Category: Tri-Town News
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Mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month with a checkup
Biopsy proves helpfultool in diagnosingbreast cancer By gloria stravelliStaff Writer Biopsy proves helpful tool in diagnosing breast cancer By gloria stravelli Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI Meg Levinson is a nurse/practitioner in charge of Women’s Diagnostic Services for Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy treatments. Women…
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Candidate pushes rec center as important need for Howell
Candidate pushes rec center as important need for Howell HOWELL — Joseph Deckhut is seeking a seat on the Township Council, running on the Democratic ticket with incumbents George Pettignano and Kimberly Alvarez. He is one of seven candidates running for three four-year terms in the Nov. 5 election. His opponents are Republicans Juan Malave,…
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Lakewood GOP challengers in bid to take Dems’ seats
By joyce blayStaff Writer Lakewood GOP challengers in bid to take Dems’ seats By joyce blay Staff Writer LAKEWOOD — Four residents will square off in a battle for two seats on the Township Committee in the Nov. 5 election. Democrats Ray Coles and Charles Cunliffe, who are serving as Lakewood’s mayor and deputy mayor,…
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Food pantry director happy to have a permanent home
By Joyce BlayStaff Writer Food pantry director happy to have a permanent home By Joyce Blay Staff Writer JACKSON — There are many people who go hungry in the world, but in Jackson, residents who either need a good meal or want to help their neighbors have one can now visit the new home of…
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Recreation, development, taxes are issues for GOP
By kathy barattaStaff Writer Recreation, development, taxes are issues for GOP By kathy baratta Staff Writer HOWELL — Republicans Joseph DiBella, Juan Malave and Peter Tobasco are out knocking on doors, gearing up for their Nov. 5 challenge for three seats on the Township Council. They are running against the Democrats’ ticket of Kimberly Alvarez,…
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Candidate says independent voice will be his trademark
By kathy barattaStaff Writer Candidate says independent voice will be his trademark By kathy baratta Staff Writer HOWELL — Incumbent Councilman Reinhard "Fritz" Kirchhof is running for re-election as a registered member of the Independent party. Kirchhof, 51, was elected to the Township Council in November 1998 as a Democrat on a ticket with George…
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Field of 5 in bid for 2 seats on Jackson governing body
By Joyce BlayStaff Writer Field of 5 in bid for 2 seats on Jackson governing body By Joyce Blay Staff Writer JACKSON — Five candidates are seeking election to two seats on the Township Committee in the Nov. 5 election. Two Democrats are running for re-election to three-year terms, along with two Repub-licans and one…
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Board member quits panel
The vacancy sign is out at the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education. Citing a tendency on the part of his fellow board members to spend too much time discussing what he called mundane items and not enough time talking about education, Colin Miller of Farmingdale resigned from the panel on Oct. 14.…
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Medical volunteers offer children lifetime of smiles
Nurse explains to localWoman By linda denicolaStaff Writer Nurse explains to local Woman’s Club how its donations are helping By linda denicola Staff Writer Nurse Kathy Rubin of Freehold Township volunteers for Operation Smile, an organization that brings together medical volunteers from around the world to provide reconstructive surgery to poor children and young adults.…
