Category: Tri-Town News
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Council sets salary range for officials
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – An ordinance setting the salary range for municipal officials and employees has been given final approval by the Township Council. The ordinance indicates that members of the council may be paid between $8,000 and $18,000 per year. Jackson’s mayor may be paid between $8,500…
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Family ties at heart of ‘Lost in Yonkers’
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD – Thomas DeCaro knows what it feels like to lose a spouse. DeCaro, who is cast as widower Eddie Kurnitz in the Neil Simon play “Lost in Yonkers,” brings to his role all of the emotions that have coursed through his body since…
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Lakewood board to appeal state’s special ed. directive
BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer LAKEWOOD – School district administrators had until July 31 to submit an action plan to the state in response to a report from the New Jersey Department of Education (DOE) which indicates that Lakewood special education placement system is flawed. When July 31 had…
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Parks director named deputy twp. manager
BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer Helene Schlegel, who has been the director of Howell’s Parks and Recreation Department since 1998, has been promoted to the position of deputy township manager. HOWELL – Parks and Recreation Director Helene Schlegel is moving on to a new challenge – the manager’s office.…
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JEFF GRANIT staff Douglas Molnar (red hat with “TR”), of Toms River, goes through a pitching drill along with other youngsters who participated in a baseball camp at FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood, on July 27. Members of the Lakewood BlueClaws worked with the campers.
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On the road in pursuit of the spirit of New Jersey
‘Driving Jersey’ aims to define the state through stories of its residents BY KATHY HALL Correspondent BY KATHY HALLCorrespondent Steve Rogers of Red Bank plans to travel the state, stopping to record the unique stories of people he encounters. To paraphrase a former governor, New Jersey and the automobile are “perfect together.” Whether it’s the…
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Jackson faces significant revenue shortfall
Councilwoman: It’s time to tell residents truth about town’s condition BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer A review of the 2005 municipal audit has shown that Jackson is in the hole. Township Administrator William Santos put it succinctly when he said, “We are behind $4,766,875.” In a 5-0 vote July 25, Township…
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Fee hiked for dangerous dogs
BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer HOWELL – With a revision to the township’s vicious or potentially dangerous dog ordinance, officials have said they are trying to limit the number of such animals in Howell by raising license fees. The Township Council took action at its July 25 regular meeting…
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Change comes to DPW
Veteran director retires and new employee joins Howell staff BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer Jeffrey Cramer HOWELL – Like a well-oiled Department of Public Works truck, the department, for the past eight years, has operated under director Mildred Bernier, who recently retired. Bernier, 62, and her successor, Jeffrey Cramer,…
