Category: Tri-Town News
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Board seeks voters’ OK for multiple school projects
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Ahost of school improvement projects will be up for voter approval during a special referendum to be held by the Jackson Board of Education on Jan. 26. Polls will be open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Any one of the four proposed questions may be approved independent of the…
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District pursues tenants for Southard School
Howell Township Council backs out of plan to move offices to shuttered school BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Administrators from the Howell K-8 School District will be seeking out lease and purchase proposals for the Southard School now that the Howell Township Council has pulled its interest in leasing the facility as a new town…
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Teen was in the right place at right time
Chance meeting with agent on New Jersey Turnpike leads to modeling work BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Some girls dream about being discovered by a modeling scout and launched on the road to supermodel stardom. Nicolette Wall, 15, of the New Egypt section of Plumsted, never seriously thought about modeling, although many family members and…
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Councilwoman still has passion for town
Pauline Smith wants careful review of municipal spending in Howell this year BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Pauline Smith HOWELL — Even though Republican Pauline Smith was sworn in to office as a member of the Howell Township Council a mere two months ago, the town’s newest councilwoman already knows a few things about sitting…
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New Jersey Youth Soccer Coaches Workshop
Adam Haidi, 12, of Jackson, finds a spot where he can work on his soccer skills during the New Jersey Youth Soccer Coaches Workshop and Vendors Exhibition held at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center, Edison, on Jan. 9. CHRIS KELLY staff
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Residents sought to fill Howell boards
BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Several appointments were made during the Howell Township Council’s annual reorganization meeting, but officials are still seeking applicants for various professional and volunteer positions. Among the appointments made on Jan. 5 were seats on the Environmental Commission, Ordinance Review Advisory Committee, Planning Board, Recreation Advisory Committee and the Zoning Board…
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Relatives tell of the tragedy of Alzheimer’s disease
Share stories of mental decline of patients, heartache of caregivers BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Mildred “Muney” Davis is described by her son as a “real lady”: she taught her son to hold doors open and she never used four-letter words. She worked for her husband Lou’s business, volunteered her time for the Jewish Chronic…
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Council wants more info on softball field upgrades
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — A resolution authorizing the preparation of bid specifications for improvements to the Bartley Road softball field has been passed by the Jackson Township Council. The council took the action at its meeting on Jan. 5. The vote to proceed with the project was 5-0. Officials are considering the…
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Accident claims life of driver, 40
JACKSON — A motor vehicle crash that occurred on Jan. 8 at 2:41 a.m. caused the death of a Jackson resident. Police said George Cardone, 40, the sole occupant of a 2001 yellow Dodge pickup truck, died when his vehicle crashed into a tree on North Hope Chapel Road (Route 547) near Murdock Place. In…
