Category: Tri-Town News
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Buoy oh buoy, did they find fun times
Amy Rosen Around Town Amy RosenAround Town Our family recently discovered our magic key to spending time together during the summer. We bought a boat. People say it’s hard work to have a boat and that the happiest days for boat owners are the day they buy one and the day they sell it, but…
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FRHSD faces decisions on enrollment numbers
HHS, FTHS projected to be over capacity within next few years BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Correspondent BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Correspondent Based on a demographer’s five-year enrollment projections, the Freehold Regional High School District should undergo a slight decline in overall enrollment. The projections that were presented by demographer Stan Slachetka of T&M Associates, Middletown, means…
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Donations from parent groups assist schools
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer BY TOYNETT HALLStaff Writer HOWELL – Members of parent-teacher associations in Howell are doing their best to ensure that children and staff members in Howell schools have the tools they need to succeed. According to information provided by the Board of Education, the Land O’ Pines School PTO donated white…
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Grant could help towns acquire police vehicle
PLUMSTED – The Township Committee has approved the filing of a grant application to the state Department of Community Affairs to participate in the Sharing Available Resources Efficiently (SHARE) program. According to Mayor Ron Dancer, phase one of the SHARE grant program would provide funding to conduct a feasibility study for the Plumsted Police Department…
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Presence of group home concerns Howell man
Officials have no say when such a facility is established in town BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer BY TOYNETT HALLStaff Writer HOWELL – Tim Geraghty says he will never again leave his doors unlocked, allow his two children to play alone in the yard or borrow a cup of sugar from his neighbors. Geraghty, who…
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Jackson officials planning upgrades to Johnson Park
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Mark Seda JACKSON – The 30-year-old John F. Johnson Memorial Park on Kierych Drive is getting a major face-lift. “We are having some long-overdue renovations at Johnson Park,” Mayor Mark Seda said. “We are renovating the tennis courts, paving the outer road and we will be…
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In the Arts
In the Arts The Edison Arts Society will present the opening of its statewide juried exhibit, “Art Without Borders,” June 24 from 3-5 p.m. at the Sheraton Edison Hotel at Raritan Center, 125 Raritan Center Parkway in Edison. Twenty-six artists from New Jersey will have their works on exhibit through October. Local artists whose work…
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Five indicted in plot to kill soldiers at Fort Dix
Five men arrested last month for allegedly plotting an armed assault on Fort Dix in Burlington County were indicted last week, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Christopher J. Christie announced. The five defendants are charged with conspiracy and other charges related to their plans to kill as many soldiers at the Army base as possible.…
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DAVE BENJAMIN An infestation of gypsy moth caterpillars has defoliated trees in some areas of Jackson and residents are not happy with the township’s decision to pass on a spraying program aimed at controlling the hungry bugs. See story, page 17.
