Category: Tri-Town News
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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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Town announces leaf pickup plan
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — Municipal officials are making plans for Jackson’s annual fall leaf collection. “Due to our shortened workweek [Monday through Thursday], we have developed a new leaf pickup schedule that divides more than 100 square miles of Jackson into two sections,” Director of Public Works Fred Rasiewicz said. “We are…
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NJSBA wants talks on tenure reform
The New Jersey School Boards Association has called on the state Legislature and the administration of Gov. Chris Christie to begin serious discussion of changes in the state’s century old tenure laws that govern employment of public school teachers and other school district employees. According to a press release from the NJSBA, to promote public…
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Pair puts new twist on Hanukkah story
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer The Kvetch is coming to Oyville and is spreading his disdain over the happy holiday of Hanukkah. But the Oyvillites know a way to dispel the gloom. Susan Isakoff Berlin and her husband, Bill Berlin, are the authors of a new children’s book, “The Kvetch Who Stole Hanukkah.” DAVE…
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Board member: Facebook could help during budget prep
BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Howell Board of Education member Timothy O’Brien is pushing for the Howell K-8 School District to get its own Facebook page up and running before next year’s budget vote. “We need to address the fact that we failed at 13 out of 15 budgets,” O’Brien said at a recent…
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Checklist answers may cost Jackson state funds
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — A municipal official believes Jackson will lose about $33,000 in state aid this year following the township’s submission of the Local Government Best Practices checklist. Municipalities throughout New Jersey were recently provided with the checklist and were required to fill it out and submit it to the state…
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New Egypt Football Action
New Egypt High School running back Jamel Smith (11) tries to fend off the tackle of Allentown High School’s Kevin Mackiewicz during the first quarter of the Warriors’ Oct. 15 game in Allentown. New Egypt won, 19-0. For more photos, see www.gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR staff
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New recovery well pumps tritium from groundwater
The pumping of radioactive tritium from the aquifers beneath the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in Lacey Township, Ocean County, has been expanded to a third and larger well that was specially created to provide access to more groundwater and increase pumping capacity, state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Bob Martin announced in a…
