Category: Tri-Town News
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Quid pro quo
OCEAN VIEWS PATRICIA A. MILLER Ocean County voters slogging through these sour economic times need to pay attention to what is going on behind closed doors in their towns and county government, because deals are being made, jobs are being created, and jobs are going to people who do not deserve them, all at your…
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Credit card companies facing tighter regulation on campus
BY MATTHEW ROCCO Correspondent Companies that offer credit card services often visit college campuses in an effort to attract new customers. In New Jersey, the Division of Consumer Affairs has notified all public and private colleges that a new law that took effect in May is regulating that practice. Under the Credit Card Solicitation Act,…
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Howell pedestrian’s death lands driver in prison
On Aug. 27, Dineshkumar Patel, 39, of Ocean Township, was sentenced to a three-year state prison term for the second-degree crime of knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident resulting in death. The charge stems from a fatal motor vehicle vs. pedestrian hit-and-run collision that occurred during the early morning hours of Aug.…
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Route 539 scheduled for fix-ups
PLUMSTED — Sections of Route 539 in Plumsted and Manchester townships will be rebuilt and upgraded in the coming months. Work will begin later this year at the intersection of county routes 537 and 539 in Plumsted, where left-turn lanes will be added in all four directions, said Freeholder John P. Kelly, director of Law…
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‘The Divine Paradox’ opens
The Guild of Creative Art is hosting an exhibit of work by Paul Hansen, “The Divine Paradox.” Also on view in the studio are works by James Kent and his students from the Lyrical Abstract Expressionism workshop. “They Toil Not” The show opened on Aug. 29 and will run through Oct. 1. Visit www.guildofcreativeart.org for…
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FirstEnergy offering grants to stimulate classroom learning
FirstEnergy Corp.’s New Jersey operating company, Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L), is again offering mathematics, science and technology grants to educators and youth group leaders. The grants, available to teachers in prekindergarten through grade 12, support classroom projects and teacher professional development initiatives. The deadline to apply for a grant is Sept. 20. Any…
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FRHSD ready to welcome students at 6 high schools
School is back in session this week for approximately 11,800 students who are enrolled in the Freehold Regional High School District. The district’s six schools will open for freshmen on Sept. 2 and for all students on Sept. 3. District spokesman James Quirk said exact enrollment numbers were not finalized during the week ending Aug.…
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Change in busing affects 10 students
The loss of bus transportation to and from school in the Freehold Regional High School District will affect only 10 students this year. Information provided by a district spokesman on Aug. 27 clarified a letter that had been posted on the FRHSD’s Internet website. According to the letter that was posted on the website, students…
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DEP forum focused on Barnegat Bay
Arecent state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) community outreach forum attracted residents from around Ocean County who used the opportunity to question state officials about the Barnegat Bay, according to a press release from the county. While the informal session, hosted by the Ocean County Board of Freeholders, was open to residents and visitors who…
