Category: Tri-Town News
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Driver charged with DWI
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON — A gruesome motor vehicle collision sent one driver to the hospital and the other driver to jail last week. The Feb. 23 crash at 9:23 a.m. on North Hope Chapel Road near South Cooks Bridge Road sent Selma Zahler, 82, to the Jersey Shore…
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2006 Relay for Life seeks participants for June event
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer The fifth annual Relay for Life will return to New Egypt High School, Evergreen Road, Plumsted, on June 10-11 as area residents participate in an event designed to raise funds to further the fight against cancer. The relay event brings together residents of western Monmouth County…
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35-home subdivision wins OK from Jackson planners
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON — With a vote of 6-1, the Planning Board has approved a 37-lot subdivision (35 homes; two detention basins) slightly south of the intersection of Grawtown Road, Route 527 and Route 528. Board members Blanche Krubner, Hal Millemann, Dan Burke, Ronald Rando Jr., Thomas Matusz…
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Holmdel pet is top dog
Rufus claims honor at Westminster K.C. competition in New York BY TOM CAIAZZA Staff Writer BY TOM CAIAZZAStaff Writer Rufus, a 5-year-old colored bull terrier who lives in Holmdel, won Best in Show honors at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Feb. 14 in New York. Every dog has its day, and Valen-tine’s Day belonged…
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Howell clerk certifies petition for recall effort
Proponents may now begin to collect signatures BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer Howell Township Clerk Bruce Davis has certified a petition form that can now be circulated in order to recall Mayor Joseph M. DiBella from office. Davis certified the form on Feb. 27 after receiving it last week from residents John Pearson, Joseph Parente…
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Voters approve budgets in three fire districts
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Jackson JACKSON — Residents approved the operating budgets for this year in three of the township’s four fire districts in voting held Feb. 18. In District 1, the Whitesville Volunteer Fire Company, voters approved a $496,268 budget which carries a tax levy of $325,000. Running unopposed…
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In the Service
Air Force Reserve Airman Ashley M. Woodall has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. During the six weeks of training, the airman studied the Air Force mission, organization, and military customs and courtesies; performed drill and ceremony marches, and received physical training, rifle marksmanship, field training exercises, and…
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Team will hold auditions for anthem singers
For the sixth consecutive year, the Lakewood BlueClaws will hold auditions for national anthem singers at the Freehold Raceway Mall, Route 9, Freehold Township, March 9, from 6-9 p.m. Last year 575 people applied for the opportunity to sing the “The Star-Span-gled Banner” at the ballpark. Auditions may include solo, group or musical performances. Only…
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Driver ticketed after morning crash with bus
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON — A resident of Barnegat received a summons for careless driving after her vehicle struck a school bus on the morning of Feb. 15. Police said 19 pupils who were on the bus that was headed for the Christa McAuliffe Middle School were taken to…
