Category: Tri-Town News
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‘Phantom’ not tragic for Lakewood band
Students wow audienceat final home gameperformance of season BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer ‘Phantom’ not tragic for Lakewood band Students wow audience at final home game performance of season BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer LAKEWOOD — The fate of the Phantom of the Opera was tragic, but not so for the beckoning future of the Lakewood…
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New Greenway Plan seeks to link region’s open space
BY JENNIFER DOMEStaff Writer New Greenway Plan seeks to link region’s open space BY JENNIFER DOME Staff Writer Six municipalities in the region have joined forces to develop a Greenway Plan for the Crosswicks Creek/Doctors Creek Watershed. The planning group, which consists of representatives from Allentown, Hamilton, Millstone Township, Plumsted, Upper Freehold Township and Washington…
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Howell police officers will shine spotlight on seat belt use
BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Howell police officers will shine spotlight on seat belt use BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer HOWELL — If drivers won’t wear a seat belt in order to save their lives, Howell police are hoping they will wear one in order to save themselves from getting a…
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Students in Jackson honor veterans in variety of ways
JACKSON — Students at the Holman Elementary School began their day Nov. 11 with the words from a poem, "Proud of Our Veterans," echoing out of every classroom: We are proud of our veterans. Proud of you all. You are patriots and heroes who answered the call. With courage, strength and sacrifice, you saw our…
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Actor uses characters to inspire tolerance
Actor uses characters to inspire tolerance JACKSON — An actor, psychologist and poet who uses humor and candor to shine a light on the challenges of adolescence saw his message resonate with hundreds of Jackson Memorial High School students who listened attentively to his message of tolerance. According to a press release from the Jackson…
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Opinions split in Howell on relief from buffer law
HOWELL — People seeking a waiver from farmland buffer requirements for one reason or another should have to get relief from elected officials and not from the appointed members of township boards, according to one resident. Wendell Nanson of Yellow Brook Road is a member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment. However, when he addressed…
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Annual report shows finances are in order
Document postedonline at frhsd.comfor public BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Annual report shows finances are in order Document posted online at frhsd.com for public’s review BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer The Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education presented its comprehensive annual financial report to the public at a recent meeting. The report details all…
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Waters, Weisberg trade rhetoric in Lakewood
BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer Waters, Weisberg trade rhetoric in Lakewood BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer LAKEWOOD — Their dialogue was not spoken, but in separate letters released to the media recently, Lakewood NAACP head James Waters and Orthodox Jewish community spokesman Rabbi Moshe Zev Weisberg turned up the volume on an already strident exchange about…
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Georgian Court presents interactive theater event
Georgian Court presents interactive theater event Georgian Court College invites the public to experience the splendor of the Gilded Age through a nostalgic theatrical biography in a fabled mansion setting with elegant tea service reminiscent of the early 1900’s. "Mrs. Gould’s Second Annual Holiday Social" will highlight the saga of the Gould family history. The…
