Category: Tri-Town News
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Wonder Bar matinee makes the day for ‘mature’ audience
When I began my career in journalism in 1982, some of my weekend nights were spent at any number of clubs in Monmouth and Middlesex counties, enjoying bands playing cover songs and originals until well after 1 a.m. There was a sense of community in crowds largely made up of people in their 20s. On…
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Tri-Town News Datebook, Feb. 23
• New Jersey Blood Services, a division of New York Blood Center, will conduct blood drives which are open to the public. The following drives are scheduled: March 1, Howell Donor Center, 4068 Route 9 South, Howell, 1:30-8:30 p.m.; March 2, Howell Donor Center, 7:45 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.; March 3, Howell Donor Center, 1:30-8:30…
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Freehold Township H.S. teacher receives emerging leader award
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Angello Villarreal, who teaches Spanish at Freehold Township High School, was the recipient of the 2022 Emerging Professional Development School Leader Award at the 2022 National Association for Professional Development Schools annual conference on Feb. 10 in Chicago. “I am honored to receive this prestigious award and represent Freehold Township High School…
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Howell planners approve 319-unit residential development
HOWELL – The members of the Howell Planning Board have voted to grant preliminary and final site plan approval to an application that proposed the construction of a 319-unit residential development on Fort Plains Road. During a meeting on Feb. 17, Planning Board Chairman Brian Tannenhaus, Vice Chairman Nicholas Huszar, Township Councilwoman Evelyn O’Donnell, Robert…
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Senate approves Gopal bill to re-examine school funding formula
The members of the New Jersey state Senate have approved legislation sponsored by Sen. Vin Gopal (D-Monmouth) to establish the School Funding Formula Evaluation Task Force. “We need to make sure New Jersey’s schools are the best in the nation and that our system of school funding is equitable and affordable,” said Gopal, who chairs…
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Area filmmakers’ work to be shown in 2022 Garden State Film Festival
Celebrating its 20th anniversary in person from March 23–27, and with virtual online access from March 28 through April 3, the 2022 Garden State Film Festival celebrates the independent film genre by bringing a carefully curated and enriching selection of original works to a diverse audience locally and around the world. Two film screenings will…
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Council expects to name Rova Farms panel members in near future
JACKSON – The new Rova Farms Advisory Board has garnered support from residents and members of the Jackson Township Council have said they want to appoint members to the panel in the near future. Council members recently voted to establish the advisory board, which will give residents a chance to help decide the future use…
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Celebrating Harriet Tubman, the ‘ultimate outdoorswoman’ for freedom
By Jay Watson Harriet Tubman is legendary for her intelligence, sense of justice and, above all, extreme courage in repeatedly risking her life to help some 70 people escape slavery. What else did it take for Tubman to lead her charges hundreds of miles to freedom in the 1850s while eluding capture? Exceptional outdoor skills.…
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Howell K-8 schools will become mask-optional effective March 7
HOWELL – As the coronavirus pandemic continues to wane in New Jersey, the Howell K-8 School District will become a mask-optional district beginning March 7. Howell administrators made their decision regarding masks shortly after Gov. Phil Murphy’s Feb. 7 announcement in which he noted the significant decline of statewide COVID-19 metrics and said masks and…
