Category: Tri-Town News
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Battle of the Bands will have high school rocking
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – There will be heart-pounding drums, gripping guitars and maybe even a metallic meltdown for those who attend the first Battle of the Bands. Sponsored by the Jackson Education-al Foundation, the Battle of the Bands will be held on Feb. 10 from 7-11 p.m. at…
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Board set to hear plan for Jackson Mews
Leigh Realty proposes 2,500 housing units over 15-year buildout BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer The Jackson Planning Board is expected to begin hearing testimony on Feb. 5 for Jackson Mews, a residential development of 2,531 homes. Leigh Realty, Brick Township, will seek municipal approval to construct the homes in a Planned…
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Students of local sculptor to exhibit works at Guild
Jackson Mira Welnowska and her students Larry Brustein, Annette Gurman, Mike Rubin, Deven Stacy and Merelee Syron will present bronze and plaster sculptures and oil and watercolor paintings during an exhibition at the Guild of Creative Art, Shrewsbury. Show dates are Feb. 3-28 at the Guild of Creative Art, 620 Broad St. (Route 35), Shrewsbury,…
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Board resolves to handle staff, student complaints
Issues at JMHS revolve around construction work & removal of asbestos BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Students and staff members at Jackson Memorial High School want to know they are safe from harmful asbestos while remediation work at the building continues. The issue came up at the Jackson Board of Education’s…
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MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Craig Breiner, 30, of Howell, trekked across the heart of New Jersey on the brisk morning of Jan. 20 as he walked 50 miles from Belmar to the Statehouse in Trenton to show his support for American troops serving in Iraq. Here, Breiner makes his way along Route 33 in Manalapan. The…
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Supermarket supports FoodBank
HOWELL – The Stop & Shop supermarket at Route 9 and Lanes Mills Road has announced that it will donate $1,781 to the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties through its annual Food for Friends program. “This was another great year for Food for Friends,” said Bill Holmes, EVP of Operations for Stop & Shop.…
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Mobile home rent hike draws residents’ concern
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – Residents of the Maple Glen mobile home community have been dealt a blow – higher rents which they say they cannot afford to pay. The senior citizens in the 80-unit community on Bowman Road, most of whom live on a fixed income or supplemental…
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Plumsted seniors offered free tax return services
PLUMSTED – Senior citizens in Plumsted who need assistance in completing and filing their federal and state income tax returns in advance of the April 15 deadline will be able to receive that help for the first time. According to Mayor Ron Dancer, Township Committeewoman Ada Roberts, the Township Committee’s liaison to senior affairs, initiated…
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Supt. proposes new driving safety program
Wasser says seniors who want a parking permit would have to attend BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer On the heels of the tragic death of three teenagers and a grandmother in a two-vehicle collision in Freehold Township on Jan. 10 comes a discussion about implementing a safety program whose…
