Category: Tri-Town News
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Surfer artist reflects on roots in Howell
BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Howell native Jay Alders has become a renowned painter of surrealistic surfers and beach scenes. Alders, who now lives in Florida, will be making an appearance at the Algonquin Theatre, Manasquan, on July 27 in conjunction with a performance by G. Love. SEAN DAVEY Howell, which is known in part…
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Petrecca expected to be named police chief in Plumsted
PLUMSTED — Police Sgt. Matthew Petrecca, who has been the Plumsted Police Department’s Officer in Charge since September 2009, is expected to become Plumsted’s new police chief. The Township Committee has introduced an ordinance that if adopted, will create the position of police chief. The ordinance will be the subject of a public hearing and…
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Additional mediation sought on HTEA deal
Howell school officials want super-conciliator to enter negotiations BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer The latest contractual impasse between representatives of the Howell K-8 School District Board of Education and the Howell Township Education Association (HTEA) has prompted district administrators to request the appointment of a super-conciliator to continue the negotiations process. The HTEA has more…
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Anthony Moore, 12, plays the Disc Dunk game, one of the attractions that visitors to the 40th annual Howell Day community celebration enjoyed at Oak Glen Park on July 7. LAUREN CASSELBERRY
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Decision may be nearing on cell tower
BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer The cross-examination of professionals representing an applicant who is proposing to construct a cellular communications tower continued in front of the Howell Zoning Board of Adjustment on June 25. The application filed by T-Mobile Northeast LLC is for a proposed 120-foot-tall monopole on property owned by Christ Church of Freehold…
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Renowned nature photographer invites others into the wild
Monmouth native brings his conservation images and more to iPad app BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Ian Shive eyes his next target atop the summit of Mauna Kea, Island of Hawaii, Hawaii. SUZANNE GOTIS Millstone Township, Monmouth County, native Ian Shive’s career as a conservation photographer takes him to some of the most stunning sites…
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Burglars continuing to target residences
JACKSON — Burglars continued to find inviting targets in Jackson between June 19 and June 29. According to information provided by the Jackson Police Department, on June 22 at 11:40 a.m. a resident of Wright Debow Road reported seeing an unknown man in his home. Police said the resident saw a white man in his…
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$20K cable TV segment draws fire
Mayor sees five-minute piece as marketing tool for Jackson BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — Ever since the Jackson Township Council approved an agreement with the company that produces a cable television feature known as “Today in America,” officials have been gearing up for the township’s close-up. The “Today in America” segment featuring Jackson…
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Panel discusses in-school suspension
BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer HOWELL — Administrators in the Howell K-8 School District are exploring the possibility of establishing an in-school suspension program that would be held in the former Southard School. Assistant Superintendent Joseph Isola discussed the program with members of the Education and Educational Technology Committee on June 19. Isola said Superintendent…
