Category: Tri-Town News
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Donors helping food pantry feed community’s hungry
By Joyce BlayStaff Writer Donors helping food pantry feed community’s hungry By Joyce Blay Staff Writer JACKSON — Residents opened their hearts and their cupboards to fill the shelves of the local food pantry last week with donations for Thanksgiving meals for the needy this holiday season. "Many people have had a period in their…
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Enforcement of ’75 policy has dance school owners kicking
Enforcement of ’75 policy has dance school owners kicking The Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education’s decision to enforce a 27-year-old policy that prohibits its six buildings from being rented to businesses has upset the owners of at least one local dance school. In a correspondence dated Oct. 7, Jody Myslinski and Joelle…
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Truck purchase will allow work to be done in-house
Other Lakewood actionaddresses traffic flowand use of D By Joyce BlayStaff Writer Truck purchase will allow work to be done in-house Other Lakewood action addresses traffic flow and use of D’Zio Park By Joyce Blay Staff Writer LAKEWOOD — Spending money to save money remained the goal of expenditures authorized by the Township Committee at…
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Federal judge restrains FRHSD board from voting
Orders representativesfrom all eight towns toDec. 2 mediation session By dave benjaminStaff Writer Orders representatives from all eight towns to Dec. 2 mediation session By dave benjamin Staff Writer A lawsuit filed by Marlboro has temporarily tied the hands of the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education. Meeting with the board on Nov.…
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Speaker shares culture of state’s Lenapes
To Beverly Friend, lesson of Lenape tribe is to live in peace, harmonyCorrespondent By Virginia tavis To Beverly Friend, lesson of Lenape tribe is to live in peace, harmony Correspondent CHRIS KELLY Beverly Friend demonstrates how warm a deer-skin blanket is with the help of Justin Schwartzeid, 9. Native American Beverly Friend gathered audience members…
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Attorney building case in wake of fatal accident
Lakewood officerwho struck, killedpedestrian wasfired on Nov. 21 By Joyce BlayStaff Writer Attorney building case in wake of fatal accident Lakewood officer who struck, killed pedestrian was fired on Nov. 21 By Joyce Blay Staff Writer No one disputes that shortly after midnight on Aug. 30 Lester Eldridge, 65, of Elmhurst, N.Y., was struck by…
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VERONICA YANKOWSKI Jackson Memorial High School’s Jenna Prendergast, the Group IV state cross country champion, nears the finish line of Saturday’s NJSIAA Meet of Champions race at Holmdel Park. Prendergast was 48th overall and led the Jaguars to a 10th-place team finish.
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Soldiers teach youngsters meaning of Veterans Day
Vets provide interactivelesson on experiencesin armed services By Joyce BlayStaff Writer Vets provide interactive lesson on experiences in armed services By Joyce Blay Staff Writer Richard Brody of Millstone Township explains the significance of the symbols found on a POW-MIA flag during a presentation to pupils at Jackson’s Crawford-Rodriguez School. JACKSON — The past is…
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Mayor: Time for builder to move on Towne Centre
Developer By Joyce BlayStaff Writer Mayor: Time for builder to move on Towne Centre Developer’s rep hoping for another public meeting By Joyce Blay Staff Writer Jackson Mayor Michael Broderick has said there will be no further government-sponsored public meetings held to discuss developer Mitch Leigh’s proposed Towne Centre. "Mr. [Thomas] Bovino [Leigh’s spokesman] has…
