Category: Tri-Town News
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Development plan seeks to unite six projects
Pine snake’s presence on Grawtown Road is point of contention BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer A vote by members of the Jackson Planning Board on a General Development Plan (GDP) for RG-2 Associates, an application for 193 homes on Grawtown Road, has been postponed until Aug. 20. With four of the…
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Organ donation forges a bond of friendship
Serendipity brings parishioners together for lifesaving operation BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent BY PATRICIA YOCZISCorrespondent Tom Nardini (l) and Harry Warren share a bond for a special reason. Earlier this year, Warren donated one of his kidneys to Nardini. COLTS NECK – Tom Nardini and Harry Warren barely knew each other. As members of St. Mary’s…
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Family vacation, what a relief – not always!
Amy Rosen Around Town Amy Rosen Around Town My family and I recently returned from vacation at Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia. Picture this: one woman and four men driving eight hours. What is the woman not going to do as often as she wants? Hint: it’s not shopping. When my husband gets behind the wheel…
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Toy drive planned
LAKEWOOD – The Lakewood BlueClaws will host a Toys for Tots drive, sponsored by the UPS Store of Brick Township, at FirstEnergy Park before and during their 7:05 game on July 30. Any fan who donates a new and unwrapped toy that night will receive two free tickets to the BlueClaws Fan Appre-ciation Day game…
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Jackson considers options on pair of defeated laws
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – Mayor Mark Seda is waiting for Township Attorney George R. Gilmore’s recommendations on how to proceed in the aftermath of two court rulings that have gone against the town. In both cases, court rulings have favored the Shore Builders Association of Central New Jersey…
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Residents asking: Can’t you smell that smell?
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer BY TOYNETT HALLStaff Writer HOWELL – Residents of Howell’s Freewood Acres section off Route 9 near Interstate 195 appear to be caught up in a web of bureaucracy in their ongoing attempt to get rid of something that stinks in their neighborhood. What stinks, according to the residents, is a…
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Monmouth County Fair returns for its 33rd year
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The Monmouth County Fair has returned to the East Freehold Park showgrounds on Kozloski Road between Business Route 33 and Route 537. The county fair remains a tradition, with this year marking its 33rd year of providing family fun. With the Monmouth County 4-H Association remaining a key part of the fair,…
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Council appoints Schlegel as interim town manager
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer BY TOYNETT HALLStaff Writer HOWELL – Deputy Township Manager Helene Schlegel has been appointed by the Township Council to serve as Howell’s interim manager. Schlegel will begin working as the interim manager on Aug. 7 and serve in that capacity until the council hires a replacement for departing Township Manager…
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Master composter training program set
The Ocean County Master Composter program is now accepting applications for fall 2007 training. The 12-hour training program will be held, subject to demand, at the Ocean County Recycling Center at the county’s Northern Recycling Center in Lakewood. Each year, the program trains a knowledgeable core of citizens who then teach the residents of Ocean…
