Category: Tri-Town News
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Weighing Richard Waln
Upper Freehold resident awarded grant to study Quaker abolitionist BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — The complexity of one local hero — Richard Waln — will not be lost to time. Upper Freehold Township resident Sue Kozel has received a $2,000 minigrant from the New Jersey Historical Commission to further investigate Waln (1737-1809),…
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Personal items sought for military personnel
JACKSON — A community effort is under way to support the nation’s servicemen and servicewomen who remain in harm’s way overseas. A collection bin has been placed in the lobby of the Jackson municipal building, 95 West Veterans Highway, and residents are being asked to help fill it with personal items that will be shipped…
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JEFF GRANIT staff Howell High School’s John Riccio (7) tries to scoop up a loose ball in front of Freehold Township’s Nick Herring during a lacrosse match in Howell on April 23. The visiting Patriots defeated the Rebels, 14-2.
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Oyster Creek nuclear plant offline after transformer failure
NRC’s relicensing of 40-year-old plant was ‘rush job,’ opponent says BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer LACEY TOWNSHIP — The Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in Lacey has been in “cold shutdown” since one of the plant’s two aging transformers failed over the weekend of April 25-26. “It was a conservative decision to shut down…
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Bomb threat suspect arrested
By Lauren Ciraulo Bomb threat suspect arrested By Lauren Ciraulo HOWELL — A suspect has been apprehended in connection with a series of phoned-in bomb threats to the Wal-Mart department store on Route 9 south at Lanes Mill Road. Brian Chadwick, 29, whose address was given as the Moon Motel, Route 9, was arrested at…
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Preservation funds allocated
The New Jersey Pinelands Commission’s Permanent Land Protection Committee has dedicated more than $2.1 million to preserve 602 acres in Camden and Ocean counties in the Pinelands region. During a recent meeting, the committee approved the expenditure from the Pinelands Conservation Fund to preserve the land in partnership with local governments and nonprofit organizations. “The…
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Jackson voters OK tax levy for school tab
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer In a break from tradition and seven years of rejecting a proposed school district budget, Jackson voters on April 21 said yes to a $64.9 million general fund tax levy that will support the Jackson Board of Education’s $137.2 million budget for the 2009-10 school year. The tax levy was…
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Chorus scores in Philadelphia
The Liberty Oak Chorus of Freehold took the stage with confidence in Philadelphia on March 28 and came away scoring 640 points, the highest score in the history of the chorus. Sweet Adelines International requires all competitors to sing two songs in regional competitions: an uptune and a ballad. The chorus must use selections that…
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Zoners consider plan for child care center
Country Resort at Brookside wants to place facility on Fort Plains Road, Howell BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Despite various revisions, safety issues are still of the utmost concern among Howell Zoning Board of Adjustment members in regard to a proposed child care center known as Country Resort at Brookside. A hearing on the application…
