Category: Tri-Town News
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Monmouth freeholders approve open space grants
FREEHOLD – The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has approved grants totaling nearly $2 million from the 2006 Monmouth County Open Space Trust Fund to acquire, create or improve park facilities in 14 municipalities. According to a press release, land acquisition and development for park recreation and open space purposes are made possible by the…
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Party brightens holiday for Ocean County youths
With some help from the Ocean County Young Republicans, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ocean County put smiles on the faces of hundreds of youngsters this holiday season. On Dec. 16 the organization hosted a holiday celebration for 250 attendees, including children and their families, at La Bove Grande, a banquet facility and restaurant in…
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Deal will bring 118 units to egg farm site
Howell council OKs settlement with AST to end litigation BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer The Howell Township Council has passed a resolution executing a settlement agreement with AST, Sunnyside Road LLC. The governing body voted 4-1 to approve the resolution at its Dec. 19 meeting. Council-woman Cynthia Schomaker voted…
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CHRIS KELLY staff Taylore Fowler, 14, a student at Red Bank Regional High School, Little Silver, performs with The Festive Flutes during a holiday concert held at the Lakewood Library on Dec. 17.
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Residents question plan for road’s construction
Hovbilt proposes new BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON — Additional testimony regarding traffic and a proposed new connector road near a planned adult community was offered by traffic engineer John H. Rea at the Planning Board’s Dec. 18 meeting. Some residents who live near the location in the Cassville section…
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Town supports Toys for Tots
JACKSON — This year for the first time, Mayor Mark Seda, the Township Council and residents participated in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots program. “Hundreds and hundreds of toys have been donated. I’m simply overwhelmed by the outpouring of kindness shown by the Jackson community,” Seda said on the day the collection…
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Gangs will be topic of talk in Jackson
JACKSON – The Jackson Police Department and the New Jersey State Police are inviting parents and guar-dians to attend an informational session on gangs and their influence on youth on Jan. 9 at Jackson Memorial High School. The speaker will be Sgt. Ron Hampton from the New Jersey State Police Street Gangs Unit, who will…
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Hiring of professionals to be on council agenda
BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer HOWELL — Municipal officials will interview candidates for about 30 professional positions (special attorneys, engineer, planner, etc.) after Jan. 1. At its reorganization meeting on Jan. 1, however, the newly configured Town-ship Council is expected to name a township attorney, public defender, alternate public…
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Howell planning to spray for gypsy moth infestation
BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer HOWELL — To curtail the gypsy moth infestation that showered trees with scores of silky webs this summer, the Township Council has voted 5-0 to appropriate $30,000 for pest control. The council took action at its Dec. 19 meeting. Department of Public Works Director Jeffrey Cramer said Howell is…
