Alvarez to serve as deputy mayor
     HOWELL — The Township Council held its reorganization meeting Monday, and the first order of business was the swearing in of Councilwoman Kimberly Alvarez as deputy mayor for 2002.
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     VERONICA YANKOWSKI Joe DeVito, 16, of Howell goes head over heels to perform a hand plant while skateboarding at the Incline Club, Lakewood, on Sunday.
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Driver charged after fatal crash
     JACKSON — Police have charged a township woman who was involved in a fatal three-car accident with disregarding a red light and careless driving.
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Town still plans cleanup project at Aldrich Lake
Part of permit process
may take up to a year
Staff Writer
By Kathy Baratta
     HOWELL — Cabomba weed, a planting used in fish tanks, is one of the most daunting aspects of the cleanup project facing municipal officials at Aldrich Lake.
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NJ Transit adopts package
with 10-percent fare hike
     After holding public hearings throughout the state last week on proposed fare increases, NJ Transit adopted a compromised plan that still allows for an average increase of 10 percent on fares for trains and buses.
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Singer assumes
leadership role
in state Senate
Staff Writer
By cindy tietjen
     LAKEWOOD — Beginning Jan. 8, when the 210th state Legislature convened, Sen. Robert Singer of Lakewood became one of the Senate’s two Republican majority leaders.
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