Category: Tri-Town News
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Five candidates in race for three seats on board
Three incumbents are running for re-election to the Jackson Board of Educa-tion. Two other candidates are challenging them for seats on the board. There are three three-year terms up for grabs in the April 18 school election. Board members Martin Spielman, Marvin Krakower and John Morvay will seek to retain their seats on the panel…
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23-home development gets preliminary OK
BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer HOWELL – Amidst significant opposition from a group of residents and a bevy of concerns from the Planning Board, representatives of the K-Land Corporation presented a proposal on March 2 to build 23 houses off Ramtown-Greenville Road, near the Ramtown Elementary School. The proposed…
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Newspapers announce nominees in Greater Women of Central NJ
Greater Media Newspapers is pleased to announce the list of nominees for the second annual Greater Women of Central New Jersey award. This year, 108 women were nominated in the categories of business, health care and nonprofit. These nominations were submitted by family, friends, co-workers and spouses in an effort to recognize the amazing and…
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Traffic concerns Howell residents
HOWELL – Two residents approached the Township Council on March 7 to discuss what they said is a speeding problem on their street, Hampton Road. The street is off of Salem Hill Road. Ken Coffey and Frank Lynch said motorists seldom travel the 25 mph speed limit, even when police place a portable radar box…
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Fifth annual Women’s Expo in Toms River
Oldies 100 WJRZ, a Greater Media radio station, and Deborah Heart and Lung Center in conjunction with Clayton Masonry Centers will present the fifth annual Women’s Expo, March 18 live from the Ritacco Center, 1245 Old Freehold Road, Toms River, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event will feature an array of family oriented…
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County begins to focus on future landfill use
A bulldozer moves tons of garbage as it is processed at the Monmouth County Reclamation Center. The Monmouth County Reclamation Center (MCRC) in Tinton Falls currently handles more than 500,000 tons of solid waste each year, according to a report prepared by Larry Zaayenga, the county’s solid waste coordinator. The county owns approximately 1,000 acres…
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County sought incinerator as way to handle garbage
It’s likely that no issue has ever evoked more emotion, pro and con, in Monmouth County than the incinerator the county proposed to build at its Tinton Falls landfill about 15 years ago. The incinerator would have been used for the disposal of solid waste. The issue reached fever pitch during the summer of 1991…
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Solid waste coordinator has grown with job
Larry Zaayenga learned on the job and helped to build county operation BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Monmouth County Solid Waste Coordinator Larry Zaayenga oversees operations at the county landfill in Tinton Falls. Zaayenga has been with the county for 28 years. Larry Zaayenga jokingly refers…
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Board OK’s 5 new homes near air base
But news of increase in operations at Lakehurst troubles some in Jackson BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer The Jackson Planning Board has voted 8-0 to grant preliminary approval to a six-lot subdivision on Toms River Road that is in close proximity to the Naval Air Engineering Station (NAES) at Lakehurst. The…
