Category: Tri-Town News
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Tri-Town News On Campus, Dec. 21
Amanda Sabia of Jackson has been named to the Central Penn College, Summerdale, Pa., dean’s list for the summer 2022 term. Amanda is majoring in physical therapist assistant. “The Threepenny Opera” came to the stage at Muhlenberg College, Allentown, Pa., from Oct. 28 through Nov. 6. Senior Joseph Grisanzio of Howell peformed the role of…
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Federal REAL ID Act compliance deadline extended to 2025
Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon is advising air travelers that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has re-extended its enforcement deadline for the federal REAL ID Act from May 3, 2023 to May 7, 2025. Travelers now have an additional two years to upgrade their driver’s license and other forms of identification in order…
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Monmouth state senator introduces legislation to fight car thefts
State Sen. Vin Gopal (D-Monmouth) has announced the introduction of legislation, S-3385, that would, if passed in the Assembly and Senate and signed into law, target repeat offenders by establishing a “rebuttable presumption” of pretrial detention for the crime of carjacking, and for the crimes of car theft and burglary where the defendant has a…
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Institute of Jazz Studies shares digital archive of Count Basie papers
For the first time, artifacts and papers from the Institute of Jazz Studies voluminous Count Basie collection are publicly available through an online data base and small exhibition, providing a window into the jazz giant’s life and times. The institute, based at Rutgers University-Newark, is the largest jazz archive in the world and the collection…
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Un-pave the parking lot, put up a paradise
By Jay Watson In her 1970 song “Big Yellow Taxi,” Joni Mitchell sang, “They paved paradise, put up a parking lot,” a commentary on nature’s beauty being lost to development. Mitchell did not write the song about New Jersey, but it might seem that way, considering how much green in the Garden State has been…
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Tri-Town News Datebook, Dec. 21
• DeBows United Methodist Church, corner of Route 571 and Route 537, Jackson, will host a Christmas Eve candlelight service on Dec. 24 at 7 p.m. All are welcome to attend the service. Additional information can be found at www.debowsumc.org. • Organizing expert Jamie Novak will offer a “January Jumpstart 10-Day Declutter Challenge” in a…
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Jackson planners approve warehouse on Cedar Swamp Road near I-195
JACKSON — A 60,000-square-foot, one-story warehouse building is expected to be constructed at the intersection of Cedar Swamp Road and Progress Place following a unanimous approval granted by the members of the Jackson Planning Board. The site at Cedar Swamp Road and Progress Place where the warehouse is planned is near a ramp that leads…
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Jackson One warehouse receives approval from Jackson planning board
JACKSON — The members of the Jackson Planning Board have granted unanimous approval to an application that is expected to result in the construction of a warehouse at the intersection of West Commodore Boulevard and Patterson Road. The board heard the Jackson One, LLC, application on Nov. 17, carried the public hearing to Dec. 12…
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Monmouth County News Briefs, Dec. 14
The Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey (PDFNJ) is inviting New Jersey high school students to create original music with substance use prevention messages as part of the 2023 Your Song! Your Voice! Shout Down Drugs New Jersey music competition. Back for its 19th year, the Your Song! Your Voice! music competition allows teenagers to…
