Category: Tri-Town News
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Defendant in drug case permitted to enter PTI
JACKSON — A township resident who was charged in 2008 with possession of a controlled dangerous substance (marijuana) with intent to distribute has entered a pretrial intervention (PTI) program. Charges of possession of a controlled dangerous substance that were lodged against the man’s wife at the same time have been administratively dismissed. Ocean County Assistant…
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New Egypt High School’s Emily Bausher (middle) is greeted by her teammates after knocking in the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning as the Warriors defeated Florence High School, 1-0, to win the NJSIAA Central Jersey Group I softball championship on May 29 in Plumsted. New Egypt played Gloucester City in a…
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Budget under council review
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Apublic hearing will be held at 7:30 p.m. June 23 on the 2009 Jackson municipal budget. At its meeting on May 26, the Jackson Township Council introduced a spending plan for 2009 that totals $40,755,852. Jackson’s budget for 2008 amounted to $41,498,473. A public budget workshop will be held at…
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Howell budget hearing June 9
HOWELL — A public hearing on Howell’s 2009 municipal budget will be held at 7:30 p.m. June 9 at Town Hall during the Township Council’s workshop meeting. The council has proposed a spending plan that totals $41 million for 2009 and depends on the collection of $19.4 million in local taxes. According to information provided…
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Housing plan has four objectors
Property owners ask Howell to include their land in affordable housing plan BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Four entities have filed objections with the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) to an affordable housing plan Howell officials submitted to the state in December 2008. Affordable housing is defined as housing that is sold or…
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Brunch benefits local family
JACKSON — A charity brunch was hosted on May 17 by the Jackson Women of Today. More than $680 was raised at the brunch, and a total of $900 has been raised to benefit the O’Hara family. According to a press release, members of the O’Hara family were involved in a serious motor vehicle accident…
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Pound fishing a part of N.J. maritime history
Boating museum’s new exhibit chronicles the industry’s heyday BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer There was a time when the Jersey Shore was more than just a place for vacationers to sprawl in the sand in the summer sun or plunge into the breakers of the Atlantic Ocean. Photos and paintings of pound fisherman at…
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Prom gives patients break from hospital routine
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Gabrielle Osowiecki and her mom, Christiane, attend a special prom that was held for youngsters who are patients at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. JACKSON — Spending a lengthy period of time in a hospital is not what any teenager enjoys doing, but that is the way it has been…
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Lakehurst to Red Bank is panel’s rail selection
Efforts continue to institute passenger train service for inland Monmouth, Ocean BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Passenger train service could come to inland Monmouth and Ocean counties if NJ Transit administrators follow through on the recommendation of a working group of stakeholders. According to a May 27 press release from NJ Transit, members of a…
