Category: Tri-Town News
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Tax rate up less than 1¢
Jackson school board introduces $139 million plan for 2011-12 BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer A tentative Jackson K-12 School District budget for 2011-12 is calling for the lowest tax rate increase in 10 years. The tentative budget preserves programs and advances the science curriculum for less than a 1-cent increase in the school tax rate,…
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Family carries on John Lepping’s legacy
St. Patrick’s party to be held March 12 will benefit disabled, disadvantaged youths BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer John Lepping (r) mentors a player on the field during his coaching days in the 1970s. Since his death in 2008, the Lepping family, of Millstone Township and Monroe Township, has established a scholarship fund to help…
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Blazing fast Internet, when it works
ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH I t’s been a grim world here at the Clinches. Don’t get me wrong, we are all in good health. The clocks are still running and the dust has been settling in an even coat, so there’s that. But, and this is where things get bleak — for three…
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Steeds ready for annual game vs. Devils alumni
BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer COLTS NECK — The Colts Neck Steeds will face off against the New Jersey Devils alumni in an ice hockey game to raise funds for the Colts Neck Volunteer Fire Company No. 2 and Our Special Place of Matawan. The event will be held on March 13 at Howell Ice World,…
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Guy Fieri will appear at college
Culinary “rock star” Guy Fieri will work his magic on stage at Brookdale Community College’s newly renovated Robert J. CollinsArena in Lincroft onApril 16. Doors open at 5 p.m. The show begins at 7 p.m. with Fieri cooking favorite recipes for his New Jersey fans. The event will open with visits to a multitude of…
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Howell puts Global plan back on table
Township Council votes 4-1 to pursue purchase for new municipal offices BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer HOWELL — The Howell Township Council is back in pursuit of the Global office building on Route 9 north near New Friendship Road. At a council meeting that began on March 1 and ended in the early morning hours…
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Reina to be honored by Kimball foundation
LAKEWOOD — Kimball Medical Center Foundation’s annual gala, “A Run for the Roses,” will be held on April 30 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the American Hotel, Freehold. This year, two area residents and a local community organization will be honored as outstanding humanitarians who provide extraordinary leadership to Kimball Medical Center. Dr. Eric…
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Public invited to HONJ chorus dress rehearsal
Cindy Raia (l) and June Farkouh of the Heart of New Jersey Chorus get ready to sing. The Heart of New Jersey Chorus invites the public to attend its dress rehearsal on Wednesday, March 16, at 8 p.m. at the Millstone Primary School cafetorium, 18 Schoolhouse Road, Millstone Township, as the chorus prepares for the…
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State funding will help trail work move forward
Ocean County will use a $350,000 grant from the state Department of Transportation to advance construction plans of the 15.6-linear-mile park known as the Ocean County Barnegat Branch Trail. The Ocean County Board of Freeholders was recently advised by the state that the grant money was being made available to the county to assist in…
