Category: Tri-Town News
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African troupe’s message is one of peace, respect
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer In front of a packed auditorium at Howell High School on Oct. 27, the 11-man South African dance troupe Thula Sizwe performed traditional Zulu song and dance, conveying their message of reconciliation and the golden rule to hundreds of students. CHRIS KELLY staff Members of the South African Zulu ensemble…
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Commission still serving special residents
Effort made by Jackson panel has record of service lasting more than 30 years BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent The blue and gold banner says it all – “Jackson Cares.” The banner belongs to the Jackson Township Commission for the Disabled and the Handicapped which helps to care for Jackson residents, who have disabilities and handicaps.…
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Beatles characters live during ‘Day in the Life’
Autism advocacy group will benefit from Nov. 10 show BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer With a little help from their friends in the @CT (ACT) Theater Company of Freehold, children with autism and their families can have hope for a brighter future. The creative team behind “A Day in the Life” includes (l-r) Dan Davidson,…
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5 groups to perform Nov. 10
PLUMSTED – The Plumsted Township Council for the Arts will host an A Cappella Festival on Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. at New Egypt High School, Evergreen Road. The concert will feature five groups representing the wide range of a cappella music, including the tight harmonies of barbershop music, the cool and pop sounds of…
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Grants obtained for police
PLUMSTED – The federal government’s Department of Justice Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program has informed the Township Committee that the Plumsted Police Department has been awarded funds to purchase bulletproof vests. Since 1999, more than 11,900 law enforcement jurisdictions nationwide have participated in the bulletproof vest program, supporting the purchase of an estimated 642,000 vests, according…
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Council waiting for info on possible EMS switch
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON – The future of emergency medical services (EMS) in the township remained a topic of discussion at the Oct. 23 meeting of the Township Council. Councilwoman Emily Ingram said more facts and information are needed in order for officials to make a decision regarding the provision of emergency medical…
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Case against cops still open
JACKSON – A civil lawsuit which charges a Jackson police officer with raping a female police informant is still pending. In November 2005, attorney Robert F. Varady served notice on Jackson officials that his client, a former female confidential informant for the Jackson Police Department, would be suing the township. On Sept. 25, 2006, Varady…
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Fishing honors
Liam McGoohan, 14, of Jackson, grandson of Jackson Rotary Club member Patrick McGoohan, shows off the trophy he received at the Rotary Club’s annual picnic and fishing tournament for special needs children and adults. Liam also won the fishing pole drawing.
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Engineers seek ways to curtail foul odor
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL – Take Route 9 into Howell and make a right turn where you smell the pungent odor of rotten eggs and methane gas. Welcome! You have just entered Freewood Acres. For about four years, residents of the neighborhood just off the state highway say they have endured an unpleasant…
