Category: Tri-Town News
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Helping Jackson’s children
Joseph Brill (r), who lives in Jackson’s Westlake Mews community, and other residents recently donated 266 bags of school supplies to the Sylvia Rosenauer School and 36 bags of supplies to children who live in the Willow Point townhouses, where a fire disrupted the lives of residents in June. The donation was made in memory…
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State says administrators must end use of Dr. title
Official wants board to review degrees of other employees BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Two current administrators and one retired administrator from the Freehold Regional High School District can no longer be called doctors following the state Commission on Higher Education’s decision to issue a cease and desist order to stop what it deemed to…
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Toms River man receives prison term for carjackings
On Aug. 22, Jamell China, 25, of Toms River, was sentenced to 20 years in state prison on two counts of first-degree carjacking and two counts of third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. The charges stem from two carjackings that were committed in Manalapan and Marlboro in 2006. According to the Monmouth…
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Grant farm joins list of preserved parcels
PLUMSTED — The preservation of the 260-acre (est.) Grant family farm in Plumsted last month is the single largest farm, in acres and dollars, to be forever preserved from development in the history of Ocean County’s and Plumsted’s land preservation programs. Plumsted Mayor Ron Dancer said that to place the size of the town’s newest…
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Landau works to be exhibited
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County will host a gala opening reception for its first major exhibit, “Jacob Landau: Humanist and Visionary.” The event will feature the work of prominent Roosevelt artist the late Jacob Landau (1917-2001), and will include commentary by David Herrstrom and a musical performance by David Brahinsky…
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Sheriff’s advice: Be Prepared
The Ocean County Sheriff ‘s Department, Office of Emergency Management has prepared disaster preparedness packets that are available to the residents of Ocean County. September is “National Preparedness Month” and Sheriff William L. Polhemus, who serves as the Ocean County Emergency Management Coordinator, said he wants to be sure that people have the information necessary,…
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Nurse charged with murder in patient’s death
Brick woman worked in medical center’s heart unit for 11 years BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer AMonmouth County grand jury has indicted a Brick Township woman on a first-degree murder count in connection with the death of a Jersey Shore University Medical Center patient. The medical center is in Neptune. Lorie Hentges, 39, of…
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Jackson rock show
FRANK GALIPO Joseph Kennedy, 8, of Howell, performs his “air rock star” routine during Jackson Day festivities on Sept. 7 at John F. Johnson Jr. Memorial Park, Jackson.
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Applicant revises plans for hotel, 3 restaurants
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL — Redesigned plans for a Route 9 hotel have been filed with the Planning Board, but the applicant has not yet been scheduled for a public hearing before the board. Applicant Leonard Solondz of Lake Real Estate LLC has submitted a revised application for Northwoods Center LLC. The plans…
