Category: Tri-Town News
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Final approval granted to three-building plan
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — The Jackson Planning Board has approved a development application that proposed the construction of three buildings on Herman Road near East Commodore Boulevard. The application was known as Westgate. There will be a two-story building with 14,400 square feet of space; a one-story self-storage facility with 5,400 square…
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Monmouth fair offers family entertainment
Fromhip-hop to big band, entertainment at the Monmouth County Fair has a different flavor each night. Hip-hop dance group Illstyle and Peace Productions will kick off the fun when they take the stage on July 27 at 8:30 p.m. and 9:20 p.m. Rooted in hip-hop, the group blends an eclectic mix of dance and performance…
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Woman receives 15 years for role in trooper’s death
Charges against male driver of vehicle that struck, killed officer remain unresolved On July 8, state Superior Court Judge Anthony J. Mellaci Jr., sitting in Freehold, sentenced Diana Hoffman, 30, of Blackwood, to a prison term of 15 years, with a five-year period of parole ineligibility, for her role in the death of New Jersey…
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FRHSD seniors say farewell
The world awaits for the Freehold Regional High School District graduates of 2011 as they embark on a path of higher education, military service or a career. Students from the district’s six high schools flipped the tassel on their graduation cap to designate the end of their high school days during graduation ceremonies that were…
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Time for school – 1830s style
A llaire Village Inc. will present “School Days at the 1830s Howell Works” on July 17. Children of all ages (and curious adults) will get a taste of what it was like to attend school in 1836 at the village’s carriage house. Two separate 45-minute sessions will be conducted. School sessions are at 1 p.m.…
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auditions
Phoenix Productions will hold open auditions for a production of “South Pacific” from noon to 4 p.m. July 16 and 7-9 p.m. July 18 and July 20 at the Phoenix Rehearsal Center, 111 Monmouth St., Red Bank. All roles are open. Those auditioning should prepare 32 bars of an up-tempo Rodgers and Hammerstein song, as…
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Jackson officials vote to adopt 2011 budget
Nine municipal employees will be laid off under plan BYMARK ROSMAN Staff Writer JACKSON — Three months after the Jackson Township Council introduced a municipal budget for 2011, the spending plan is officially in place. The council voted to adopt the $38.72 million budget during its meeting on July 5. The record will show that…
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Howell woman wins $5,000 in contest
HOWELL— Stop & Shop supermarket recently presented a $5,000 check to Catherine Van Pelt of Howell, a winner in Stop & Shop’s Triple Winner charity contest . Van Pelt was joined by her husband, Chuck, Stop & Shop Howell store manager Meg Scott, and Howell Deputy Mayor William Gotto. Now in its 21st year, Triple…
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Council approves town’s purchase of replacement culvert
JACKSON — The replacement of a failing culvert that is the probable cause of a large sinkhole on Buckingham Drive near the corner of Cambridge Drive may soon be under way. The Jackson Township Council at its meeting of June 28 passed a resolution to authorize the emergency purchase of a custom made pre-cast concrete…
