Category: Tri-Town News
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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…
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Committeemen sworn in to office
PLUMSTED — The Township Committee held its 2010 reorganization meeting on Jan. 5 at the municipal building on Evergreen Road. Township Clerk Dorothy Hendrickson called the meeting to order, and the first official act of the new year was to conduct the swearing-in of re-elected Committeemen Mike McCue and Eric Sorchik. McCue was joined on…
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Cases of Alzheimer’s disease to double by 2050
No cure yet for the most common, most debilitating form of dementia BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer (Editor’s note: The following statistics and information have been provided by the Alzheimer’s Association Greater New Jersey Chapter.) As the most common form of dementia, accounting for about 70 percent of all cases, Alzheimer’s disease affects 5.3 million…
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Silver Alert to find missing dementia patients is now law
Legislation that establishes a system to help locate missing persons who suffer from dementia or other cognitive impairments was signed into law by then- Gov. Richard Codey. The measure, S-1551/A-2844, creates an emergency Silver Alert System for providing public notification of those missing persons in a manner that is similar to the Amber Alerts that…
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Police make arrests at trailer fracas
JACKSON — Screaming and the sound of glass being broken brought police officers to the Shady Oak trailer park on Route 571 near the Manchester border on Jan. 9. At about 10:45 p.m., Jackson Police Officers Jeremy Felder and Donald Lasko arrived at the trailer park and heard the sounds coming from inside a trailer,…
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Community provides gifts, food during holiday season
PLUMSTED — Merchants, schools and community members recently combined their efforts to provide families in need with a happy holiday season. “The Plumsted Township community is made up of some of the most caring and generous individuals,” said Plumsted Business and Merchants Association President Herb Marinari. “[We have] an orchestrated effort, by the Plumsted Business…
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Brownies support cancer awareness
JACKSON — Two Brownies from Troop 153 have gone above and beyond the call of duty to collect funds for breast cancer awareness and have raised more than $1,300. Jackson Township Council President Mike Kafton saluted the girls during the council’s Dec. 22 meeting. “October was Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Jackson has the privilege…
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Local toy drive called a success
JACKSON — Approximately 400 area children had something to smile about during the holiday season as Bartley Healthcare delivered the toys it collected during its 12th annual Toys for Tots drive. Since the country is currently engaged in two wars, many of the area reservists are deployed, leaving a shortfall of available Marines to deliver…
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Woman seriously injured in New Year’s Day fire
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — A Jan. 1 house fire that injured three people is under investigation by the Jackson Bureau of Fire Prevention, Fire District No. 2, and is not considered suspicious. Three individuals were injured in a structural fire at a home on Thompson Bridge Road in the Cassville section of…
