Category: Tri-Town News
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Smithereens’ guitarist set for release of new album
Popular band pays tribute to Beatles on ‘Meet the Smithereens’ BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Jim Babjak bought his copy of “Meet the Beatles” in 1970 when he was 12. He had no idea then where his love of music and his love for the Beatles would one day…
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Talk will focus on gangs
Would the average citizen or young person in Ocean County recognize gang signs, markings, colors, symbols or clothing? Do parents, caregivers, youth workers and community leaders need advice on keeping their children and communities gang free? If the answer is yes to either or both questions, parents and their children may want to attend “The…
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OK sought to turn house into pool supply business
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Jackson JACKSON – The Planning Board is being asked to approve the conversion of a one-story home into a commercial pool supply business. In question is the safety of the chlorine chemical which will be stored in small quantities at the business throughout the spring, summer…
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Builder gets board’s OK to construct two homes
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Jackson JACKSON – The Planning Board has given an 8-0 vote of approval for a two-lot subdivision to be known as Hyson Estates. The 3-acre parcel at the corner of Chandler Road and Genova Avenue in an R-3 residential zone will be divided into two smaller…
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Misconceptions abound about police, traffic laws
Officer dispels myth about ticket quotas; former prosecutor addresses DWI issues BY KATHY CHANG Staff Writer BY KATHY CHANGStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Anything hanging from your rearview mirror can cost you a $54 fine. Most people have their own perception and misconceptions about the police – good and bad – but some misconceptions can…
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Council gives approval to administrative code
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – An ordinance revising the township’s administrative code – the document which lays out how the municipal government functions – has been given a final vote of approval by Township Council members. During the public hearing on the ordinance at a council meeting in December,…
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Food pantry distribution scheduled for 4th Thursday
JACKSON – The Jackson Food Pantry announced that it has come up with a schedule for 2007 that is available by telephone. The food pantry, 65 Don Connor Blvd., will be open once a month on the fourth Thursday for food distribution, with the exception of holiday months. For the exact dates, residents who need…
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Former Howell principal begins freeholder term
Freeholder Barbara J. McMorrow swears the oath of office as her husband, Patrick, holds the Bible. FREEHOLD – Barbara J. McMorrow, a former teacher and principal at Howell High School, was sworn in to a three-year term on the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders last week. At the same time, Rosemarie D. Peters, a former…
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On Campus
Tom Smith, son of Jeanette and Tom Smith of Howell, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall quarter at Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y., where he is a freshman in the College of Applied Science and Technology. A 2006 graduate of Freehold High School, Freehold Borough, Smith is studying computer engineering…
