Category: Tri-Town News
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Ocean County officials report
West Nile present in 3 towns With state labs reporting 31 Ocean County dead crows testing positive for West Nile virus out of 87 submitted samples, county health officials are cautioning the public to take measures to reduce chances of exposure to mosquitoes, which can transmit the disease. "There has been a midsummer rise in…
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College to lead fall tour of Ireland
LAKEWOOD — Georgian Court College President Rosemary E. Jeffries will lead a trip to Ireland, Oct. 10-18 to tour the homeland of Catherine McAuley, founder of the Sisters of Mercy, which established and sponsor Georgian Court College. Catherine McAuley founded the first convent of the Sister of Mercy in 1831 on Baggot Street in Dublin…
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Lakewood Unity Day: a day of pride
Lakewood Unity Day: a day of pride Lakewood Unity Day: a day of pride Jasmine Rosaro (above) of Howell leads off the parade. Below Yolanda Johnson (l) of Lakewood and Francine Hodge-Gainey, of Edna’s Soul Food, prepare for the festivities at Lake Carasaljo. PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY Trenton’s Javier Castillo (l) and Marcos Munos show…
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Risk posed by radiation in wells called ‘minimal’
Parkway Wateris monitoringsituation in Howell By kathy barattaStaff Writer Risk posed by radiation in wells called ‘minimal’ Parkway Water is monitoring situation in Howell By kathy baratta Staff Writer Notices sent to 1,800 Parkway Water customers in Howell recently were meant to inform, not alarm, a company spokeswoman said. The July notice alerted water customers…
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Committee gears up for parade
Committee gears up for parade The annual Jackson Day parade will take place on Sept. 20 (rain date is Sept. 21). Beginning at 11:30 a.m., this year’s parade will include marching bands, military organizations and surprises for the whole family. "We’re looking forward to presenting one of the best parades Jackson has ever seen," said…
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CHRIS KELLY Music and food were part of the festivities Sunday at the Lakewood Unity Day parade sponsored by the local organization Crystal Rose. For more pictures, see page 3.
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Power outage shuts down traffic lights
Power outage shuts down traffic lights Power outage shuts down traffic lights HOWELL — Two traffic lights on Route 9 and laptop computers in police cruisers were inoperable for several hours on Aug. 14. The traffic signal at Route 9 and Casino Drive was not working for nearly four hours, beginning at shortly after 4…
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Condo assoc. to be reimbursed
Snow removal,street lightingeligible for payment By joyce blayStaff Writer Condo assoc. to be reimbursed Snow removal, street lighting eligible for payment By joyce blay Staff Writer Jackson Township Attorney Kevin Starkey confirmed on Tuesday that the municipality will reimburse the Sixty Acre Reserve Condominium Assoc-iation for snow removal and street lighting costs. The association’s attorney,…
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Z•E•S•T
FOR LIVINGA woman By gloria stravelliStaff Writer Z•E•S•T FOR LIVING A woman’s place is in the history books ‘More Than Petticoats’ explores varied roles of state’s exceptional women By gloria stravelli Staff Writer LISA MUTTER Lynn Wenzel (l-r) and Carol Binkowski are co-authors of a book about the lives of a dozen trailblazing New Jersey women. They…
