Category: Tri-Town News
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Water company wins
OK for 9.56% hike BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer HOWELL — The New Jersey-Amer-ican Water Company has been granted a rate increase by the state Board of Public Utilities (BPU). New Jersey-American is the state’s largest water utility, serving more than one million people in 122 communities throughout the state. On…
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Delays cancel enrollment
of biotech h.s. first class BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer of biotech h.s. first class BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer Monmouth County’s new biotechnology high school will not welcome a freshman class this fall as planned. The freshmen were expected to be housed at Brookdale Community College’s Western Monmouth Higher Education Center, Route 9, Freehold Township,…
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Senior earns appointment
to U.S. Military Academy BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer to U.S. Military Academy BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A Free-hold Township High School senior from Howell has been selected to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. Robert Bove, 17, has been chosen from more than 13,000 students nationwide who…
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Brookdale budget tops $70M for coming year
Brookdale budget tops $70M for coming year The Brookdale Community College Board of School Estimate held its annual meeting last week to approve the proposed amounts needed in Fiscal Year 2004-05 for operational and capital needs at the college, as recommended by the Brookdale Board of Trustees. According to a press release from Monmouth County,…
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Assistance offered for students with disabilities
Assistance offered for students with disabilities PLUMSTED — The Plumsted Township public school system provides the following free, appropriate public education programs for all students with disabilities, ages 3-21, residing in the district, including students with disabilities enrolled by their parents in nonpublic schools: • For infants and toddlers (birth to 3 years old), assistance…
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Report proposes limited deer hunting in parks
On Feb. 23, the Monmouth County Park System released a "Deer Management Report" and has scheduled public information sessions related to the report. The report reviews a variety of deer management options and is recommending that portions of nine county parks be opened for limited hunting next season. Three public information sessions will be held…
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DiBella seeks to mediate dispute among neighbors
BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer DiBella seeks to mediate dispute among neighbors BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer HOWELL — Mounting hostilities between neighbors may result in the intervention of the Township Council, particularly Councilman Joseph DiBella, who said he wants to be involved in mediating the dispute. The matter was discussed in public at the council’s…
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St. Aloysius to use Web-based system
JACKSON — St. Aloysius Elementary School announced that PowerSchool SIS is its student information system of choice. The St. Aloysius School PowerSchool SIS was fully operational in February. Technology Director Michelle Emmons said, "More than 4,000 schools across the country currently use PowerSchool. This system allows parents the ability to monitor their child’s performance from…
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Scout retires U.S. flags in patriotic ceremony
Stephen Brightman, 16, pursues project to earn Eagle Scout rank BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Scout retires U.S. flags in patriotic ceremony PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Stephen Brightman, 16, salutes the American flag prior to a ceremony at the Monmouth County Fire Academy, Howell, during which the flags were retired and cremated. Stephen Brightman, 16, pursues project to earn…
