Category: Tri-Town Calendar

  • Mediation to continue on FRHSD voting points

    Mediation to continue on FRHSD voting points A mediation session to discuss the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education’s voting system has been continued to Dec. 16 following an initial mediation session on Monday. The continuation means that a hearing initially scheduled for Dec. 5 before U.S. District Court Judge Garrett E. Brown,…

  • Board, union reach tentative deal

    JACKSON — The Board of Education and the Jackson Education Association, which represents teachers and affiliated school district employees, have reached a tentative contract settlement without the assistance of the state mediator both sides had requested, according to school district spokeswoman Allison Erwin. Erwin said neither side would offer a detailed statement on the settlement…

  • Contest winners honored

    LAKEWOOD — Mayor Ray Coles recently presented awards to three Lake-wood Middle School students and three Lakewood High School students who best expressed their understanding of "What Veterans Day Means to Me," in an essay contest sponsored by the Veterans Advis-ory Committee of Lakewood. The students will also receive U.S. savings bonds. Although they weren’t…

  • PBA receives donation for families in need

    PBA receives donation for families in need LAKEWOOD — First Washington State Bank Community Banking Officer John Iglio, on behalf of First Washington State Bank’s Community Foundation, presented a check to Officer Leonard Nieves, president of Lakewood Policeman’s Benevolent Association Local No. 71. The funds donated by First Washington Community Foundation will be used to…

  • Teachers receive $25K grant

    PLUMSTED — New Egypt Elem-entary School teachers Rita R. Williams and Jack Byrne have been awarded a $25,000 grant from the state Department of Education for a Learn and Serve America project. They will be working with the entire elementary school population to create an outdoor "Peaceful Habitat" which will include a full-sized gazebo, walking…

  • State confirms $14.2 million

    in funding for 3 new schools State confirms $14.2 million in funding for 3 new schools HOWELL — The Howell K-8 school district will receive $14.2 million in grants from the New Jersey Schools Construction Corporation (SCC), Gov. James E. McGreevey announced. "The state is committed to improving school facilities for New Jersey students in…

  • Jackson PBA to help families in need

    JACKSON — The Jackson Township PBA membership has become aware that there are several local families that are having a tough time economically. As in years past the Jackson PBA membership will again be helping families that are in need, according to a press release from the association. The PBA started donating holiday meals to…

  • Photo

    JERRY WOLKOWITZ Howell High School Student Council members (l-r) Julia Suppa, Matt Forys, Dan Irvin and Jena Diamente sort items that were donated by the school’s performing arts students for the ongoing Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots campaign.

  • New Egypt School to host holiday craft bazaar

    The New Egypt Elementary School PTO will hold its fifth annual Holiday Craft Bazaar on Dec. 7 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the school on Evergreen Road. More than 75 spaces will be showcasing quilts, hand-crafted jewelry, gift baskets, ceramics, dolls, wood crafts, scenic paintings and candles among other things. Some spaces are…