Category: Tri-Town News
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Teens to take anti-smoking message to younger pupils Members of REBEL gather for training session
Staff Writer By dave benjamin Teens to take anti-smoking message to younger pupils Members of REBEL gather for training session DAVE BENJAMIN A Freehold Regional High School District mentoring session is given by members of the REBEL and ADAPT clubs to their peers. The trainees, in turn, will reach out and teach fifth- and sixth-graders…
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10-vote margin will result in new schools Jackson voters OK second high school, new elementary building
Staff Writer By cindy tietjen 10-vote margin will result in new schools Jackson voters OK second high school, new elementary building Score one for the Jackson Board of Education. Seventeen hours after the polls closed on a school construction bond referendum, district administrators received word that the referendum passed. The vote, which took place on…
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Jackson police to begin child identification program
Staff Writer By cindy tietjen JACKSON — Their faces are on the back of milk cartons and on the television news at night. They are the faces of America’s missing children, many of whom may never be seen again. For most parents and guardians, the safety of their children is their No. 1 priority. To…
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FARRAH MAFFAI Lakewood High School’s Monique Randolph (23) puts up a shot between Long Branch’s Dominique Dixon and Natashia Clackley during the Piners’ 49-33 victory at Long Branch on Jan. 26.
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Coach, officer honored for lifesaving actions
Staff Writer By paul godino Coach, officer honored for lifesaving actions FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Amidst the action and excitement of the Howell Middle School North’s eighth-grade boys basketball game vs. Freehold Township’s Eisenhower Middle School on Jan. 3 in Howell, two men heroically stepped forward to help avert a tragedy. During a time-out in the…
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Hengel to leave superintendent’s position Educator served Jackson district for more than 3 decades
Staff Writer By cindy tietjen Hengel to leave superintendent’s position Educator served Jackson district for more than 3 decades Superintendent of Schools Margaret M. Hengel will retire from the Jackson school district on June 30. As residents went to the polls on Jan. 22 to cast their votes on a $103 million school construction plan,…
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Church eyes Vogel land as site for new building
Staff Writer By kathy baratta HOWELL — Calvary Chapel, a fellowship of 1,000 churches nationwide, according to Wayne McCarrick, pastor, is looking to establish a new facility on Fairfield Road. Earmarked for the church’s purposes is a 110-acre property on Fairfield Road which is owned by Roger Vogel. The site will be accessible from the…
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23 volunteers now active on domestic violence team
Staff Writer By cindy tietjen 23 volunteers now active on domestic violence team JACKSON — A victim of domestic violence may experience many emotions: fear, helplessness and feelings of having no place to turn. A new team of police officers and volunteers have come together to try and ease the pain of victims and maybe…
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Developer returns with revised plans
Staff Writer By kathy baratta Developer returns with revised plans HOWELL — Revised plans for the retail development of 48 acres on the northbound side of Route 9 at Lanes Mills Road will be presented to the Planning Board. Following the builder’s Jan. 24 appearance before the board, attorney Todd Cohen, representing the Goldenberg Group,…
