Category: Tri-Town News
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In the Service
Air Force Airman Carlos I. Hernandez, son of Lydia Colon of Lakewood, has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. During the six weeks of training, the airman studied the Air Force mission, organization, core values, and military customs and courtesies; performed drill and ceremony marches, and received physical…
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Crowd rallies to save Southard School
Howell school board has voted to close building this fall BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer In an effort to be heard, to be seen and to ultimately fight to keep their neighborhood school open, parents, teachers and students from the Southard School in Howell rallied outside their Kent Road school on March 14. MATT DENTON…
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Going Green Committee gets council’s go-ahead
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — The Township Council has voted 5-0 to adopt an ordinance that creates what municipal officials are calling a Going Green Committee. The law was adopted on Feb. 24. “I am very excited about the creation of the Going Green Committee,” council President Mike Kafton said. “The goal of…
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Jackson pleased with township’s EMS provider
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Ayear has passed since Jackson officials made the decision to bring Quality Medical Transport Inc. on board to provide emergency medical services and ambulance transportation to residents in the municipality. Apparently, the plan has worked to the satisfaction of both parties. At a recent meeting of the Township Council, the…
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Official wants to repair Jackson skateboard park – Video Included
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Click Here to watch Video in HD Official wants to repair Jackson skateboard park JACKSON — Township Council PresidentMike Kafton is trying to rally interest in reopening a municipal skateboard park. The existing skateboard park in the Jackson Justice Complex has been closed. Kafton described the facility as "deteriorating." He…
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March: So many fertile thoughts
Virgil said, "Look with favor upon a bold beginning." Snow and ice are gone, but we still find winter’s residue spread across the garden in small twigs and browned leaves, soil heaved by frost and tons of sweet gum balls. I could make a fortune shipping them to Germany where I saw them for sale…
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Southard School will close
Howell pupils who currently attend the building will be redistricted for September BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer The Howell Board of Education has voted to close the Southard School in the face of a declining K-8 enrollment and budget pressures. The decision to close the elementary school and to assign its pupils to other schools…
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Ocean freeholders introduce budget
When the Ocean County Board of Freeholders developed an annual budget during the last decade, the formula always included an eye toward the future. “Our budget planning always includes the bigger picture,” said Freeholder Director John C. Bartlett Jr., who serves as the architect of the county budget. “We knew from past experience that the…
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JEFF GRANIT staff Jackson Memorial High School’s Zach Huxford (top) grapples with David Brearly’s Dan Ries during a 119-pound first-round wrestleback bout at the NJSIAA state wrestling tournament in Atlantic City on March 7. Huxford placed eighth in the state in his weight class.
