Category: Tri-Town News
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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…
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BREAKING NEWS: Falling enrollment could lead to closing of school
Howell enrollment stands at about 7,100; options being examined BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer BREAKING NEWS: Falling enrollment could lead to closing of schoolHowell enrollment stands at about 7,100; options being examinedBY TOYNETT HALLStaff Writer HOWELL — As one way of dealing with a declining enrollment in the community’s K-8 public schools, Howell Board of…
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BREAKING NEWS: DUI charge leveled against teen driver in fatal accident
Three young women died on Sept. 10 in afternoon crash BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BREAKING NEWS: DUI charge leveled against teen driver in fatal accidentThree young women died on Sept. 10 in afternoon crashBY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON — The teenager who was driving a car in which her three passengers died in a…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Jack Kirk performs with the Ardena Elementary School band during the band’s winter concert at the Howell school on Jan. 15.
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DUI charge leveled against driver in fatal crash
Three young women died on Sept. 10 in afternoon crash BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer The teenager who was driving a car in which her three passengers died in a Sept. 10 motor vehicle accident in Jackson has been charged with driving while under the influence. Authorities declined to specify what substance or substances they…
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Company makes it official: Rate hike of 23% sought
Ocean County Board of Freeholders adds its voice to objectors BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer As expected, the New Jersey American Water Company filed an application with the state Board of Public Utilities (BPU) on Jan. 14 to increase its water rates by 23.35 percent. Even though the water company has applied for the rate…
