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Plumsted still waiting for state’s OK on budget
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer PLUMSTED — Municipal officials are still waiting for the state Department of Community Affairs (DCA) to sign off on the township’s 2013 municipal budget. The Township Committee was unable to adopt the spending plan on July 10. Mayor David Leutwyler said the governing body is in a holding pattern on…
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Driver charged in fatal accident
HOWELL — A Howell man has been charged with vehicular homicide after a passenger in the car he was driving died as a result of a single-car crash on Fort Plains Road in June, Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. According to information provided by the prosecutor, Jacob Cannizzaro, 21, of Howell, was…
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Candlewood Swim Club owners planning anniversary celebration
By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer HOWELL — The Candlewood Swim Club will be celebrating its 50th anniversary with a party in August. The swim club, 31 Newbury Road, will host the party beginning at 2 p.m. Aug. 10, according to Mark Jannarone, one of the club’s owners. The party will include a DJ, food and…
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Exhibitors sought for Archives and History Day
More than 20 New Jersey history-related organizations have already registered for Archives and History Day at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters in Manalapan, organized by the Monmouth County Archives and scheduled to be held on Oct. 12. “It is so important for historical and governmental organizations to get involved in sharing our history with the…
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Howell schools honored with lighthouse status by company
By GREG KENNELTY Staff Writer HOWELL — Two schools in Howell have achieved lighthouse status from FranklinCovey. The Ardena School and the Taunton School were honored during 2013. Deborah Pennell is the principal of the Ardena School, and Diana Rochon is the principal of the Taunton School. FranklinCovey is a global consulting and training firm…
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Michigan teens lend a hand in New Jersey
By CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer Members of Teens on a Mission from Our Lady of Consolation Church, Rockford, Mich., stayed in Freehold Borough recently and performed cleanup work throughout the region. In photos above, the teens spruce up Musgrave Park in Freehold Borough. A group of teenagers from Michigan recently traded in the comforts…
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Board grants permission for Seer Farms to operate
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer A fter months of uncertainty surrounding the future of Seer Farms, the Jackson Zoning Board of Adjustment approved a land use variance that ensures the animal foster care operation can continue to assist families and their pets. “I am very pleased and gratified the board has found a legal way…
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Beach season salvaged after Sandy
By JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Beachgoers take a stroll along Belmar’s boardwalk on a muggy afternoon last week. Oceanfront tourism should fare well this summer if the weather holds up, local business leaders said. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Shore businesses are faring better than expected this summer, despite the multibillion dollar blow dealt by superstorm…
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Life savers?
Q&A with Sharon Peters Q: We’ve had some horrible car-wreck fatalities lately, and in every case the driver survived and the passengers did not. I’m wondering if all the extra airbags and things that are on the driver’s side now are the reason more passengers than drivers die in car wrecks these days. A: Additional…
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