Category: Tri-Town News
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Allaire to host crafters market
Allaire Village Inc. will host its annual fall crafters’ market. This fund-raising event will take place on Sept. 30 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The crafters will be displaying their crafts within the Historic Village at Allaire in Allaire State Park, Route 524 (Atlantic Avenue) Wall Town-ship, just outside Howell. Admission to the crafters’…
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Freehold Raceway Mall announces plans to expand
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Living in Freehold Township provides residents with many amenities such as lush greenery, country roads, farms and many lovely subdivisions. What the township does not have, however, is a Main Street. That is about to change – kind of. The Macerich…
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Lovable characters find acceptance from children
BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer George Skudera holds his creations, children’s book characters Tanga (l) and Freddie the Little Fire Dragon. Freddie the Little Fire Dragon has gotten himself into all kinds of adventures with the help of George Skudera. If that doesn’t make a lick of sense, try…
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Budget will take bite out of taxpayers
Jackson spending plan calls for $392 increase on $200,000 assessment BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Budget predictions became a reality on Sept. 19 as the Jackson Township Council approved a 2006 budget that will increase the municipal tax rate by 19.6 cents of assessed valuation. The $37.9 million spending plan as…
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Howell’s blue belles
SCOTT PILLING staff Members of the Howell High School color guard perform during a marching band competition held at Brick High School, Brick Township, on Sept. 23.
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‘Dress Up’: A look at the fashions of yesteryear
Historical Association stages exhibit of special occasion finery BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer (l-r) This advertisement of ladies modeling stylish costumes for the spring of 1873 is part of the Monmouth County Historical Association’s exhibit “Dress Up.” A deep green silk bonnet trimmed with ruffles sits in a glass…
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Events aim to service immigrant population
BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer LAKEWOOD – For Mexican nationals who live in Lakewood, two important events will occur in the coming weeks. The first event will see representatives from the Mexican Consulate come to Lakewood to register Mexican nationals for a matricula consular, which is an official identification…
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Detention basin draws close look from board
Howell panel approves facility to go with new homes in Freehold Twp. BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer Howell HOWELL – After a four-hour hearing complete with passionate outbursts, technical lingo and extended diatribes, the Planning Board on Sept. 14 unanimously approved an application filed by Apostle Acres Development, LLC,…
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New ridership numbers boosts call for rail line
Ocean County and Monmouth County officials are cautiously optimistic that new ridership numbers presented last week to transportation officials may bolster the counties’ ongoing efforts to implement passenger rail service in one of the fastest-growing regions in the state. Armed with the new numbers, Ocean County Freeholder James F. Lacey and Monmouth County Freeholder Theodore…
