Category: Tri-Town News
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Monmouth County earns Tree City USA recognition
I n recognition of Monmouth County’s ongoing community forestry program, the National Arbor Day Foundation has once again designated Monmouth County as a Tree City USA. It is the sixth year in a row that the county has earned Tree City USA distinction, according to a press release. The county’s community forestry program is rooted…
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Jackson high school students participate in tasty competition
BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Jackson Liberty High School senior Sharon Sickles sautés ginger and red cabbage for the team’s red snapper with gingered apple and cabbage entrée during the Jackson Iron Chef competition. As the large clock at one end of the room ticked down to zero, the tension between teams of students from…
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Jersey Shore Wine Festival returns
The Lakewood BlueClaws will host the second Jersey Shore Wine Festival on June 2-3 at FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood. The festival will help promote New Jersey wines and the many varietals produced in the area. The event’s hours are noon to 5 p.m. daily, and admission is $15 in advance or $20 at the gate for…
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5K Race to Educate set for June 2
HOWELL — The Race to Educate 5K Race/Walk will be held on June 2, beginning and ending at Howell Middle School South, 220 Ramtown-Greenville Road, Howell. A 1-mile fun run will take place prior to the 5K race/walk. Registration will open at 7:30 a.m., with the 1-mile fun run starting at 8:30 a.m. and the…
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Howell resident looks forward to pursuing doctoral degree
Michael Reca’s graduation with three majors at Rowan is only the beginning BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Michael Reca HOWELL — For most young adults, college commencement marks the end of their formal education, but for Howell resident Michael Reca, the recent commencement ceremony at Rowan University, Glassboro, was only the beginning. Reca, who graduated…
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Rare white colt a true long shot
Cream Ridge celebrity is one in 200 million BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent The rare white colt runs with his dam, Coochie Mama, at Fair Winds Farm in Cream Ridge. VICKI WRIGHT UPPER FREEHOLD — The biggest celebrity in Upper Freehold Township only entered the world on May 6, but he has been a media sensation…
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Drug ring leader faces long stretch in prison
The last of 25 defendants arrested as members of a large Bayshore-based heroin trafficking organization pleaded guilty last week to second-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance with intent to distribute, Monmouth County Prosecutor Peter E. Warshaw Jr. announced. Daryel Rawls, 31, of Lakewood, will face eight years in prison, four of which must be…
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Red-winged blackbirds aggressively defend their territory from other animals. They will even attack humans who get too close to their nests during breeding season. There. You have been warned. This photo was taken at Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, Oceanville. IMAGE BY BILL PATRICK/www.maiseyimages.com
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‘Donald Voorhees, Maestro, and Michael Scherfen, Protégé’
“Gondola Racers” by Michael Scherfen A collection of watercolors ranging from Jersey Shore landscapes, florals and seascapes, to golf courses and portraits by two artists, Don Voorhees, the “maestro,” and Michael Scherfen, the “protégé,” is on view in Shrewsbury. “Donald Voorhees, Maestro, & Michael Scherfen, Protégé” is the first show at the Guild of Creative…
