Category: Tri-Town Calendar

  • Threat in bathroom clears school

    Staff Writer By cindy tietjen JACKSON — Students at the Christa McAuliffe Middle School were evacuated from the building last week while police investigated a bomb threat. Students were told to get their jackets and exit the building in an orderly manner on Feb. 6 after the threat was discovered. "There was a threatening message…

  • Community Bulletin Board

    • Tenants’ Rights Workshop will be held Feb. 15 from 10 a.m. to noon at the Lakewood library, Lexington Avenue. This workshop is sponsored by the Puerto Rican Action Board of Lakewood and will feature a representative from legal services. Details: Eugenio Espinosa, (732) 886-9295, or Ileana Fontanes, (732) 477-4173. • Ballroom dance social will…

  • Members added to Chamber of Commerce

    The Howell Chamber of Commerce recently held its first meeting of the year and welcomed several new members to the chamber. Among the new members were Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill & Bar; C&J Dollar Store; CouponAddiction.com; Giejda Landscaping; Ginny’s Gems; Jemco Plumbing; Kimball Medical Center; Marketing and Design Depot; Miles of Smiles; Optimist Club; and Stop…

  • Intersection gets flashing light

    LAKEWOOD — A new traffic signal flasher will improve safety for drivers at a busy Lakewood intersection, according to the Ocean County Board of Freehold-ers. The flasher at Vermont Avenue and Locust Street was activated this week, Ocean County Engineer Ronald A. Lotrecchio said. "There have been a number of serious accidents, including two fatalities,…

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    FARRAH MAFFAI Buster, the Lakewood BlueClaws’ friendly mascot, signs an autograph for Nicole Plummer as her family waits on line to purchase tickets for the 2002 baseball season. Tickets went on sale Feb. 9 at GPU Energy Park.

  • Six new officers join Jackson Township Police Department

    JACKSON — The Ocean County Police Academy recently graduated its 77th class of recruits. Among the graduates were six new officers for the Jackson Township Police Department. The recruit training spans 22 weeks during which the recruits undergo physical training, mental preparation, and studying as well as firearms training. Local and county law enforcement agencies…

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    VERONICA YANKOWSKI Emily Boe, 3, of Jackson, has fun just hanging around — upside down — at a playground in her hometown on Sunday.

  • Two face hearing on charges arising from stabbing at party

    Staff Writer By paul godino Two face hearing on charges arising from stabbing at party FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A status conference was expected to take place on Monday in the case of two people who were indicted in connection with the stabbing of a township man that occurred in June. Jason Adamo, 19, of Howell,…

  • Recipes deliver lots of love

    Jenna Stallworth, a second-grader at Lucy M. Holman School, Jackson, reads her special Valentine’s Day recipe. JACKSON — With so many life-altering events going on in the world today, some second-graders in Jack-son have created a recipe to capture the spirit of Valentine’s Day. The ingredients sound simple enough but are often overlooked in everyday…