Category: Tri-Town News
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Musicians to perform at annual recital
The Expressions and Reflections ninth annual recital hosted by Judi Jensen of Howell will take place at 2 p.m. Jan. 29 at the Millstone Performing Arts Center, 5 Dawson Court, Millstone Township. The recital will showcase the musical talent of Jensen’s students in piano, guitar and voice. Tickets are available to the public at the…
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Entries sought for film festival
Ocean County Library’s annual film festival is expanding in 2012 and is looking for entry submissions. Applications for submitting videos to the library’s sixth annual competition and entry rules will be available on the library’s website, www.theoceancountylibrary.org, or at a local Ocean County Library branch beginning in mid-January, according to a press release. This year’s…
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Club provides makeovers, friendship to local seniors
BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Above: Jackson Liberty High School student Madison Piassek (l), who started a GlamourGals chapter at her school, sits with Bella Terra resident ambassador Ann Kirstein at the end of a makeover. The students in GlamourGals provide free makeovers to women who reside in an assisted living facility. JACKSON — Nail…
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Howell officials discuss orientation tools for new council members
BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer HOWELL — Future members of the Howell Township Council could have their transition to a seat on the governing body eased somewhat through an orientation “tool kit.” Township Manager Helene Schlegel said she wanted the members of the council to discuss the matter at their Jan. 3 meeting with the…
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Police foundation director hopes to save teen’s sight
Youngster in Ecuador awaits trip to America for surgery in New York BY PATRICIAYOCZIS Correspondent Joe Occhipinti, founder and director of the National Police Defense Foundation (NPDF), based in the Morganville section of Marlboro, is a man on a mission, a medical mission to restore the eyesight of teenage girl who lives in Ecuador. He…
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Husband, wife plead guilty
Michael and Melissa Rudow, a married couple from Jackson who own and operate a construction company, both pleaded guilty on Jan. 4 to federal tax violations, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman and John A. DiCicco, principal deputy assistant attorney general of the Justice Department’s Tax Division, announced. Michael Rudow pleaded guilty to an indictment charging…
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ARE WE THERE YET
He’s got his mom on a technicality LORI CLINCH I t has always been an aspiration of mine to raise boys who are domesticated. Not in the way that one would train a cat or dog, mind you (although house training is always a plus), but I strive to be the kind of mother whose…
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Rockin’ show honors ‘Big Man’; ‘Mad Dog’ recovering from crash
First E Street Band drummer, two others survive accident on way home from Virginia BYAMY ROSEN Staff Writer Drummer Vini “Mad Dog” Lopez, a founding member with Bruce Springsteen of the E-Street Band, was in seventh heaven as he rocked out with fellow Jersey Shore music icons for two nights on Jan. 6-7 to honor…
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Women’s chorus to hold open house
Women of all ages who enjoy singing are invited to the Heart of New Jersey open house on Jan. 25 at 7:30 p.m. at the Millstone Primary School, Schoolhouse Road, Millstone Township. Sweet Adeline choruses around the world are reaching out this month in an attempt to “teach the world to sing.” Guests will have…
