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Online kindergarten registration to begin
HOWELL — The Howell K-8 School District kindergarten registration process for children who will be 5 years old on or before Oct. 1, 2015, will begin online on Jan. 5 and remain open through Jan. 31. The district is offering access to all of the necessary paperwork online so that registration can be completed from…
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Conditions at mobile home park to receive second look
By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — Residents of the Fountainhead mobile home park voiced their concerns about the facility on Dec. 9, and their remarks led the Jackson Township Council to table a vote to renew the business’s license. Residents said the mobile home park off North Cooks Bridge Road has a number of…
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Douglas A. Perrine
Douglas A. Perrine, 69, of Spotswood, formerly of New Egypt, died on Dec. 12 at Raritan Bay Medical Center, Old Bridge. Born and raised in Cranbury and Hightstown, Douglas lived in New Egypt for 41 years before settling in Spotswood in 2011. He retired in 2008 from Securitas Security Services USA after many years of…
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Inventors flourish in our Garden State
By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer A s New Jersey celebrates its 350th birthday, author Linda J. Barth paid homage to the inventions that have come out of the Garden State, detailing the history of many in her new book. “I got tired of people making fun of my state,” she said of the inspiration…
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Holiday lights may be recycled
PLUMSTED — Lights and ornaments associated with the holiday season may be adorning everything from homes to lampposts over the next few weeks, but a local environmental organization is planning for what comes after the celebrations end — and it has enlisted the help of a famous snowman. From now through Jan. 18, residents will…
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Police credit social media users with helping to locate suspects
By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer With the assistance of people who use social media, troopers from the New Jersey State Police were able to arrest three Howell residents and charge them with burglary and theft following an incident in Millstone Township. The burglary at the Nurko Road home occurred just before 2 p.m. Sept.…
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The Unit 455 Junior Auxiliary will collect items for the VETwork Food Bank in Ocean County through Dec. 19. Bring nonperishable food items to the American Legion Post 455, 2 Meadowbrook Lane, New Egypt. Toiletries for men, women and children are needed. Details: Charline Gladden at [email protected]. Children’s Story Time will take place…
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Group rekindles tree collection in Plumsted
PLUMSTED — When the holiday season ends several weeks from now, residents will begin taking down their decorations and removing fir and pine trees from their homes. One group of young people hopes to put those trees to good use along a section of the New Jersey shoreline. For the third year in a row,…
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Doctor admits role in lab bribery scheme
A doctor with practices in Wall Township and Howell has admitted accepting bribes in exchange for test referrals as part of a long-running scheme operated by Biodiagnostic Laboratory Services LLC (BLS), of Parsippany, its president and numerous associates, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Anthony DeLuca, 52, of Point Pleasant, pleaded guilty before U.S. District…
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