Category: Tri-Town News
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Annual walk to raise awareness of food allergy
More than 1,500 walkers are expected at Long Branch boardwalk on Sept. 18 LONG BRANCH — As any parent knows, life with children is a balancing act between worrying for their safety and setting them free to grow and meet new challenges. For parents of children with food allergies, that balancing act is even more…
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Perretti Farms for sale; owner liquidating equine inventory
Major standardbred operation leaving N.J. partly due to Gov.’s decisions regarding horse racing BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — A 400-acre section of the 900-acre Perretti Farms in Upper Freehold Township, the largest standardbred breeding operation in the state, is on the market for $15 million. Farm owner William J. Perretti has also announced…
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Residents indicate satisfaction with decision about business
Jackson zoning board dealt with issue regarding JR Custom Landscaping BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — The Jackson Zoning Board of Adjustment has voted to limit activities at JR Custom Landscaping’s property on Bennetts Mills Road to the terms of an original operating agreement. Residents who have been expressing concern about noise and odors…
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Lead teacher position gets OK from board
Howell K-8 School District will try new concept in building administration BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer Howell K-8 School District Superintendent of Schools Enid Golden has been thinking “outside the box” in order to find ways to hire with minimal spending. At the Aug. 10 Howell Board of Education meeting, Golden discussed her plan and…
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Lights may be dimming on planned LED upgrade
BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Jackson officials expressed their frustration with JCP&L during the Aug. 9 Jackson Township Council meeting, as they claim that time is running out on a nearly two-year effort to upgrade street lights in the municipality. A proposed project to replace between 700 and 900 street lights with energy-efficient LED fixtures…
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Organization wants to help people who live in woods
BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer Walk the Walk foundation, a nonprofit organization that pursues charitable endeavors throughout New Jersey, will host a fundraising event on Aug. 26 from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at Bar Anticipation in Lake Como. The event will benefit the residents of an encampment in Lakewood that has come to be known as Tent…
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Visitor praises service of military personnel
Rabbi Donald Weber gets to experience life aboard Navy’s USS Eisenhower BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer A runway the length of a football field lies before the plane coming in at more than 100 mph. An ocean surrounds the runway in all directions. The landing must be perfect to come aboard the USS Eisenhower, and the…
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Youngsters enjoy theater camp
JACKSON — Local children between the ages of 7 and 12 got to experience being part of the musical theater world when they took part in the first St. Aloysius Kids Musical Theater Camp. Under the direction of 2011 Count Basie Theatre award winner, Mater Dei Prep theater director and experienced music and drama teacher…
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Summer academy puts teens in creative mode
Aspects of television and film production are taught BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON – The cameras may have stopped rolling, but for the approximately 75 students who participated in the second annual JTV Summer Film and Television Academy, the skills acquired are sure to not end up on the cutting room floor. Students from…
