Category: Tri-Town News
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DEP official has issues with MOM rail line
Commuter train running through battlefield seen as potential problem BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer AMay 19, 2008, letter from an official with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Parks and Forestry, may put a serious crimp in plans for a passenger train alignment that would run through western Monmouth County along Route…
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Public hearing scheduled for Lakewood municipal budget
BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer LAKEWOOD – The Township Committee will hold a public hearing on its proposed $74.1 million municipal budget for 2008 at 7:30 p.m. June 26 at the municipal building. Members of the public may comment on the budget at that time, prior to the adoption of the spending plan by the…
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Jackson Liberty to host festival
JACKSON – A four-day festival will be held at Jackson Liberty High School, 125 North Hope Chapel Road, June 12-15. “Over the past few months, technology teacher and class of 2011 adviser David Feimster, along with a group of freshman students, have been working diligently to have Liberty Fest 2008. As it draws near, our…
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Critter Corner
Rocky Rocky Breed border collie mix Color brindle/white Age one year Sex male Description sweet; gorgeous; intelligent; very active; loves to play,especially with balls; catches; fetches; spend most of his time outdoors, so he will need to learn to become a house dog Tanny Breed domestic shorthair Color tabby/brindle Age seven years Sex female Description very sweet; front declawed;…
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Training facility for horses mulled
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer The closing of Fort Monmouth in 2011 means that some of the choicest real estate on the East Coast will be available for public and private investment. One group would like to see 80 acres of the now-federal property in Oceanport, close to Monmouth Park racetrack, dedicated as a training…
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Auxiliary continues support for hospital
LAKEWOOD – In the fall of 1910, a group of women from Lakewood gathered together with the idea of bringing a hospital to town. They estimated that they would need $100,000 in order to fund the facility, and quickly set about raising money in support of their plan. Paul Kimball Hospital – a 16-bed infirmary-…
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When a threatened horse becomes a saved starfish
Group rescues, trains and finds homes for standardbreds in need BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Aman walking along the ocean saw a person off in the distance going back and forth between the surf ‘s edge and the beach. As he approached the person, he could see hundreds of starfish stranded on the sand as…
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Time is ticking away for Lyme bill to be heard
Those affected by the disease angered over congressman’s inaction BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer Adults and their children who are sick with Lyme disease are calling on New Jersey Rep. Frank Pallone (D-6th District), chair of the Health Subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, to move forward with a congressional hearing for a…
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Group makes new strides with therapeutic driving
Horse-and-cart program dedicated to late NYC firefighter BY JESSICA SMITH Staff Writer Horse-drawn carriages might seem a little old-fashioned to some people, but to the Special Strides program at Congress Hill Farm in Monroe Township they are a useful innovation. Staff members at the nonprofit organization are raring to go for the Joseph Farrelly Therapeutic…
