Category: Tri-Town News
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Council states objection to pending Senate bill
Legislation would move school board election to Nov. and end public’s budget vote BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — Members of the Jackson Township Council have weighed in on a piece of pending state legislation. Council members indicated at a recent meeting that they do not believe state Senate bill S-1861 is in the…
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‘Mysteries of the Paranormal’ will be presented at library
JACKSON — No, it’s not Halloween again, but there may be some ghosts lurching around the township in the very near future, especially at the library. The Jackson library, 2 Jackson Drive, will host “Mysteries of the Paranormal” on Feb 7 at 2 p.m. L’Aura L. Hladik, founder and director of the New Jersey Ghost…
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Motor vehicle agency debuts new facility
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Reaffirming the Motor Vehicle Commission’s (MVC) commitment to bringing more effective service to New Jersey’s nearly 6 million licensed motorists, Chief Administrator Sharon A. Harrington, joined by state and local officials on Jan. 27, officially opened a new, modernizedmotor vehicle agency in Freehold Township. The facility is the first MVC Model Agency…
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Sisters say inauguration of Obama was ‘amazing’
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL — Brianna Winters, 15, and her sister, Corinne Winters, 12, said there was only one word to describe the experience of witnessing President Barack Obama’s inauguration in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20 and that word is “amazing!” The sisters are residents of Cream Ridge and they attend Monmouth Academy,…
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A family fight against sudden cardiac death
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Forty years ago, Diane Raynor’s 10- year-old cousin Kenny died in a pool, in what was assumed to be a drowning accident. At the time, his family could not understand how it happened since Kenny knew how to swim. Now, Raynor, a resident of Upper Freehold Township, thinks the accident…
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Seniors offered free tax filing service
PLUMSTED — Senior citizens in Plumsted who need assistance in completing and filing their federal and state income tax returns in advance of the April 15 deadline will benefit from the continuation of a new program that was offered last year and well received, according to Mayor Ron Dancer. With the support of the Ocean…
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Jackson residents still angered by open gate
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — The problem of a security gate that is stuck open continues to vex some Jackson residents. Several residents who have been trying to address the issue attended the Jan. 26 meeting of the Jackson Planning Board to seek answers. Planning Board Chairman Kenneth Bressi told them, “This is…
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Foreclosure seminar planned for Feb. 19 in Jackson
JACKSON — With a struggling economy, residents out of work and homes being lost, the Township Council is inviting people whose homes are at risk of foreclosure to attend a special seminar. The keynote speaker at the event, to be held from 6-9 p.m. Feb. 19 at the Jackson municipal building, 95 West Veterans Highway,…
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Pair charged in drug scheme
On Jan. 23, William McGrath, 34, of Freehold Township, and Blake Elfand, 36, of Jackson, were arrested following an investigation into the use of the United States Postal Service to mail large quantities of a controlled dangerous substance believed to be marijuana. The investigation was conducted by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office in conjunction with…
