Category: Tri-Town News
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Boy Scouts plan homeland security training program
Boy Scouts plan homeland security training program The Boy Scouts of America has announced it is joining with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to help the nation’s youth be prepared for any situation. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is supporting the Boy Scouts of America in developing a campaign to help citizens across…
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Lakewood hears traffic complaints, vows change
Fairways residents restatefears about situation alongMassachusetts Avenue By Joyce BlayStaff Writer Fairways residents restate fears about situation along Massachusetts Avenue By Joyce Blay Staff Writer LAKEWOOD — Traffic safety and funding for open space continue to be hot-button topics for residents who came to the July 10 Township Committee meeting. William Hobday, a resident of…
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Wal-Mart grant aids study
Wal-Mart of Howell recently awarded Georgian Court College, Lakewood, a $500 grant to support a research project being conducted by Dr. Louise Wootton, assistant professor of biology, to investigate the presence and ecological impact of Carex kobomugi, an invasive plant species rapidly spreading among New Jersey’s coastal dunes. The grant will be used to cover…
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Light the Night coming to Lakewood
LAKEWOOD — The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society will hold its signature walk-event, Light the Night, on Sept. 20 at FirstEnergy Park, at 7 p.m. Registration will start at 5 p.m. The Southern New Jersey/Shore Region Chapter is seeking participants and volunteers to raise money toward the society’s mission of finding cures for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin’s…
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Computer upgrades in progress on Freehold Regional network
By dave benjaminStaff Writer By dave benjamin Staff Writer ENGLISHTOWN — One of the side effects of a growing school population is the need to maintain and upgrade computer systems district-wide. For the Freehold Regional High School District that means doing more than just adding computers to the network, it means upgrading the system to…
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Term limits, transportation head Democrat’s to-do list
Term limits, transportation head Democrat’s to-do list HOWELL — Democratic state Senate candidate Steve Morlino says that if he is elected in November he has no intention of wearing out his welcome in Trenton. Saying he believes in limiting the number of terms politicians can serve in the state Legislature, the 30th District candidate said,…
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Late delivery of application
Late delivery of application irks Lakewood planners But majority of board agrees to hear plan for new private school By larry ramer Staff Writer LAKEWOOD — Representatives of a private religious school, Yeshiva Orchos Chaim, angered two members of the Planning Board by asking that their application for a change-in-use permit be inserted into the…
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Dems take issue with rezoning plan
By kathy barattaStaff Writer Dems take issue with rezoning plan By kathy baratta Staff Writer PLUMSTED — The proposed rezoning of a commercial tract on Hawkin Road is not a good thing, according to Mitchell Geier and Don Knause, the Democratic candidates running for Township Committee in November. July 14 is the date set for…
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Judge dismisses Marlboro claim against redistricting
Freehold Regionalplan moving forwardfor September start-up By dave benjaminStaff Writer Judge dismisses Marlboro claim against redistricting Freehold Regional plan moving forward for September start-up By dave benjamin Staff Writer The Freehold Regional High School District has successfully defended its student redistricting plan against accusations made by the township of Marlboro and two private individuals. The…
