Category: Tri-Town News
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Four men charged in robbery at Jackson gas station
JACKSON — Four men were arrested and charged with robbing a Lukoil gas station and assaulting the attendant on Aug. 11. Arrested were Frank Giannone Jr., 32, of Jackson, Matthew Caselli, 20, of Staten Island, N.Y., Anthony Conti, 19, of Staten Island, and Robert DiGiovanni, 23, of Staten Island. According to police, at about 3…
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Band ready for contest finals
BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer JACKSON — Aug. 23 looms large in the minds of the members of the Jacksonarea band Catalyst. After impressing audience members and judges in the semifinals of the Jersey Shows Battle of the Bands on July 20, Catalyst moved on to the finals with eight other bands. Bassist and lead…
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Policies, but not degrees, take a hit in state report
Administrators’ advanced work was called into question BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer James Wasser An investigation into tuition payments made on behalf of and raises made to three administrators in the Freehold Regional High School District has found the actions to be compliant with the terms of each employee’s contract. The New Jersey Department of…
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Photo exhibit recalls Katrina
An opening reception for the “After Katrina” photographic exhibit by Lori Parsells will take place 7-9 p.m. Aug. 22 at the Welcome Center, 31 Main St, New Egypt. The reception will include zydeco music and Cajun cuisine to celebrate the rebuilding and recovery of New Orleans in the aftermath of the devastating August 2005 hurricane.…
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Mustangs put their best foot forward during meet and greet
Goal is to show adoption potential of formerly wild horses BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Jamie Landriscina, 11, of Howell, says hello to Strawberry Shortcake on Aug. 3 during the New Jersey Mustang and Burro Association’s visit to Rick’s Saddle Shop in Upper Freehold. The spirit of the West was…
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Board hears more details about Windsor Crescent
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer DAVE BENJAMIN Engineer Sean Savage presents information about the Windsor Crescent residential development during the Aug. 4 meeting of the Jackson Planning Board. Windsor Crescent is a 112-unit project to be built off Solar Avenue that will help Jackson meet its state-mandated obligation to build housing for people with low…
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District upgrades security; set to enforce dress code
LAKEWOOD — The Lakewood School District will be visibly different this fall. The changes begin with upgrades to school security, a new dress code and a new superintendent of schools. In response to a Nov. 12 melee at Lakewood High School that resulted in the arrest of 11 high school students and one adult, the…
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Pinelands panel moves plan to require home clustering
During its regular meeting on July 11, the Pinelands Commission advanced a proposal aimed at better protecting Pinelands resources by mandating the clustering of residential development in Pinelands-designated Forest Areas and Rural Development Areas. A portion of Jackson is in the protected Pinelands region of New Jersey. According to a press release from the Pinelands…
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Georgian Court Univ. to celebrate 100 years
LAKEWOOD — The year was 1908. It was illegal for women to smoke in public in New York, females were declared unfit to operate automobiles in Cincinnati, and women around the world were struggling to gain the right to vote. Yet, in spite of this post-Victorian era that showed little advantage to women, in Plainfield,…
