Category: Tri-Town News
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Public hearing on $525K grant scheduled for April 8
PLUMSTED – Residents, property owners and business owners are invited to attend a public hearing onApril 8 at 7 p.m. in theWelcome Center, 31Main St., to provide comments on the $525,000 Neighborhood Preservation Program grant obtained by the Plumsted Township Committee in preparation of the 2008-09 Strategic Work Plan. For further information contact Plumsted’s NPP/Main…
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President salutes effort of credit counseling agencies
Visit to Freehold Twp. highlights Hope Now national program POOL PHOTOS BY THOMAS P. COSTELLO/ ASBURY PARK PRESS President George W. Bush delivers remarks about the national Hope Now credit counseling service during his visit to the offices of Novadebt in Freehold Township on March 28. At right, Bush greets honored guests during his visit.…
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Lakewood gets one bid for building
BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer LAKEWOOD – One bid has been received by the Lakewood Board of Education from representatives of an institution which is interested in buying the school district’s administrative headquarters. Superintendent of Schools Ed Luick told the Tri-Town News on March 28 that representatives of Beth Medrash Govoha, a school for rabbinical…
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In the Service
Army Staff Sgt. Kevin J.Mestey, the brother of Erina Mestey of Lakewood, has returned to Alaska after being deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. The soldier is assigned to the 725th Brigade Support Battalion, a subordinate unit of the 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division at Fort Richardson, Anchorage. Operation…
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For the Record
State aid to Jackson for the coming year was cut by $443,000, not $43,000 as stated in a March 20 Tri-Town News article, “Spraying Will Be Limited to One Time in Jackson.”
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Congressman lauds school for pupils’ caring attitude
RACER program at Goetz Middle School teaches character BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer U.S. Rep. Christopher Smith JACKSON – RACER, the character education program at Jackson’s Goetz Middle School, has drawn the attention of New Jersey Congressman Christopher Smith. Smith, whose district includes Jackson, visited the school recently to observe and support the RACER program.…
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Volunteers will help clear Jackson’s streets of litter
JACKSON – On April 12 more than 400 volunteers, all members of several Jackson nonprofit organizations, will participate in Jackson’s community cleanup day. The event’s theme is “Litter Free, You and Me” and is sponsored by the New Jersey Clean Communities Grant and Mayor Mark Seda. The event will be headquartered at the Jackson Justice…
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Police seek Lakewood resident, 19, in robbery
Howell detective says suspect may have left New Jersey BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer HOWELL – Police have issued an arrest warrant for a Lakewood man who they believe robbed a Howell jewelry story in February. The suspect remains at large. Howell police Detective Eileen Dodd said Reich Jewelers, on Route 9 south in the…
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Protesters urge Bush to end war, invest in America
BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Hundreds of protesters chanted, “Bring the troops home, end the war now” as President George W. Bush touched down in Freehold aboard Marine One last week. Local individuals and families joined New Jersey Citizen Action (NJCA), Democracy ForAmerica, the Coalition For Peace Action, the Solidarity Singers and Democratic Congressman Frank…
