Category: Tri-Town News
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Ocean Ride buses getting word out on senior scams
Ocean Ride buses are more than just transportation vehicles, they are now information vehicles providing a perfect venue to promote Ocean County programs and services. Members of the Ocean County Board of Freeholders recently joined with Ocean County ProsecutorMarlene Lynch Ford in unveiling the newest tool in the campaign against senior citizen scams: a poster…
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Brick official objects to use of Dimilin
Jackson mayor, council ponder ways to battle gypsy moth infestation BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer ABrick Township councilwoman is asking Jackson officials not to use the pesticide Dimilin to kill gypsy moths. Some Jackson officials have indicated in recent weeks that the use of Dimilin is a possibility as they seek to head off another…
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The eagles have landed in western Monmouth
Upper Freehold residents boast of rare raptor sightings in the area BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Wildlife sightings happen daily in a place like Upper Freehold Township, a rural community in western Monmouth County that is still largely untouched by development. PHOTOS COURTESY OF VICKI WRIGHT A male bald eagle perches on and then swoops…
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Company may seek hike in water rates of 20-25%
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL – Customers of the New Jersey American Water Company are learning this week that the utility may be seeking to raise its rates by 20 to 25 percent. N ew Jersey American informed the township in December that it was planning to file an application for a rate increase…
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In the Service
Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Eduardo Rodriguez has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. During the six weeks of training, the airman studied the Air Force mission, organization, and military customs and courtesies; performed drill and ceremony marches; and received physical training, rifle marksmanship, field training exercises,…
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Holocaust survivor tells teens to ‘love each other’
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL – She stared into the audience of teenagers and was reminded of her adolescent years. She spoke about the turbulence she and her family endured as they tried to escape the horrors of the Nazi regime. She stood before these young adults as a living witness to theHolocaust and…
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It’s not MOM’s day just yet in Middlesex County
BY CHRIS MURINO Staff Writer Aridership study released on Dec. 13 by NJ Transit says that the proposed Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex (MOM) line that would run from Lakehurst to theMonmouth Junction section of South Brunswick to the Northeast Corridor line and then to New York City would have the highest daily ridership out of the three current…
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Revaluation process under way in Jackson
Field inspectors collect information; new values expected in October BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON – During 2008, inspectors will be visiting homes and businesses in many towns in Ocean andMonmouth counties. Only 13 companies have been approved statewide to performthe inspections as part of the revaluation process. Revaluation is required by state law. It…
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Jackson eyes N.J. spraying program, does not commit
Council members may deliver some answers during Jan. 22 meeting BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Decisions regarding how Jackson officials will deal with an expected gypsy moth infestation this spring may be made at the Township Council’s Jan. 22 meeting, according to Councilwoman Ann Updegrave. Without committing to participating in an aerial spraying program that…
