Category: Tri-Town News
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Ocean County arts program seeks students
Ocean County students in grades 9-12 will now be able to participate in an award-winning program for gifted and talented students in the performing, visual and literary arts. Students who are accepted into the program will be released from their regular school one afternoon a week to attend a 14- week term of classes beginning…
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Howell police, EMS to mark 9/11 with community safety day
By Patricia A. Miller HOWELL — Patrolman Riaz Motani had originally planned to hold Howell’s community safety day on June 6. The events had been arranged. Major sponsor Chick-Fil-A had volunteered the restaurant and its parking area for the program. Motani started his day early at a law enforcement mass casualty drill held at the…
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American Legion post is growing in Jackson
JACKSON — Wartime-era veterans have an opportunity to join in on a partnership that will increase community service in the area. Representatives of Jackson American Legion Post 504 are inviting all wartimeera veterans in the area to join them in providing service to local veterans and their families. The American Legion is the nation’s largest…
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Jackson students return to school
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Classes resumed today, Sept. 2, for approximately 9,700 students in the Jackson School District. Administrators said the total enrollment in the K-12 district is about the same as in 2009-10. “The beginning of the school year is always very exciting for us and for the students,” Jackson Superintendent of Schools…
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Legacy of saving animals lives on
Fund in late animal control officer’s name helps rehabilitate rescued horses BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Destiny, a 10-year-old standardbred mare found in a backyard neglect situation, has a second chance at life as a result of a fund set up in honor of the late Mary Klink. MILLSTONE — One year after the death of…
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Manasquan Reservoir Environmental Center
A naturalist at the Manasquan Reservoir Environmental Center in Howell shares one of the center’s residents with visitors Jacqueline Smith, 9, (r) and Abigail Smith, 6, of Howell, on Aug. 28. The albino corn snake is one type of snake that can be found in the area surrounding the reservoir. FRANK GALIPO
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John Barrymore portrayed at GCU
As part of its “Biographies From the Court” series, Georgian Court University, Lakewood, will welcome St. George Productions of Medford, N.Y. to present an afternoon of tea and stories with famed Shakespearean actor “John Barrymore.” The interactive theatrical performances and tea parties bring to life figures from the past. Barrymore will regale his good friend…
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Playground equipment dedicated
JACKSON — There are new tunnels to crawl through, slides to swish down and wiggly bridges to stomp on at the St. Aloysius School playground. The recent addition at St. Aloysius is similar to other school playgrounds, with one difference. “This difference can be seen on a plaque placed proudly on the wall, which reads,…
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Utility’s new plant on line in Jackson
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — The Jackson Township Municipal Utilities Authority’s new water plant is up and running with state-of-the-art technology, greater efficiency and higher output to serve the utility’s customers. The plant went on line in June. “We are calling it the New Manhattan Street Water Plant and it is on London…
