Category: Tri-Town News
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Jackson panel members named
JACKSON — After some delay, the members of Jackson’s Going Green Committee have officially been appointed to terms that will end in June 2011. The committee members were appointed by the Township Council during the Aug. 10 meeting of the governing body. At a previous council meeting, Councilwoman Bobbie Rivere asked that the appointments be…
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Church youths complete mission
JACKSON — Twelve members of De- Bows United Methodist Church in Jackson recently traveled to Illinois to take part in a youth mission trip that was sponsored by Group Workcamps of Loveland, Colo. The group of local residents, along with 380 other people, descended upon Centralia, Ill., to help repair homes during a week that…
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Moms busy collecting school supplies
PLUMSTED — The New Egypt MOMS Club has begun its “Pack the Sack” campaign to collect school supplies for students who are in need of assistance. The club is asking community members to donate school supplies such as notebooks, folders, pencils, pens and backpacks. The supplies that are collected in the “Pack the Sack” campaign…
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Full moon hike returns to Jackson
JACKSON — People of all ages are invited to take part in the upcoming Full Moon Hike to be held at the Forest Resource Education Center, Don Connor Boulevard, Jackson. The annual event is hosted by the New Jersey Forest Service and the Jackson Pathfinders. The hike will start at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 23. “The…
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‘Charter and Early Members’ show celebrates guild’s 50 years
The Guild of Creative Art, 620 Broad St., Shrewsbury, is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a special exhibit honoring its founders and early members. Portrait of founder Yvonne Aubert by Roberta Carter Clark Many of the 49 exhibitors in the guild’s “Charter and Early Members” show have received regional and national awards; some have earned…
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Bus service eliminated for some FRHSD pupils
By Rebecca Morton When school starts next week for about 11,800 students in the Freehold Regional High School District, some of the teenagers will no longer be provided with bus transportation to and from their school. In a letter to parents, Business Administrator Sean Boyce explained that a large-scale rerouting project has resulted in changes…
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Book recounts story of fallen troopers
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — New Jersey State Police Sgt. First Class John O’Rourke has done something no one else has been able to do over the last 90 years. He has put a face and a story to New Jersey State Police troopers who have died in the line of…
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Selection of bus. admin. questioned
Jackson council members raise several concerns about mayor’s selection BY REBECCA MORTON BY REBECCA Staff Writer Q uestions concerning a potential new employee’s qualifications and possible nepotism issues were raised during the Aug. 10 Jackson Township Council meeting in relation to the appointment of a new business administrator. Councilman Mike Kafton, Councilwoman Bobbie Rivere and…
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Teacher raises reported falling
Statistics released on Aug. 12 by the New Jersey School Boards Association indicate that average teacher salary raises are dropping to the lowest point on record. Teacher contracts for 2010-11 that were settled since January reflect average raises of 2.03 percent, according to the NJSBA. Settlement rates for the most recent agreements, those reached in…
