Category: Tri-Town News
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Board: EMS services showing improvement
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON JACKSON – The township’s Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board is reporting there has been an improvement in services provided to residents by the organizations that are responsible for emergency medical services in the municipality. The purpose of the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board is to assist and advise the…
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N.Y. man accused in teen’s stabbing
JACKSON – A 20-year-old Queens, N.Y., man has been returned to local authorities to face charges of aggravated assault stemming from his alleged involvement in the stabbing of a 17-yearold Jackson boy. According to Jackson police, on June 27 at about 7 p.m., Juan C. Delacruz, of Flushing, N.Y., arrived at the Freehold Township Police…
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Committee holds tax rate level in 2008
PLUMSTED – With the New Jersey Legislature adopting the state budget on June 23 and finalizing the municipal aid appropriations, Plumsted’s $3,693,510 municipal budget for 2008 will officially be $2,952 lower in spending and $10,412 lower in taxes than last year, according to Mayor Ron Dancer, who also serves in the state Assembly. Dancer said…
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Cole Porter comes to town
LAKEWOOD – “Mrs. Edith Gould” has entertained many a musical luminary from the Gilded Age and beyond, but songwriter Cole Porter may be her brightest star yet. A giant in the American musical lexicon, Cole Porter interwove his musical genius into the culture of the 20th century along with contemporaries George Gershwin, Irving Berlin and…
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Critter Corner
Honey American Breed Stafford terrier Color brownish red two years female lives up Age Sex Description _____ to her name;a real love; loves attention; very bright;eager to please; gets along well with other dogs;knows some commands; needs a little training Adoption fees: dogs – $60, cats – $55 (All fees include: rabies and distemper shots,…
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Filmmakers have friend in the ‘Script Specialist’
BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent Aspiring filmmakers may want to check in with the “Script Specialist” before sending that great screenplay to Hollywood. George Taglianetti George Taglianetti, a veteran of adapted and original screen scripts, shares his more than 15 years of movie experience in Hollywood through his Internet Web site, www.thescriptspecialist. com, and by teaching…
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Group to travel to Uganda to continue aid to youths
For the fifth year in a row, Sylvia Allen, president and founder of Sylvia’s Children, will return to the African village of Masaka, Uganda, and the Mbiriizi Advanced Primary School. As usual, she will return with more than her passport and luggage. She will return with hope. On July 4, Allen, of Holmdel, will depart…
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Fair will run for five days
The Monmouth County Fair Committee has announced the dates of the 34th annual Monmouth County Fair: • Wednesday, July 23, 5-11 p.m. • Thursday, July 24, 5-11 p.m. • Friday, July 25, 5-11 p.m. • Saturday, July 26, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. • Sunday, July 27, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Carol Stasik, the…
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County, Lakewood mark completion of road work
LAKEWOOD – Ocean County and Lakewood officials gathered at the corner of East County Line and Squankum roads on June 26 to mark the completion of extensive improvements to a road network that serves as a main artery carrying commuters and linking local motorists in northern Ocean County. “This project has provided this area with…
