Category: Tri-Town News
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Jackson Scouts earn Gold Award
The Girl Scout Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouting, recognizes the leadership, effort and impact that girls between the ages of 14 and 18 have on their communities. Only about 5 percent of eligible girls take the rigorous path toward earning this award, but those who complete the journey change their lives and…
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Work on tax reval continues
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – Progress is being made on a revaluation of all properties in Jack-son. The new figures – which will assign a present assessed value on each piece of property – will become effective on Jan. 1, 2009. Revaluation is a state mandated program undertaken by…
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Building revenue drops during unsure economy
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – The number of building permits being issued by the municipality has ebbed downward for the third year in a row. At a June 20 meeting of township department heads, a summary spread sheet was produced which indicated the number of building permits processed, the…
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Area legislators want state to fund spraying
State Assemblymen Joseph Malone and Ronald Dancer have introduced legislation that directs the New Jersey Department of Agriculture to adopt a comprehensive gypsy moth control plan and provides $5.5 million in funding for the implementation of those control measures. “The damage caused in New Jersey by gypsy moth infestations has been extensive and we need…
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ERIC SUCAR staff Jim Helle of Toms River retrieves his arrows July 5 while practicing for this weekend’s Big Foot Open at the Black Night Bowbenders archery club in Jackson. For the story, see Sports.
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Freeholders will support upgrades to planetarium
Noting the successful fundraising efforts that have been undertaken so far to upgrade and renovate the Robert J. Novins Planetarium at Ocean County College, Toms River, the Ocean County Board of Freeholders is poised to follow through on its commitment to fund the building’s renovations. “The Ocean County College Founda-tion, under the leadership of Steve…
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Residents anxious to see Freewood Acres park
Howell neighborhood’s new rec site has been subject of discussion for several years BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer BY TOYNETT HALLStaff Writer Up until now, sand lots and streets were the only places children who lived in Howell’s Freewood Acres section could play. That will change when a highly anticipated community park is built at…
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Motorcycle ride adds new chapter to story
Participant recounts Holocaust project at Tennessee school BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer DAVE BENJAMIN Renee Kornbluth, who is the daughter of Holocaust survivors, tells members of the Jackson Hadassah chapter about the motorcycle ride she made to Whitwell, Tenn., in support of a fundraising effort that honors victims of the Holocaust.…
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Cartooning workshop pays attention to detail
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer BY TOYNETT HALLStaff Writer HOWELL – Artist Wendy Born Hollander is teaching youngsters the art of cartooning through observation. Hollander, a book illustrator and instructor at Diney’s Place, the Commun-ity YMCA Children’s Cultural Center in Red Bank, was invited to teach a session about cartooning at the Howell Library by…
