Category: Tri-Town News
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Applicant reviews plans for traffic improvements
No decision yet on Grawtown Estates plan for 493 homes BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON – Traffic information associated with the proposed construction of the Grawtown Estates residential subdivision took center stage at the Sept. 10 meeting of the Planning Board. Orleans Home Builders, Bensalem, Pa., is proposing to subdivide 300 acres in the…
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IN THE ARTS
The Novins Planetarium, Ocean County College, main campus, College Drive, Toms River has announced its fall schedule. “Story Time Under the Stars” brings storybooks to life. Giant-sized pictures float among the stars to accompany tales. Children will enjoy the stories while learning about the stars and other visible objects in the nighttime sky. Feel free…
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Jackson still working out affordable housing details
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON – An amendment to the affordable housing portion of the township’s master plan is in the works. “Jackson must prepare an amendment to its master plan, specifically amending its housing element,” said attorney John F. Russo Jr., who represents Jackson on affordable housing issues. “The township element is essentially…
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Autism-related bills now law
Six autism related bills sponsored by state Sen. Ellen Karcher (D-Monmouth and Mercer) were signed into law by Gov. Jon Corzine last week. “A diagnosis of autism or developmental disability presents real challenges for parents and caregivers,” Karcher said. “While the medical community seeks to find answers to the causes of autism and developmental disability,…
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Raceway Mall has new stores
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Freehold Raceway Mall has announced that on Nov. 8, Ann Taylor, Chico’s, Coldwater Creek and White House Black Market will debut in the center’s new 100,000-square-foot lifestyle expansion when it opens this fall. The four women’s fashion retailers join five previously announced retailers and restaurants opening new locations in the center’s “main…
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Council lauds community for supporting food pantry
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON – Township Council members have presented the Jackson Food Pantry with a donation of more than $600 in cash. “Council members and residents are helping this volunteer organization to buy perishable food items for the upcoming holidays,” council President Ann Updegrave said. “Mayor (Mark) Seda and the council members…
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Applicant proposes retail center on West Farms Road property
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL – Concerned residents filled the meeting room at town hall on Sept. 6 to hear a proposal before the Planning Board for Howell Bergman Plaza, a proposed retail shopping center. According to a report prepared by Planning Board engineer Ernest Peters, the applicant is seeking preliminary and final site…
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Medieval times
The Renaissance Faire returned to Lakewood’s Pine Park on Sept. 15-16 and thrilled visitors with events and activities that brought the Middle Ages to life. The annual event is a fundraiser for the Lakewood Lions Club. Above, Sir Michael of Ananopolis, Michael Elderkin of Canada, is knocked from his horse during a joust. Top right,…
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Jackson’s Brooklyn Club members take trip ‘home’
Sightseers revisit hometown museum, reconnect with past BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer More than 90 members of the Four Seasons Metedeconk Lakes Brooklyn Club in Jackson boarded two buses on the morning of Sept. 6 to visit their old stomping grounds in Brooklyn, N.Y. The familiar streets and ethnic neighborhoods of Brooklyn, N.Y., brought back…
