Category: Tri-Town News
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DiBella, Schomaker end terms in office
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL — After six years of service to the community, Mayor Joseph DiBella bid farewell to his constituents on Dec. 16 at the last regular meeting of the Township Council for 2008. DiBella did not seek re-election in November. In January, Robert F. Walsh, who currently serves on the council,…
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Dec. 22 fire in mobile home displaces Jackson family
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — An early morning fire in a mobile home at 462 Maria St. in the Cassville section of the community caused a Jackson family to seek refuge in temporary housing. The Dec. 22 fire call at 6:06 a.m. sent units of the Cassville Volunteer Fire Company, Whitesville Volunteer Fire…
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Public menorah lighting honors Festival of Lights
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer DAVE BENJAMIN State Sen. Robert Singer participates in the lighting of the Hanukkah menorah in Jackson on Dec. 23. JACKSON — The holiday of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, was celebrated at town hall last week during Jackson’s third annual menorah lighting. The holiday that is celebrated by Jews around…
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Kimball Medical Center seeks independent status
Negotiations to part ways with St. Barnabas system expected to begin in January BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent LAKEWOOD — Rumors that Kimball Medical Center will be closing are premature. In fact, the 95-year-old medical facility on Route 9 in Lakewood is seeking to become an independent, freestanding medical center and divest itself as an affiliate…
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Jackson Rec offers children’s programs
JACKSON — The Jackson Department of Recreation and Senior Services is offering a six-week “Kindercraft” program for preschoolers ages 31/2 to kindergarten. During the hour, children will complete a project to bring home. The session will run from Jan 13 through Feb. 17. Parents can choose to enroll for a class on Tuesdays or Wednesdays…
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Project with homes, offices wins approval
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL — The Zoning Board of Adjustment has unanimously granted a use variance to Keisler Wong, applicant and owner of Rock Solid Realty, to develop a 102-acre multiuse project on Fairfield Road. Fairfield Road runs between Route 524 (Adelphia Road) and Route 33 in the northern end of Howell. The…
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Traffic eyed on Clayton Ave.
HOWELL HOWELL — Clayton Avenue, which is a short street that runs between Wyckoff Mills Road and Adelphia Road (Road 524), has been a source of contention for a long time because of traffic. Initially, through a Howell ordinance, Clayton Avenue was designated as a oneway street with traffic only permitted to travel northbound. Subsequently,…
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Howell recreation programs will begin on Jan. 15
HOWELL — The Howell Recreation Department will offer “Music Together” for infants, toddlers and preschoolers with an adult for 10 weeks from Jan. 15 through March 27. Programs will be held on Thursday and Friday mornings. Wee Play Together for children ages 2-3 and an adult will be offered for five Wednesdays from Jan. 28…
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N.J. officials meet with vaccine choice group
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer As a follow-up to the recent Vaccination Choice Rally in Trenton, a group of parents who believe their children have been injured by vaccines got a chance to meet with Heather Howard of the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (NJDHSS). The five parents who are also members…
