Category: Tri-Town News
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Base starting to deliver parts of launch system
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer The NavalAir Systems Command, Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment program at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in south central New Jersey has delivered the first set of Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) components to be used on the future Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier. “Being able to deliver the very first EMALS…
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Serviceman receives special gift
HOWELL — Through fundraising efforts, the gift of reading will be sent to a father in Afghanistan from pupils at the Greenville Elementary School in Howell. U.S. Air Force Maj. Lynn Robinson is currently serving his third tour in Afghanistan. His son, Riley, is a pupil in Rosemarie DePaolis’ third-grade class. The bond between the…
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The Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 77, serving Howell, Jackson, Lakewood and Plumsted, meets on the second Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Jackson VFW, Magnolia Drive, Jackson. Any veteran who was injured during his or her service in the armed forces is welcome to attend a meeting and to join the…
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Jackson Township issues revised municipal budget schedule
By Dave Benjamin JACKSON — The saga of the 2011 Jackson municipal budget goes on. After initially informing the Tri-Town News during the week of May 16 that the Township Council would adopt the budget at a meeting on May 31, officials contacted the newspaper late on the afternoon of May 24 and said the…
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Dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and memory disorders will be discussed by Dr. Joshua Shua-Haim, a professor of medicine and geriatrician who specializes in areas of memory loss, at 11:30 a.m. May 27 at Bartley Healthcare Nursing and Rehabilitation, 175 Bartley Road, Jackson. Members of the community are invited to attend, especially those who are caring…
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Accident claims life of driver
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer The driver of a 2001 Ford Escape that was involved in a May 13 collision with a vehicle being driven by a Jackson Memorial High School student has died. Robert Vallee, 41, of Manchester, was airlifted after the crash to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, where he remained in…
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Billy Schuler, 6, of Jackson, gets a hands-on fishing lesson during Ocean Fun Day at Fort Hancock on Sandy Hook, Monmouth County, on May 22. The event offered free family fun with exhibits, tours, crafts and workshops celebrating the Jersey Shore. LAUREN CASSELBERRY
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County fair returns in July
The Monmouth County Fair Committee has announced the dates of the 37th annual Monmouth County Fair. The dates and times are: July 27, 5-11 p.m., July 28, 5-11 p.m., July 29, 5-11 p.m., July 30, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and July 31, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Rachel Cohen, the 2011 fair chair, said…
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And the nest gets a little bit emptier
ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH A lthough it’s everything that you raise them to do, it’s tough to graduate a child. Especially after going through a senior year that is riddled with the last of everything. The last first day of school, the last football game, and as the graduate so blatantly pointed out…
