Category: Tri-Town News
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Freeholders warn seniors about ‘Medicare’ postcard
Older adults living in Ocean County who receive Medicare should be aware that a postcard from the National Processing Center is a form of solicitation for insurance companies and not an official document from the federal government, according to a press release from the Ocean County freeholders. The card, which has been mailed to Medicare…
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Artist to display works at winery
Donna Muzzicato of Millstone Township, Monmouth County, owner of ArtAnd.us.com, will be exhibiting fine art at Laurita Winery, 35 Archertown Road, New Egypt, on Nov. 20-21. Original oil paintings, gouache paintings, and giclées on canvas and William Turner paper will be available for purchase. “The Rose” Muzzicato has 10 years’ experience as a school administrator…
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Veterans saluted
Steven Ponticelli, 10, (l-r), Ronald Martino, 10, and Joseph Inserra, 11, all of Boy Scout Troop 258, wait for the start of a Nov. 11 Veterans Day ceremony at the Taunton School, Howell. At right, Army veteran Richard Gerber waits to be introduced during the event, which featured musical selections, student presentations and tributes to…
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Jackson woman sentenced to 10 years in state prison
Attorney General Paula T. Dow and Criminal Justice Director Stephen J. Taylor announced that a Jackson resident has been sentenced to state prison for defrauding investors of $925,000 through a false investment scheme. According to Taylor, Zina A. Martin, 45, of Jackson, was sentenced on Nov. 5 to 10 years in state prison by state…
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WRAT-FM seeking donations for charity
WRAT-FM (95.9 The RAT), a Greater Media radio station, will conduct its annual Thanksgiving season drive, “Broadcast for the People,” Nov. 22-23. Employees of WRAT are hoping to fill a 40-foot-long tractor-trailer with items to be donated to three charities. WRAT’s live “Broadcast for the People” will take place at Super Foodtown, Route 35, Neptune,…
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Caregiver coalition to be organized
The inaugural Ocean County Caregiver Coalition meeting will take place 6:30-8:30 p.m. Nov. 22 in the Ocean County Library, Green Room, Toms River. The coalition, convened by Caregivers of New Jersey, will provide an arena to promote and facilitate advocacy and public education on caregiving while generating new ideas for the Ocean County caregiving population.…
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Howell gets recycling grant
The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders distributed two more 2010 municipal recycling grants to improve recycling in municipalities. Howell and Wall Township received their grant money at recent freeholder meetings. The Municipal Recycling Services Improvement Grants stem from the county’s Solid Waste Management Plan, which the board updated in March 2009. A major emphasis of…
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History exhumed from Old Yellow Meeting House Cemetery
Tombstone readings and re-enactors bring past forward BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Some of Upper Freehold Township’s founding members lie in the Old Yellow Meeting House Cemetery. Eugene Hough, president of Heritage Guild Works and a Revolutionary War re-enactor, hosted a cemetery preservation clinic at the Old Yellow Meeting House Cemetery in the Cream Ridge section…
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Veterans Assistance Project available in Ocean County
Aprogram to assist military veterans who enter the court system has started in Ocean County. The Veterans Assistance Project is a combined effort of the judiciary, the New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, and the New Jersey Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health Services, to provide referrals to existing community services…
