Category: Tri-Town Calendar

  • Business Briefs

    Young People’s Day Camps (YPDC) president Howard Glauber has announced that his son, Keith, will join the company as director of its Ocean County camp for the summer of 2003. Keith is a former relief pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds and a standout athlete at Montclair State University and Marlboro High School, from which he…

  • Deadline nears for rail comments

    Ocean County Freeholder Director John C. Bartlett Jr. is reminding residents of Ocean County that the deadline to comment on the proposed Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex rail project is Jan. 31. "My colleagues and I on the Board of Freeholders urge our residents to provide their support for this rail line," Bartlett said. "Public support will help tremendously…

  • Bulletin Board

    Central Jersey BloodCenter to hold drives Central Jersey Blood Center to hold drives Central Jersey Blood Center will be holding a blood drive at the Home Depot, 1990 Route 9, Howell, on Feb. 4 from 9 a.m. until noon. Donations may also be made at the Southard Fire Department, Route 9, Howell, on Feb. 26…

  • Nature talks set at reservoir

    VERONICA YANKOWSKI With a guiding hand from her mom, Linda, Maggie Ciufo, 5, of Howell seems to be a pro for her first time on ice skates at the Manasquan Reservoir, Howell, Jan. 25. HOWELL — The Monmouth County Park System is inviting the public to a new program at the Manasquan Reservoir Environmental Center.…

  • Ocean County Parks Dept. offers dog agility clinic

    Ocean County Parks Dept. offers dog agility clinic The Ocean County Department of Parks and Recreation is sponsoring a Dog Agility Clinic at Get Set Go, Berkeley Township Industrial Park, 870 Route 530, Whiting, on Feb. 1. Dog agility is a competitive sport in which a handler directs his/her dog over a timed obstacle course.…

  • JTMUA approval no guarantee of plan’s OK

    Towne Centre developermay be getting closerto submitting proposal By Joyce BlayStaff Writer Towne Centre developer may be getting closer to submitting proposal By Joyce Blay Staff Writer JACKSON — Towne Centre’s design will be modified, but not the size of its proposed residential component. That is the plan that developer Mitch Leigh may soon submit…

  • Teachers to receive 4.5% hikes under new contract

    By Joyce BlayStaff Writer Teachers to receive 4.5% hikes under new contract By Joyce Blay Staff Writer JACKSON — The Jackson Education Association (JEA) and the Board of Education have both ratified a tentative contract agreement, according to Kathleen Kelly Mallette, board president. Speaking at the conclusion of a Jan. 14 meeting at Jackson Memorial…

  • Datebook

    • The Women’s Task Force of Ocean County, under the direction of the Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Council of Ocean, will be holding its annual conference/fund-raiser Feb. 7, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Vanity Fare at the Best Western, 1600 Route 70, Lakewood. The conference will feature lectures on topics such as responding to…

  • Craft fair to boost support for Howell first aid squad

    HOWELL — Doreen Scardaville is like many people who move into the area who don’t realize that local volunteer first aid squads depend almost entirely on dona-tions and volunteers to man these squads. It is with that knowledge in mind that Scardaville, the mother of two small children who moved to Howell one year ago,…