Category: Tri-Town News
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Jackson police seek OK to start up canine unit
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer DAVE BENJAMIN Jackson Police Officer Kevin Chesney addresses the Township Council and explains why the department is seeking local government approval to start a canine unit. JACKSON – Expressing a desire to better serve the community, police officers want to add a canine unit to the…
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Parents hear warnings about upsurge in gangs
Lakewood library hosts meeting on issue that experts say merits attention BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer BY TOYNETT HALLStaff Writer Diane Reaves, an Ocean County resident and mother of three, has lived in Lakewood for nearly a decade, but it was not until recently that she feared for her family. Due to what she said…
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HPV infections have no signs or symptoms
The human papillomavirus (HPV) is the name of a group of viruses that includes more than 100 different strains or types, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Preven-tion’s Internet Web site on sexually transmitted diseases. More than 30 of these viruses are transmitted sexually and they can infect the genital area of men…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Brian Losano, of Howell, rocks out on stage as he performs with Severance during a show at the Starland Ballroom, Sayreville, Middlesex County, on Feb. 18.
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Ice storm cuts power in Howell
BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer BY TOYNETT HALLStaff Writer GARY GELLMAN A Howell police car sits at the intersection of West Farms and Fort Plains roads, where a tree came down in last week’s ice storm and damaged power lines. HOWELL – In the wake of an ice and snow storm that struck New Jersey…
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Jackson seeks land for affordable housing
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – An ordinance author-izing the acquisition by the township of 23 small lots that would pave the way for an affordable housing project to be constructed has been adopted by the Town-ship Council. The lots, many of which measure about 20 by 100 feet, are…
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New officer’s beat expected to be downtown New Egypt
PLUMSTED – A new and expanded community policing program will be implemented this spring in downtown New Egypt with support, in part, from a $525,000 Neighborhood Preservation Program (NPP) state grant, according to Mayor Ron Dancer. With advice and consultation from Plumsted’s NPP Committee, the Main Street Program directors and the Busi-ness Merchants Association, the…
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JEFF GRANIT staff Although an ice and snow storm that struck New Jersey on Feb. 14 caused power outages and other problems for thousands of people in Monmouth and Ocean counties, it also resulted in serene scenes such as this one at the Twin Pond Farm on Adelphia-Farmingdale Road in Howell. This photograph was taken…
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New officer’s beat expected to be downtown New Egypt
PLUMSTED – A new and expanded community policing program will be implemented this spring in downtown New Egypt with support, in part, from a $525,000 Neighborhood Preservation Program (NPP) state grant, according to Mayor Ron Dancer. With advice and consultation from Plumsted’s NPP Committee, the Main Street Program directors and the Busi-ness Merchants Association, the…
