Category: Tri-Town News
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Marlboro Airport owners
to close facility Sept. 30 By karl vilacobaStaff Writer to close facility Sept. 30 By karl vilacoba Staff Writer Almost 50 years of local history may have come to an end in 10 sentences when the owners of the Marlboro Airport, Route 79, Marlboro, officially announced plans to cease operations as of Sept. 30. David…
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Leiter helps bring art therapy program to Ocean
By darlene dieboldStaff Writer By darlene diebold Staff Writer The Amanda’s Easel art therapy program is branching out to Ocean County, thanks to some big league generosity. New York Mets pitching ace Al Leiter donated $10,000 to the program and has pledged another $10,000. "I’m now supporting and committing the money to bring these great…
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The Cabin returns
By kathy barattaStaff Writer The Cabin returns By kathy baratta Staff Writer HOWELL — Prime rib night, a local favorite for many years, will launch the reopening of The Cabin, the Route 33 restaurant that had become a local institution by the time a fire shut it down in June 2000. Aug. 20, being a…
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Book Garden offers unique book-shopping experience
Correspondent By jane meggitt JERRY WOLKOWITZ George J. Engle, owner of the Book Garden in Upper Freehold, studies one of the many volumes available for sale in his shop. UPPER FREEHOLD — The sign outside The Book Garden on Route 537 advertises 50,000 books inside the shop, but that may be an understatement. Inside, it’s…
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Woman turns old cell phones into instruments of assistance
By linda denicolaStaff Writer Woman turns old cell phones into instruments of assistance By linda denicola Staff Writer Doing good within the community is a guiding force in the life of Sheryl Ross. The 37-year-old Marlboro mother of three works part-time and also volunteers in the community doing things like participating in Little League candy…
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Driver to face charges in wake of fatal crash
By karl vilacobaStaff Writer By karl vilacoba Staff Writer JACKSON — Charges will be pressed against the juvenile driver involved in a July 23 accident, which resulted in four fatalities, according to police. At the time of the accident, driver Matthew Kerns, 17, of Jackson, had three other juvenile passengers in his car. New Jersey…
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Police remind residents to lock their cars
Police remind residents to lock their cars JACKSON — Police have reported that unknown persons have been burglarizing unlocked cars in the early morning hours on streets off of New Prospect Road. At 1:50 a.m. Aug. 8, two older juveniles — one described in a police press release as husky and one described as thin…
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Ocean health dept. continues to check for signs of disease
Ocean health dept. continues to check for signs of disease Thirty-six crows have tested positive for West Nile virus in Ocean County as of Aug. 9, according to a press release from the Ocean County Health Department. Statewide, 207 crows have tested positive in 16 counties. There have been no cases reported in humans in…
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Jackson woman tells story
of immigrant Monica Pascarella of immigrant’s U.S. success By linda denicola Staff Writer The Center Players, based at a community theater on South Street in Freehold Borough, recently held an essay contest designed to honor immigrants and to promote the diversity of Monmouth County and surrounding areas. The contest was held in conjunction with the…
