Category: Tri-Town News
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Holt brings Bean bill back amid rise in vets’ suicide rate
Army report says 145 Guard, Reserve members took their own lives in 2010 BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Sgt. Coleman Bean Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ) is renewing efforts to pass a bill that is intended to strengthen treatment resources for returning soldiers. His reintroduction of the measure, which was suddenly removed from the federal Defense…
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Proposed bill: Assistance to accused suspect would draw harsh penalty
State Sen. Robert Singer (R-Ocean, Monmouth, Mercer, Burlington) has introduced legislation that would, if passed by the Legislature and signed into law, increase the penalty for individuals interfering with the apprehension, prosecution or conviction of a person following the commission of a crime. This legislation comes on the heels of a bill introduced by Singer…
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Jackson Memorial and Howell to meet for sectional wrestling title
One of the Shore Conference’s premier wrestling rivalries will be featured on Friday night, Feb. 11, when Jackson Memorial High School and Howell High School wrestle for the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group IV state sectional team championship. The match will be held at Jackson Memorial High School, Don Connor Boulevard, Jackson. Action will get under…
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MAC developer attempts to get past sewer hurdle
In 3-2 vote, Howell council will recommend county place entire tract in service area BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer HOWELL — After five years of work, the developer of the Monmouth Athletic Center (MAC) is one step closer to achieving his goal. Thomas J. Coan, managing director of the MAC, came before the Howell Township…
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Jackson council discusses moving municipal vote
May election for local officials could be shifted to November BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Members of the Jackson Township Council have held an initial discussion about the possibility of moving the date of municipal elections from May to November. Municipal elections in Jackson were held in November until 2006, when the Township Committee form…
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Five facing drug charges
JACKSON — A 911 telephone call for assistance at a dispute in progress brought police officers to the Regency Club apartments on South New Prospect Road and resulted in a number of arrests. On Jan. 25 at about 7:30 p.m., Detective Michael Kelly and other officers from the Jackson Police Department responded to the apartment…
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Jackson Memorial High School’s Brandon Holup (r) tries to bring down a rebound during the Jaguars’ Feb. 4 game against Howell High School in Jackson. The visiting Rebels defeated the Jaguars, 36-33.
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Navy: New launch system completes successful test
The U.S. Navy recently made history when it launched the first aircraft using an Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) at the Naval Air Systems Command test site at Navy Lakehurst, part of Joint Base McGuire-Dix- Lakehurst in south central New Jersey. For more than 50 years the Navy has been using steam to launch aircraft…
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Photo ‘egg-speriment’ turns up fresh views
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer “Framed Cluster” by Irv Lewis The Four Seasons Metedeconk Lakes Photo Club has been scrambling for photo assignments. It was finally decided that eggs — not the sunny side up version or omelets — should be the focus of the club members’ latest photo endeavor. “The purpose of the exercise…
