Category: Tri-Town News
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Food pantry seeks donations
JACKSON — The Jackson Women of Today, which operates the Jackson food pantry, is continuing to seek donations to keep the pantry’s shelves stocked during the summer months. The food pantry will be open on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month from 9 to 11 a.m. to make it easier for community members…
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Moment of Reflection
The bucolic setting at the Manasquan Reservoir in Howell is the perfect place for fishing or a moment of reflection on a summer afternoon. This photo was taken July 29 at the reservoir, which features an environmental center with exhibits and boat tours. ERIC SUCAR staff
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Death of athlete shakes Howell
2010 high school graduate John Bukowiec killed in crash BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer John Bukowiec was supposed to be getting ready to share a room with his Howell High School football teammate Jimmy Ryan at Montclair State University in northern New Jersey. After leading the Rebels to the Shore Conference Constitution Division championship, a…
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Church members return from humanitarian effort in Haiti
BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent Joe Hewes and Jeanne Caruso have recently returned from Haiti with a mixture of emotions after assisting with humanitarian efforts in the earthquake-torn Caribbean country. Representatives of the Monmouth Worship Center, Marlboro, pose for a group picture before embarking on a mission in July to assist victims of the Haiti earthquake.…
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Jackson council puts 2010 budget in place
Officials eliminate funding for annual Jackson Day bash in $39.9M spending plan BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer JACKSON — Even though the 2010 municipal budget includes 27 unpaid furlough days for township employees and eliminates funding for the annual Jackson Day community celebration, residents will still see a slight increase in the municipal portion of…
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Habitat for Humanity to build home in Jackson
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — The Northern Ocean Habitat for Humanity is building its first home in Jackson and should be completed in about seven months, according to Northern Ocean Habitat for Humanity Executive Director Suzan Fichtner. “We will engage the community in our efforts to build a safe, decent home for a…
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Death by auto charge lodged in Jackson crash
JACKSON — A resident of Whiting has been charged with death by auto two months after a motor vehicle accident in Jackson claimed the life of a Toms River woman. The May 30 two-vehicle crash that resulted in the death of Colleen Guierro, 39, of Toms River, occurred on South Hope Chapel Road. According to…
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Jackson woman uses title to help others
Claire Pavlinec directs Maternal Wings effort to assist needy mothers BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent JACKSON — Poise, charisma and personal mission of helping to provide the necessities to impoverished expectant mothers and their infants garnered Claire Pavlinec the title of Mrs. New Jersey United States 2010 at a ceremony held at Monmouth University, West Long…
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Center Players will present ‘Charlotte’s Web’ Aug. 14-29
Center Players, Freehold’s resident theater company, will present its summer production of “Charlotte’s Web,” sponsored by Investors Savings Bank. The show will run for three weekends from Aug. 14-29 at two different venues. The adaptation by Joseph Robinette of the classic award-winning story by E.B. White is told through the eyes of Fern, a young…
