Category: Tri-Town News
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Cub Scouts seeking new participants
HOWELL – Eight Cub Scout packs in Howell have announced a major collaborative effort to jump start Cub Scouting in the township by kicking off a big fall recruitment push in the Monmouth BSA Council Battleground District “Race to Scouting” program. The following packs are racing to recruit scouts within their respective locations: Pack 7…
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Court case prompts board to adopt dismissal policy
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON – A new Pupil Supervision After-School Dismissal policy has been adopted by the Jackson Board of Education. “We have this [new policy] because of a court case which occurred a few months ago,” board President Marvin Krakower said. “According to state law, we have to have a policy in…
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Warehouse wins approval in 9-0 vote from planners
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON – The Planning Board has approved an application filed by Ridgeway Industrial Park, also known as Peg Leg Webb LLC, to build a 12,000-square-foot warehouse. The warehouse is expected to be constructed on a 34-acre site on South Hope Chapel Road (Route 547), just north of Division Drive and…
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Resident: Dogs are creating nuisance
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL – Man’s best friend has turned into a nuisance for resident Maria Taunov. Taunov, who has lived in the Freewood Acres section of Howell for four decades, said that for the last two years it has felt as if she has been living next door to a kennel. According…
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Hearing on Fairfield Rd. athletic center to resume
Applicant’s proposal requires variance from Howell zoning board BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer The question of whether a sports training facility will be permitted on Fairfield Road is expected to be discussed at the Sept. 17 meeting of the Howell Zoning Board of Adjustment. The Monmouth County Athletic Center has been the subject of previous…
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Church welcomes new pastor
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer Philip Matarazzo HOWELL – When God called, Philip Matarazzo of Toms River answered. After a 21-year career in the business world, Matarazzo embarked on a second career and pledged to do God’s will. Matarazzo, 53, was recently selected to be the spiritual leader of the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church,…
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Renovations spruce up Plumsted softball field
PLUMSTED – The girls softball field at the township’s Recreation Park is being improved to tournament play standards at no taxpayer expense as the result of a corporate sponsored “Athletic Field Maintenance Day” on Aug. 23, according to Mayor Ron Dancer. Local resident and recreation committee member Marc Russo organized the Lesco/John Deere Landscapes Athletic…
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Board pledges to address concerns about recess
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL – In response to parents who have asked it to consider enacting a district-wide policy for recess, the Board of Education has decided to name a recess committee that will draft guidelines on how to implement unstructured play time within the school day. The topic of recess was discussed…
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Military base to host half-marathon
All U.S. citizens are invited to face off against some of the nation’s finest military athletes at the first Joint Base race. Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst, McGuire Air Force Base and Fort Dix – known as the Joint Base – will host the inaugural Joint Base Half- Marathon, 5K Fun Run/Walk and Kids Run…
