Category: Tri-Town Calendar

  • 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…

  • Attorney: Good people a product of good choices

    Annual MLK breakfasthelps to raise funds forNAACP scholarships By Joyce BlayStaff Writer Annual MLK breakfast helps to raise funds for NAACP scholarships By Joyce Blay Staff Writer Desha L. Jackson LAKEWOOD — On Martin Luther King Jr. Day and every other day of the year, anyone can be a king if they follow four simple…

  • Howell council rep questions AP course offerings at school

    By dave benjaminStaff Writer By dave benjamin Staff Writer A municipal liaison from Howell has asked Freehold Regional High School District administrators to determine if students at Howell High School are being offered an equal number of advanced placement (AP) courses as students at the district’s other five high schools. Joan Leimbach, the Howell Township…