Category: Tri-Town News
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Ten tons of food collected
The 30-day food drive of Monmouth County has added 21,488 pounds of nonperishable food to the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, Neptune. “Our food drive was extremely successful,” Freeholder Director John P. Curley said. “I am very proud of Monmouth County’s employees, who donated a tremendous amount of food and effort, and I am…
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Firm’s drivers committed to keeping an eye on town
JACKSON— Apartnership between the Jackson Police Department and Waste Management is being touted as a first in New Jersey and one that could make Jackson safer. Using Waste Management’s “Waste Watch Program,” all current and future garbage truck drivers will be trained to deal with a number of illegal activities and emergency situations they may…
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Improvements planned at Strickland Rd. & Route 9
HOWELL — Municipal officials have announced that the state Department of Transportation will enhance the intersection of Strickland Road and Route 9 with new signs, signals, crosswalks and altered lanes. The intersection has an extensive history of accidents, according to Howell officials. The DOT will make the improvements at Strickland Road in conjunction with a…
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Howell officials respond to school’s focus designation
BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer HOWELL — Howell K-8 School District administrators said they would welcome state intervention at Howell Memorial Middle School, Route 524, which was designated as a focus school under New Jersey’s new accountability system. The system, created after New Jersey received a waiver from the requirements of the federal No Child…
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Council puts finishing touches on property maintenance code
BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer HOWELL — After months of debate among municipal officials and complaints from residents, the Howell Township Council unanimously adopted amendments to the community’s property maintenance ordinance. Through the amendments adopted at the April 24 council meeting, the governing body struck out previous size requirements for recreational vehicles in Howell’s property…
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‘Titanic’ performance captivates audiences
Traveling Literary Theater finds accounts of survivors were worth retelling BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Jackson residents Tom Worsdale, James Dyne and Maggie Worsdale (l-r) have been commemorating the 100th anniversary of the ill-fated voyage of the Titanic with a performance by their group the Traveling Literary Theater. One hundred years ago on a cold…
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in the service •••
Army National Guard Pfc. Douglas E. Skinner, son of Lisa Campbell of Jackson, has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied theArmy mission, core values, physical fitness, and he received instruction and practice in combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare, drill and ceremony,…
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Nature tales
Northern flickers are fairly large woodpeckers and are different in one respect: They spend a great deal of time on the ground. This male obviously did not get the memo. Photo taken in Anderson Park in Upper Montclair. IMAGE BY BILL PATRICK/www.maiseyimages.com
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The Blue Moon Kruizers of Howell sponsored their monthly cruise night at Chick-fil-A, Route 9, Howell, on May 5, and one of the classic and custom cars that made the scene was the “Haulin’ Oak,” a 1936 GMC pickup truck. FRANK GALIPO
