Checton—Griffin

Maria G. and John B. Checton announce the engagement of their daughter, Tara Maria Checton, to Joseph Gerard Griffin Jr., son of Janet and Joe Griffin.

The future bride is a 2008 graduate of Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology, and a 2014 graduate of the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K., where she earned a degree in veterinary medicine. She is a staff veterinarian at Shrewsbury Animal Hospital, Tinton Falls.

Her fiancé is a 2006 graduate of Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering. He is a professional engineer at Griffin Consulting in Spring Lake.

A September, 2017 wedding is planned.