first municipal tax rate hike in seven yearsBY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer by Lakewood committee Spending plan calls for first municipal tax rate hike in seven years BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer LAKEWOOD — The Township Committee on March 25 introduced a $50.4 million spending plan for 2004 that would…
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Liaison urges council to push for high school
BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Liaison urges council to push for high school BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer HOWELL — The Township Council’s appointed liaison to the Freehold Regional High School District told the members of the council the FRHSD is facing the impending need of a new high school and she said that school should…
