Category: Tri-Town Calendar

  • Greater Media Newspapers wins 29 NJPA awards for ’01

    Greater Media Newspapers wins 29 NJPA awards for ’01 Greater Media Newspapers has won 29 editorial, photography and advertising awards in the New Jersey Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest for 2001. The group tally, one of the best in the company’s history, included 10 first-place awards and the prestigious Lloyd P. Burns Memorial Award for…

  • Bulletin Board

    • A Tricky Tray is being sponsored by Jackson Deborah on March 8, at the VFW post, Magnolia Drive, Jackson. Donation is $3. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Refresh-ments will be available. No one under 18 admitted. Details: Ginger, (732) 818-1538. • A rummage sale will be held at the First Baptist Church of Lakewood,…

  • Council will try to set limits on placement of cell towers

    Staff Writer By kathy baratta Council will try to set limits on placement of cell towers HOWELL — In an effort to "minimize the total number of towers throughout the community," while also seeking to "encourage the location of towers in nonresidential areas," the Township Council has introduced an amendment to Howell’s land use ordinance…

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    VERONICA YANKOWSKI Marty Carrero-Schmidt prepares to send the ball over the net as Merketa Fiserova and Vladimir “Watts” Watson get set to block the shot during open adult volleyball Monday at the Spruce Street School, Lakewood.

  • Sides agree on connecting road between retail sites

    Sides agree on connecting road between retail sites HOWELL — Following a compromise reached between a group of residents opposing the retail development of 48 acres on the northbound side of Route 9 and the applicant, a tentative preliminary approval was given to the Lanes Mill Marketplace project by the Planning Board. The Lanes Mill…

  • Freeholders urge state to improve Route 9

    Citing a growing population and a need for modernization, the Ocean County Board of Freeholders has asked state lawmakers to renew their efforts to "dualize and modernize" Route 9, the 70-year-old corridor. "Route 9 is the dinosaur of state highways," Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari said. "The road has remained virtually unchanged since it was…

  • New group calls for equal treatment for all in FRHSD

    New group calls for equal treatment for all in FRHSD A citizens group has formed to promote the unity and continuation of the Freehold Regional High School District. In a letter announcing its formation, the Citizens Organized for Regional Equality (CORE) said they "believe in the strength of the Freehold Regional High School District community.…

  • Officials want more details on Legler system upgrades

    Staff Writer By cindy tietjen Officials want more details on Legler system upgrades JACKSON — The Township Commit-tee has requested that more information be provided on the proposed upgrades of the Legler water system. During a recent meeting of the governing body, Committeeman Sean Giblin was vocal about his concern over the cost of the…

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    FARRAH MAFFAI Ginny Morningstar joins with the Pipes and Drums of the Atlantic Watch on a rendition of “Amazing Grace” to end a performance March 2 at the Jackson library.