Category: Tri-Town News
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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…
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Cassville fire company installs officers for ’07
Jackson JACKSON – The Cassville Volunteer Fire Company held its 68th annual installation of officers, awards dinner and dance at the Miller Avenue fire station on Jan. 13. Elected in November and commencing their offices as of Jan. 1 for a one-year term were President Douglas M. Velting, Vice President John Poppe III, Secretary Andrew…
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Puppies rescued from Georgia gas chamber
The Associated Humane Societies in Forked River has rescued nine hound-lab mix puppies and three adult dogs which were about to be euthanized in gas chambers in Georgia. The puppies, who are between 10 and 12 weeks old, and the other dogs are expected to be up for adoption shortly. John Bergmann, general manager and…
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Pair face robbery charges
JACKSON – Two Berkeley Township men have been charged with the New Year’s Eve armed robbery of a township business. According to information provided by police, Jackson Detective Howard Bogan has charged Matthew Everitt, 21, of the Bayville section of Berkeley Township, and Robert Mahan, also of the Bayville section of Berkeley Township, with the…
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Store supports healthy hearts
JACKSON – The White Butterfly, 200 North County Line Road, is joining the American Heart Association in an effort to raise $25 million in 2007. “On Feb. 2, Go Red For Women’s Day, we are asking residents to purchase a $5 red dress pin to help the American Heart Association reach their goal,” White Butterfly…
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Girl Scouts offer special program opportunities
Lakewood LAKEWOOD – Four new after-school and evening programs for Lake-wood girls are being offered by the Girl Scouts of Ocean County. Programs will be held at the Lakewood Middle School, the Girl Scout After-School Club at Clifton Avenue Grade School, and the Latch Key Program at the Oak Street School. Girls ages 5-17 and…
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Freehold men facing charges following drug bust in Jackson
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – Three Freehold Town-ship residents were arrested by Jackson police on Jan. 8 and charged with drug distribution and conspiracy. According to information provided by police, a three-week investigation by Jackson detectives Howard Bogan and Mitch Cowit resulted in the arrest of Curtis Ziegler, 43,…
