Category: Tri-Town News
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Exhibit traces history of comic book superheroes
Montclair Art Museum hosts one-of-a-kind tribute to genre BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer The American cultural phenomenon known as the comic book is getting the royal treatment at the Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, Essex County. Fans of this genre of entertainment will be coming from near and far between now and Jan. 13, 2008, to…
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Master gardeners produce 2008 gardening calendar
The Barnegat Bay National Estuary Program awarded a Public Education and Outreach Minigrant in the amount of $5,834 to the Master Gardener Association of Ocean County Inc. The grant program is designed to motivate people to participate in protecting and restoring the land and water in the Barnegat Bay Watershed. The master gardeners proposed to…
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Worship center celebrates inaugural gospel festival
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON – As they joined hands in spiritual diversity, worshippers at the Hope of Glory Worship Center held their first gospel celebration on Aug. 18. “Gospel musicians and singers from as far away as Atlantic City converged on Johnson Park to entertain residents of Jackson,” said Chris Soleberry, pastor. “The…
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Grawtown subdivisions to be linked under plan
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON – A divided Planning Board has voted 5-3 to approve a General Development Plan (GDP) for RG-2 Associates that will link six housing developments in the Grawtown Road area. Voting in favor of the GDP application were board members Eileen Tobasco, Daniel Burke, Len Haring, William Cook and Joseph…
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IN THE ARTS
A salute to the giants of pre-war jazz and blues, featuring the acoustic guitars of Mike Barris and Jerry Topinka, the trumpet of Tom Bender, and the voice of Cheryl Parker, is on tap Friday, Aug. 31, as part of the Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation’s “Reckless Steamy Nights” concert series at The Woman’s…
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“Forever Plaid”
Win the chance to appear on the stage of the historic Paramount Theater in the September production of Park Players’ “Clothes Encounters!” Here’s how: Attend a performance of “Forever Plaid,” put your name and phone number on the back of the ticket stub and drop it in the designated box. Three winners will be selected…
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Sept. 6 set as opening day for students in Jackson
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON – It’s time to say goodbye to those lazy, crazy days of summer and time to look ahead to the beginning of the new school year, just days away. The Jackson School District will open its doors on Sept. 6 for more than 9,800 students. Jackson Liberty High School…
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Restaurant may displace Jersey Freeze
FREEHOLD – It just may be the end of an era, one that included ice cream sundaes on hot summer nights and hot dogs after a Little League baseball game. Customers of the Jersey Freeze ice cream stand and restaurant at Route 9 and Manalapan Avenue may have to switch their appetite from ice cream…
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Dog training facility case to continue
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL – Testimony on an application that seeks to allow a dog training facility to remain in operation is expected to resume in front of the Zoning Board of Adjustment on Sept. 24. Kindred Souls Canine Center, Brown Road, is owned by Peter Campione and has been operating in Howell…
