Category: Tri-Town News
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Award-winning pianist to perform at Westlake
JACKSON — Music lovers and anyone else who wants to add some culture to their lives can visit the Westlake Golf and Country Club on Nov. 14 for an afternoon of classical music. A free concert, open to the public, will be held at 2:30 p.m. at the Westlake Golf and County Club ballroom, Westlake…
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Land preservation effort will take houses out of Jackson
Ocean County slates Nov. 17 public hearing on Cassville acquisition JACKSON – Ocean County will join with Jackson, the state and the nonprofit Trust for Public Land in preserving almost 300 acres of land off of Route 528 and Perrineville Road in the Cassville section of Jackson. “This purchase again highlights the great work that…
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Testing the water proves to be very sage advice
GIRL TALK CLARE MARIE CELANO Before we took the leap into a swimming pool or the ocean, we were taught to test the water with our foot to see how cold it was. Does the same hold true for relationships? After jumping into relationships in our youth and maybe even our middle years without much…
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Pupils at the McAuliffe Middle School in Jackson show their patriotic spirit as they take part in the 11th annual Run for Veterans on Nov. 1. The special event raises funds to assist veterans in Ocean County. The 1-mile run is held at the McAuliffe Middle School. FRANK GALIPO
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Plumsted officials dedicate Volunteer Park
PLUMSTED — Mayor Ron Dancer and local dignitaries have officially opened and dedicated the newest addition to Plumsted’s park lands — Volunteer Park, at 24-26 Evergreen Road. According to information provided by the township, Volunteer Park was built on the site of the first firehouse in New Egypt. The 1901 building is gone, but in…
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GOP wins three seats in Howell
BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Voters elected three Republicans to four-year terms on the Howell Township Council in the Nov. 2 election. William Gotto, 8,423 votes, Robert Nicastro, 8,295 votes, and Pauline Smith, 8,200 votes, were victorious in their campaign for seats on the governing body. Cochise Doucette, the only Democrat on the ballot, received…
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in the service •••
Army National Guard Pvt. Alexander G. Kerr, son of Liz and John D. Kerr of Jackson, has graduated from the Basic Field Artillery Cannon Crewmember Advanced Individual Training course at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. The course is designed to train service members to maintain, prepare and load ammunition for firing; operate and perform operator maintenance…
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Holiday Giveaway seeks toys for children
BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent The Howell Holiday Giveaway currently is collecting new toys and gifts to give joy at the Christmas and Hanukkah holidays to more than 450 less fortunate children who reside in Howell and Farmingdale. According to Anna Ornstein, the coordinator of the program for more than five years, the project is sanctioned…
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Plumsted Mayor Ron Dancer and his fellow members of the Township Committee invited Cub Scouts from Cub Pack 9, Dens 2 and 5 to take over the roles of Township Committee members at a recent meeting. The Cub Scouts sat at the dais and learned how their local government operates. Each group had a chance…
