Category: Tri-Town News
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Local families wishing for holiday help
BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — Families in need will get some assistance from their fellow Jackson residents during the holiday season as the annualAdoptAFamily program gears up to provide gifts for children who might not otherwise receive a present. The Adopt A Family program is sponsored by the Jackson Food Pantry. The effort…
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NJ First Aid Council elects 2012 officers
Barbara Aras, of Little Silver, was reelected president of the New Jersey State First Aid Council (NJSFAC). Members of the NJSFAC elected the volunteer emergency medical services organization’s officers for 2012 at the annual meeting held in Atlantic City on Oct. 20-22. Walter McKinley, of Keyport, an NJSFAC past president, was elected chaplain, filling a…
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Jackson makes host of police promotions
JACKSON — Not a seat was empty during the first portion of the Jackson Township Council’s Nov. 14 meeting, as friends and family members of the 10 police officers who were being promoted that evening came out in a show of support. Although some residents had questions about the cost to the township of moving…
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$350K EPA grant to fund study of Pinelands ponds
The New Jersey Pinelands Commission has accepted a federal grant that will help fund a study of Pinelands ponds and provide information needed to better protect the ponds from land-use impacts. According to a press release, commission scientists will use the $350,524 grant, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to assess the ecological…
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Professor to lecture about dinosaurs in New Jersey
Dinosaurs that lived in New Jersey will be the featured Nov. 28 lecture topic at Brookdale Community College, 765 Newman Springs Road (Route 520), Lincroft. The lecture will be held 6-9 p.m. in the Warner Student Life Center, lower level, Twin Lights room. Community members are encouraged to attend the free event that is sponsored…
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District honored for achievements in AP
The Freehold Regional High School District has been honored for the second year in a row by the College Board with a place on the organization’s AP Achievement List for simultaneously increasing access to Advanced Placement coursework while maintaining or increasing the percentage of students earning a score of 3 or higher on AP exams.…
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Plan granted time extension
— James McEvoy HOWELL — The Planning Board has unanimously approved a time extension for a developer who plans to construct an apartment complex on Route 9 in Howell. AST Sunnyside Road LLC sought the time extension to pursue a minor subdivision related to the location. The extension, the second awarded to the developer, is…
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Insectropolis in Toms River, the area’s only bugseum, debuted a new exhibit featuring a computer game based on identifying, by hints and photographs, invasive pests that can be found in New Jersey or may be threatening to invade the area. Chris Koerner (r), curator and director of operations, demonstrated the game to Douglas H. Fisher,…
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DINNIGAN’S DIVERSIONS
Riding the rails with Santa LIZZ DINNIGAN My 4-year-old, Casey, is terrified of Santa. We have tried several ways of getting him more comfortable around “that big, red guy.” We’ve eaten breakfast at a chain restaurant while Santa greeted diners (Casey disappeared under the table), we waited on a LONG line to gently place Casey…
