Category: Tri-Town Calendar

  • Vacation Bible school at West Farms Church

    West Farms United Methodist Church, Howell, will offer a vacation Bible school this summer at the church, 153 Casino Drive. The program is open to children entering kindergarten in September, through high school age. "Faith Mountain: An Extreme Adventure with Jesus" will take place July 22-26 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. The program will include Bible stories,…

  • Jackson Little League registration upcoming

    Jackson Little League will conduct fall baseball registration July 22 and July 24 at the Jackson Little League clubhouse, Route 527, from 6-9 p.m. There will be three age groups: 7-8, 9-10 and 11-12. Games will be played at the Jackson Little League and Holbrook fields in a combined league. Eligibility is as follows: 7-8…

  • Photo

    Playing a game of leap dog Carol Mount leads Louie, a Chinese crested, through the course during a dog-agility demonstration sponsored by the Ocean County Department of Parks and Recreation on Saturday at Ocean County Park, Lakewood. Dog agility is a competitive sport in which a handler directs her dog over a timed obstacle course.

  • For the record

    During a discussion of an ordinance proposing property maintenance standards, Howell Councilman George Pettignano said he knew of "one particular scenario of a resident using seven old cars as sheds" on private property. Due to an editing error, the statement was inadvertently changed to "7-year-old cars" in a July 11 article in the Tri-Town News.

  • Health Fair Open House slated for The Orchards

    The Orchards at Bartley, 100 North County Line Road, Jackson, will be holding a Health Fair Open House July 25 and 26 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Among the features will be free cataract screenings, blood pressure screenings, massage therapy, cooking demonstrations, a tai chi class as well as lectures on "Healthy Solutions for…

  • Four named to Hall of Fame

    JACKSON — The Alumni Hall of Fame trustees have announced the 2002 inductees: Peter J. DeMatteo (posthumously), Albert Lee, Richard H. Jamison Sr. and Richard Jordan. DeMatteo dedicated 35 years to the students of Jackson. He taught at Switlik, Clayton Middle School, Goetz Middle School and ended his career at the McAuliffe Middle School. The…

  • Local Lions clubs make donation to CentraState

    Eight Lions clubs from Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean counties made contributions totaling $5,600 to the Lions Eye, Ear and Diabetes Screening Center at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township, recently. John T. Gribbin, president and CEO, and Gerard K. Norkus, chairman of the board of trustees, expressed their appreciation for the donations from the Lions clubs…

  • Showdown to perform at Concert Under the Stars

    Bringing it all together July 23 — country music, country vocals and country fun, Showdown will be back in Jackson for the township’s second concert in their series of three. Concerts Under the Stars, a special event hosted by the Jackson Recreation Department, is funded in part by a grant from the N.J. State Council…

  • Women business owners host cruise

    Women business owners host cruise The Monmouth chapter of the New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners (NJAWBO) will hold a networking dinner cruise to kick off its annual membership drive. The sunset cruise will proceed along the shoreline to Point Pleasant where the boat will anchor to watch the local fireworks display. The cruise…