Category: Tri-Town News
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Girl Scouts earn Gold Award
The Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore celebrated the accomplishments of local Girl Scouts in Monmouth and Ocean counties at the Gold Award Ceremony on May 22 at the Woodlake Country Club in Lakewood. More than 50 girls received the GoldAward, the highest achievement a teen Girl Scout can receive. As part of the GoldAward…
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Howell High School senior Daniel Regad shares a hug with his mother, Denise, who is a cancer survivor, during the opening ceremonies at the Howell Relay for Life, which was held at Howell High School on June 8-9. The event raises money to support the efforts of the American Cancer Society. PHOTO BY ERIC SUCAR…
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Jackson resident killed in car crash
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP— AJackson resident was killed in a three-car motor vehicle accident that occurred on Jackson Mills Road in the early afternoon hours of June 5. The accident occurred about onequarter mile north of Tree Top Circle. According to a press release issued by Freehold Township police Lt. Dean Smith, shortly after 2 p.m. a…
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Curbside pickup of brush, leaves & bulk items returns in Jackson
BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Several months after Jackson officials significantly scaled back the township’s curbside pickup of bulk waste, brush and leaves, the Department of Public Works (DPW) has released a revised schedule for residents to begin using those services once again. In 2011, officials cited costs associated with the curbside pickups as the…
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Site selection at issue in cell tower hearing
BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer HOWELL – Testimony from and crossexamination of experts representing an applicant who is proposing to construct a cellular communications tower continued in front of the Howell Zoning Board of Adjustment on May 21. The application filed by T-Mobile Northeast LLC is for a proposed 120-foottall monopole on property owned by…
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Local entrepreneur makes once-worn reborn for brides-to-be
Sarah Elizabeth Bride provides upscale service to fill new niche BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Liz Wise works with the collection of bridal gowns in her Colts Neck showroom. Liz Wise seems to be living up to her last name. Having tuned in to recent trends, along with the ongoing meager state of the economy,…
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Teenage author proud of first children’s book
BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Kaitlin Longo JACKSON – Bedtime stories for children can be a time to imagine and explore fanciful lands. The stories can be a bonding experience for children and their parents, not to mention a way to get youngsters to go to sleep. For one Jackson teenager, a whimsical story her…
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Brothers Joe and John Juchniewisz and sister Luci enjoy themselves
Brothers Joe, 6, (r) and John Juchniewisz, 7, and sister, Luci, 4, enjoy themselves on one of the rides that was a hit with children who attended the St. Aloysius and St. Monica Summer Festival in Jackson on May 31. MATT DENTON
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New Bowman Road bridge slated to be open by June 15
JACKSON— Ocean County officials are ready to reopen the Bowman Road bridge in Jackson after replacing the span that was severely damaged by a tropical storm in August 2011. “We have completed this project ahead of schedule and are very pleased to reopen a better and safer span for the motorists of Jackson,” said Freeholder…
