Category: Tri-Town News
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Slow economy takes toll on Howell construction office
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL – As a result of the slowing economy and the current climate in the region’s housing market, Howell officials announced that they will reduce the work force in the Construction Code Department. Two employees will lose their jobs and two others will be transferred to vacantmunicipal positions. According to…
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Residents pleased to hear rezoning will not proceed
Mobile home owners feared being forced from Howell location BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL – Mayor Joseph DiBella told a group of residents who live in the Green Acres Manor mobile home park that the property on which their homes sit will not be rezoned. The announcement drew applause from residents who were in…
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Soldiers will benefit from local schools’ generosity
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON- Students at JacksonMemorial High School and members of the Jackson Rotary Club have come together to assist military personnel who are serving overseas. Speaking at the Jan. 15 meeting of the Board of Education, Superintendent of Schools Thomas Gialanella said, “As superintendent, you hear a lot of things about…
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Gudaitis will not seek second term on council
Jason Gudaitis JACKSON – Township Council Vice President Jason Gudaitis has announced that he will not seek re-election in the May municipal election. Gudaitis was elected to Jackson’s new government in May 2006 and will conclude two years of service in June. Three four-year seats on the governing body will be up for grabs in…
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South St. Players present ‘Theatro Pazzo Spaghetti’
BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent While the main course will be spaghetti and meatballs, generous portions of mystery, craziness and entertainment will be on the menu, too, as the South Street Players present a dinner theater entitled “Theatro Pazzo Spaghetti” (Crazy Spaghetti Theater). “It’s wild, crazy and a wonderful dinner theater experience,” said Charleen Blevins, Freehold,…
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Planners place stamp of approval on rezoning
JACKSON – The Planning Board has given a favorable recommendation to a Township Council ordinance that would rezone an area of SolarAvenue and permit an affordable housing development to be built. Solar Avenue meets with Cpl. Luigi Marciante Jr. Memorial Drive (formerly Christopher Columbus Boulevard) off County Line Road. The council recently introduced an ordinance…
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Task force would study all aspects of school recess
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer After learning from a group of concerned parents that some New Jersey schools are not scheduling a regular recess period for pupils, state Assemblyman JosephMalone (R-Ocean,Monmouth, Burlington, Mercer) said he would do what he could to address those concerns in the state Legislature. On Jan. 8 Malone introduced bill A-467…
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Jersey Syndicate hopes to follow initial success
First year gives band, audiences good feelings as group gets rolling BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Mike Sasso has always believed that you should never burn bridges because the people you deal with may be able to help you in the future. That has proved to be a good strategy for Sasso and his band…
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Stalking bill expected to be reintroduced
BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Although it received last minute unanimous passage in the lame duck state Assembly with an 80-0 vote, billA-4354, which sought to increase the penalties and alter the definition of stalking, died due to lack of time and a lack of action in the state Senate. The bill was introduced in…
