Category: Tri-Town News
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Freehold Raceway will host Italian-American festival
FREEHOLD – The Italian American Association of Monmouth County will hold its first Italian-American Festival at Freehold Raceway, Route 33 (Park Avenue), from July 18-21 from 6-11 p.m. each night. Featured will be rides, games, Italian novelties, 50-50 raffles, a raffle for a cruise, food and entertainment. The event will open with a color guard…
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Gypsy moth spraying options under review
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – Responding to concerns from residents whose property was hit hard by a gypsy moth infestation this year, Mayor Mark Seda this week sought to set the record straight as to why Jackson did not participate in an aerial spraying program. “Many snippets of stories…
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Slots crucial to horse industry, open space
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Without intervention from state officials, New Jersey may lose its $1.1 billion horse industry to surrounding states. That is what the New Jersey Horse Council and the New Jersey Farm Bureau were trying to convey to state legislators with a lunch and tour of the cross…
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Focus for seniors is eating right to remain healthy
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer BY TOYNETT HALLStaff Writer HOWELL – “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is the old adage that seems to ring true, especially for older individuals who want to remain healthy. Howell seniors took this to heart as they listened to a lecture on “Making the Right Food Choices…
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Landscaping firm fined for actions in accident
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – Representatives of Down to Earth Landscaping pleaded guilty in municipal court on July 5 to two of the four summonses that were issued after a hydroseed trailer became separated from a truck and caused an accident on March 9. The trailer became disconnected from…
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Carbon monoxide detectors still available to residents
JACKSON – Any resident who needs a new carbon monoxide detector for their home can still claim one. “The Goetz school effort to educate the public about the dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning really opened my eyes,” said resident Michelle Stamos, who has four children. “Getting a detector was such a positive thing to do…
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Farms nearing preservation
PLUMSTED – The Township Com-mittee is preparing to add Plumsted’s two largest remaining farms into the preservation land program with resolutions authorizing open space plan amendments and municipal endorsements to forever protect their 662 acres from future residential development, according to Mayor Ron Dancer. The two farms, consisting of 402 acres and 260 acres, would…
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In the Arts
Dr. Richard Fernicola, author of “Twelve Days of Terror,” about the 1916 Matawan Creek shark attack, will be the honored guest at the second annual SharkFest, July 21, 4-9 p.m., at the Matawan Community Center and Terhune Park, Broad and South streets, Matawan. The rain date is July 22. SharkFest is co-sponsored by the Matawan-Aberdeen…
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Photography, ceramics at the Gallery on Grant
Ceramics by Susan Perl A dual exhibit of photography by Judith Mamiye and ceramics by Susan Perl is at the Gallery on Grant at the Jewish Community Center in Deal. The exhibit features a collection of landscape photographs by Mamiye titled “Nature Reinterpreted” and Perl’s works from clay and nature called “Transformations.” The exhibit will…
