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Vendors/riders sought for poker run
A poker run will be held June 11 at the VFW Lodge at 54 Magnolia Drive in Jackson. Donation is $20 for riders and walk-ins, $15 for passengers. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Ocean County Chapter of NJ ChildAssault Prevention. Donation includes live music and food. There will also be a 50/50…
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Women have certain inalienable rights
ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH Being the only female in a house full of men, there are many situations I have to defend. First off, is my right to buy shoes. I know that males only have one pair for each event and I’d like to say, “Big woop.” We, as women, need our…
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Turtles take to the streets: Nesting season has begun
BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent UPPER FREEHOLD — Why did the turtle cross the road? This time of year, it’s likely due to mating season, and while many turtles make it across the road, many others do not. Township property owner Valerie Palluzzi, a longtime conservationist, does not like seeing turtle remains on local roadways and…
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Gov. names members of education task force
Gov. Chris Christie has appointed a group of New Jerseyans to serve on the Education Transformation Task Force, which was created through Executive Order No. 58 on April 4. According to a press release from the governor’s office, the task force will examine ways to eliminate burdensome regulations so that New Jersey’s educators will be…
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Township, board trim Plumsted school tax levy
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer PLUMSTED — The Township Committee and the Plumsted School District Board of Education have agreed to reductions totaling $97,311 in the school district’s 2011-12 budget. On April 27, voters rejected the board’s proposal for a $9.7 million tax levy that would have supported a $25.9 million budget in the upcoming…
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datebook
A summer carnival brought by St. Aloysius and St. Monica will be held from 6-10 p.m. June 1-4 at St. Aloysius parish grounds, 935 Bennetts Mills Road, Jackson. Festivities will include new rides, food and entertainment. Details: 732-370-0500 or go to www.stalscarnival.com. Mah-jongg and games, hosted by Plumsted Senior Outreach Services, will be…
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Reading club starts season with opera
HOWELL — The Howell Library, 318 Old Tavern Road, will kick off its adult summer reading club with a “novel” event on June 4 called “Opera at the Library.” The theme of the summer adult reading program this year is “Novel Destinations,” and will offer readers a live operatic tour of composers and well-loved arias.…
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Pair arrested breaking into apartment
JACKSON — A pair of would-be burglars were foiled by a resident of the apartment they allegedly intended to burglarize. Jackson police Sgt. Steven Laskiewicz reported that on May 17 at 10:40 p.m., police officers responded to a call from people in an apartment in the Regency Club apartment complex on Brewers Bridge Road. He…
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Jackson Twp. issues revised municipal budget schedule
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — The saga of the 2011 Jackson municipal budget goes on. After initially informing the Tri-Town News during the week of May 16 that the Township Council would adopt the budget at a meeting on May 31, officials contacted the newspaper late on the afternoon of May 24 and…
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