Category: Tri-Town News

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     Move Today exercise program for seniors, hosted by Plumsted Senior Outreach Services, will be held 10-11 a.m. July 12, 14, 19, 21, 26 and 28. New participants will need a medical release from their doctor. Class will be held in the Plumsted municipal building, Evergreen Road. Details: 609- 758-2241, ext. 111. Items for the…

  • Fakefest comes to A.C. resort

    The Golden Nugget Atlantic City will present Fakefest, which delivers cover bands with an uncanny resemblance to the real deal so guests get the ultimate three-day tribute concert experience. Fakefest will return to The Deck on July 8-10 with nonstop live entertainment and drink specials. The lineup for Fakefest includes: July 8 Kashmir (Led Zeppelin)…

  • Pinelands Commission to implement new public comment procedures

    The New Jersey Pinelands Commission will implement new procedures that provide the public with more opportunities to comment on public development applications. “The commission greatly values the public’s input and insight because it leads to better, more informed decisions,” said Nancy Wittenberg, the commission’s executive director. “These procedures provide an opportunity for the public to…

  • Jackson officials vote to adopt 2011 budget

    Nine municipal employees will be laid off under plan By Mark Rosman 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 all…

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    The birth of the United States of America was celebrated on July 3 with a spectacular fireworks display during the 52nd annual KaBoom fireworks show above the Navesink River in Red Bank, Monmouth County. SCOTT FRIEDMAN

  • 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…

  • Jackson municipal vote will move to November

    Council adopts ordinance; change is effective in 2012 BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer The date for Jackson’s nonpartisan municipal election has been moved from May to November. By a vote of 3-2, the Jackson Township Council adopted an ordinance on June 28 that moves the municipal election from the second Tuesday in May — where…

  • Cops: Stolen jewelry valued at $200,000

    Two suspects sought in June 29 holdup of Zales at Jackson Premium Outlets BY NATHAN ROSMAN Correspondent Jackson police are seeking two individuals, a female (l) and a male (r), who robbed the Zales jewelry store at the Jackson Premium Outlets, Route 537, on June 29. JACKSON — As of July 5, police were continuing…

  • All officers’ jobs appear to be saved

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — Under a municipal budget that was expected to be approved at the July 5 meeting of the Jackson Township Council, no police officers are expected to be laid off in town this year. When municipal officials began developing a budget for 2011 several months ago, as many as…