Category: Tri-Town News
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Coin collection pays off with rain forest donation
BY TALI ISRAELI Correspondent BY TALI ISRAELICorrespondent HOWELL – Second-graders in Howell recently turned loose change into 7 acres of land in South America. After learning about the rain forest and celebrating Earth Day last month, pupils in the Adelphia School second-grade classes taught by Toni Ferrone, Debbie Long and Cindy Van Glahn decided to…
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Enforcement focuses on ATV use
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – Residents in the area of South Hope Chapel Road may now be able to enjoy some peace and quiet. “The Jackson Police Department has conducted its second in a series of planned enforcement details targeting the illegal operation of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs),” Jackson police…
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Crowds flock to open house at McGuire Air Force Base
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer A ground crew works on one of the jets that presented aerial entertainment at the McGuire Air Force Base open house. WRIGHTSTOWN – With an audience topping 175,000 visitors this past weekend, the McGuire Air Force Base 2007 Air Expo and Open House was deemed a…
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Strand theater makes plans to host Festival of Senior Arts
LAKEWOOD – If you listen carefully, you can almost hear the sounds of voices raised in song, dancers tapping their toes, actors rehearsing their lines and poets reciting their verses all in preparation for the Festival of Senior Arts. The Festival of Senior Arts is a three-day event being held at the Historic Strand Theater,…
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In the Arts
In the Arts The Freehold Center Partnership (FCP) invites antiques collectors from far and wide to check out the trinkets and treasures from the past at the 10th annual Spring AntiqueFest/Art Show May 20 (rain date, May 27) from 9 am to 4 p.m. on West Main Street between Court and Throckmorton streets. More than…
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Civil rights case against school district to advance
Spokeswoman says Jackson is waiting to present its defense New Jersey Attorney General Stuart Rabner has announced that the state Division on Civil Rights has issued a finding of probable cause against the Jackson Township School District for allegedly allowing to prevail a hostile environment in which a bisexual student was repeatedly harassed and threatened…
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New homes in Howell win OK from planners
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer BY TOYNETT HALLStaff Writer HOWELL – On May 3 a divided Planning Board granted Sierra Builders I LLC preliminary approval to create 19 lots for single-family residential development and three stormwater management lots in an R-3 zoning district. The applicant appeared before the board for the fourth time to explain…
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Effort under way to recruit more Cub Scouts in Howell
HOWELL – St. Veronica’s Pack 300 announced that it is leading the charge to increase the popularity of Cub Scouting in Howell and kicking off a major recruitment effort in the area with other packs. According to the Monmouth Council Boy Scouts of America, a Cub Scout can help make a difference in the lives…
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Santos will leave position as Jackson administrator
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer William Santos JACKSON – William Santos, who came on board when a new form of government came into being in Jackson midway through 2006, will be leaving his position as township administrator. In a letter to Mayor Mark Seda, Santos said he will be leaving the…
