Category: Tri-Town News
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Howell closes on purchase of Global office building
BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer HOWELL — Municipal officials closed on the purchase of the Global office building on Sept. 26, according to Township Manager Helene Schlegel. Plans put forth by the mayor and Township Council call for municipal offices to be moved from the existing municipal complex on Preventorium Road to the office building…
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Marlboro musician releases new CD, slates local show
On Oct. 22, New Jersey country/ Americana performer Michael Patrick, of Marlboro, will celebrate the release of his newest solo CD, “Another Song You Never Heard,” with a concert at The Saint in Asbury Park. In recent years, Patrick, along with his bands the Suburban Hillbillies and the Johnny Cash tribute Ring of Fire Band,…
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‘Ethereal Images’
“Tribal Blues” Exhilarating patterns, color and imagery combine in Rande Johnson’s photographs that are on display throughout October at Band on a Budget, 630 Mattison Ave., Asbury Park. The show, “Ethereal Images,” opened on Oct. 1. “I believe the universe is constructed of patterns that follow certain rules, and nature uses these rules to continually…
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Area incident puts Plumsted schools on lockdown
By Andrew Martins PLUMSTED – Reports of an armed gunman on Holmes Mill Road in neighboring Upper Freehold Township sent the Plumsted School District into lockdown early this morning, Oct. 5, until New Jersey State Police troopers apprehended a suspect. Reports of a shooting near the border of Plumsted and Upper Freehold Township prompted local…
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Repairs expected to be wrapped up on Jackson Mills Rd.
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Repairs to a damaged structure on Jackson Mills Road near Strickland Road are expected to be completed by the end of this week. The parapet (cement railing) of a bridge on Jackson Mills Road was damaged when Hurricane Irene struck New Jersey on Aug. 27-28. The damage caused Jackson Mills Road, which…
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Wiesel: Teacher & student
Nobel Prize winner discusses ethics and politics BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer Elie Wiesel Like any good teacher, Elie Wiesel freely acknowledges that he is still a student. Even if he did not mention it during his Sept. 18 lecture at Congregation Torat El in the Oakhurst section of Ocean Township, itwas easily noticeable in the…
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Parents, school district work on walking issues
Jackson superintendent: Issues being examined BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer With September in the books and the 2011-12 school year one month old, a number of students who attend the Holman Elementary School in Jackson, as well as their parents, have had to adjust to their new reality: walking to school. The Jackson School District…
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County moves up timetable to replace Jackson bridge
JACKSON — Ocean County will seek a contractor to replace the Bowman Road Bridge in Jackson, which proved to be no match for Mother Nature during Hurricane Irene. “The span was in need of replacement prior to Hurricane Irene,” county Freeholder John P. Kelly said. “The storm has resulted in the expediting of the work.”…
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Jackson Memorial High School’s Maura Peters (3) finds herself in a battle with Toms River East’s Dana D’Ambroma during an Oct. 3 soccer match in Jackson. The Jaguars beat the Raiders, 2-0. JEFF GRANIT staff
