Category: Tri-Town News
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Amended ordinance allows billboards in certain areas
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer HOWELL — Township Council members and Mayor Robert F. Walsh recently voted unanimously to adopt an amended sign ordinance that will allow billboards in certain sections of Howell. “I would prefer personally to keep a prohibition [against billboards], but I guess we have to do this,” Councilwoman Pauline Smith…
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Cantors ensemble to perform in Howell
HOWELL — The nationally renowned New Jersey Cantors Concert Ensemble will perform at Congregation Ahavat Olam, 106 Windeler Road, Howell, on Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. The Hanukkah concert will celebrate the completion of a new synagogue building that opened in September. “We eagerly anticipate the unique opportunity to hear the New Jersey Cantors Concert…
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Lecture on inventions scheduled for Oct. 30
HOWELL — Join the Howell library for “Inventions That Changed Our World,” a lecture by Dr. Richard Wittstruck, at 2 p.m. Oct. 30. The lecture is free and open to the public. Wittstruck, a Howell resident and scientist from Fort Monmouth, Eatontown, will present a multimedia lecture describing his career with the U.S. Department of…
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Howell library honors Native American Heritage Month
HOWELL — The Howell library will host a free program on Native American Indian culture on Nov. 6 at 2 p.m. Claire T. Garland, director of the Sand Hill Indian Historical Association, will present the history of the Sand Hill Native American family who inhabited the northern shores of Monmouth County. Garland will share vintage…
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Judy Collins to sing at Freehold church
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — One of America’s most beloved singers will visit the First Presbyterian Church, West Main Street, on Dec. 4 to perform a traditional Christmas concert. Judy Collins will be the featured performer in the church’s sixth annual Christmas concert. T he Dec. 4 concert will begin at 7:30…
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Search for new FRHSD superintendent moves forward
Eight candidates were initially interviewed for the position of superintendent of schools in the Freehold Regional High School District. FRHSD Board of Education President Ronald Lawson gave members of the public an update on the superintendent search process during the board’s Oct. 25 meeting. Officials did not say how many individuals submitted an application for…
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Suspects in assault are sought
JACKSON — Police are asking for the public’s assistance in tracking down the people who assaulted an individual at the 60-Acre Reserve condominium complex on Oct. 18. Jackson Police Department Uniform Service Commander Capt. David Newman said that at 6:15 p.m. Oct. 18, officers Wayne Olejarz and Jeffrey Henba responded to a reported assault at…
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Halloween decorations fulfill childhood fantasy
From floor to ceiling, inside and out, Howell family’s home pays homage to the creepy and crawly BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent Halloween decorations at the Ernest family residence aren’t just carved pumpkins and cornstalks. It’s a spectacular haunted house decorated to the max with macabre Halloween creatures both outside and inside. Jeff Ernest, his wife,…
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Guest speakers enliven recent Brandeis event
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — The Harmony Chapter of the Brandeis National Committee held its first women’s conference, “Yearn to Learn,” on Oct. 19 at the Radisson Hotel in Freehold Township. “This event was the culmination of more than a year of work by our hard-working committee,” said co-chairwoman Lita Diamond. “It was…
