Category: Tri-Town News
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Lakewood zoners grant variance for 29 homes
BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer Lakewood zoners grant variance for 29 homes BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer LAKEWOOD — Chestnut Street residents objecting to a proposed development on their block patiently waited three months to address the Zoning Board of Adjustment about it. On March 1, the determined residents finally got their chance to address the…
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Mentors make difference in lives of local children
BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Mentors make difference in lives of local children BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Carol Formanek (l) and Rebecca Flood discuss the good times they have shared as mentor and participant, respectively, in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Monmouth County. Carol Formanek and her friend Rebecca Flood have…
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‘Incendiary devices’ lead to arrest of vo-tech teen
BY KARL VILACOBAStaff Writer ‘Incendiary devices’ lead to arrest of vo-tech teen BY KARL VILACOBA Staff Writer BRICK — The Brick campus of the Ocean County Vocational School was evacuated March 5 after three explosive devices were discovered in a student’s backpack. Authorities charged a 14-year-old student from Brick with three counts of possession of…
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Nellie Bly takes center stage at Georgian Court
Nellie Bly takes center stage at Georgian Court LAKEWOOD — As part of Georgian Court University’s "Biographies From the Court" series, slated to begin March 17, guests of Mrs. Edith Kingdon Gould can expect to take tea with crusading journalist Nellie Bly. Bly, often considered the inventor of investigative reporting and the brand of undercover…
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Builders association will take part in Habitat work
Builders association will take part in Habitat work After most of the delays in the approval processes have been resolved, the New Jersey Shore Builders Association, Lakewood, is back on track with the home the association is building for Habitat for Humanity in Freehold Borough. "In spite of minimal affordable housing in New Jersey and…
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Music by women, but not for women only
BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer There is a deep vein of unmined gems running through the history of classical music. It is the golden music of women composers stretching back at least as far as the 12th century German composer Hildegard von Bingen. Hildegard of Bingen, 1098-1179, produced major works of…
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Plumsted, others win limit to water rate hike
BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Plumsted, others win limit to water rate hike BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer PLUMSTED — A decision by the mayor and Township Committee to fight a request by the Mount Holly Water Company to increase water rates has paid off. Mayor Ronald S. Dancer said the committee’s decision to participate in…
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Vote slated on plan to protect watershed
Proposal dictateslimitations in futurePinelands development Vote slated on plan to protect watershed Proposal dictates limitations in future Pinelands development A task force created to develop a plan for protecting critical natural resources in the Toms River watershed of Jackson and Manchester townships has submitted its findings and recommendations to the Pinelands Commission, Ocean County and…
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Georgian Court earns university designation
Georgian Court earns university designation LAKEWOOD — Georgian Court College officially became Georgian Court University on Feb. 27. Faculty, staff and students couldn’t be happier. "It is wonderful," said Eduardo Paderon, provost and chief academic officer of the newly designated university. "It took us a year-and-a-half from the date we submitted the petition. What happened…
