Category: Tri-Town Calendar

  • State law will require public discussion of school violence

    State law will require public discussion of school violence A new state law will require all of New Jersey’s local boards of education to improve disclosure and discussion about the acts of violence and vandalism that occurred within their respective schools each year. Just prior to the end of his term as acting governor, Donald…

  • Community Bulletin Board

    • Spring Home Show will be held Feb. 8-10 at Freehold Raceway Mall, Freehold Township, during regular mall hours. The show will include local and national representatives of products and services, and information and displays on home products, construction and remodeling, and methods of energy conservation. • An auction is being sponsored by the Rosary…

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    JERRY WOLKOWITZ A metal sculpture by Jim Gary — created out of car parts other people did not want — was one of the creations that students at the Frank J. Dugan Elementary School, Marlboro, viewed on Monday during a visit by the sculptor from Farmingdale.

  • Suspicious fire destroys home

    HOWELL — An irreplaceable piece of township history went up in flames under suspicious circumstances on Jan. 31. Fire leveled the former Jordan family home on Birdsall Road that was more than 100 years old. The fire was initially reported to police as a brush fire, according to First Assistant Chief Bernard Barnes of Howell’s…

  • State monitors removed from Lakewood district

    Staff Writer By cindy tietjen State monitors removed from Lakewood district LAKEWOOD — State monitors who were put in place to regulate and oversee the financial operations of the Lakewood schools have been removed from the district. In an apparent attempt by Gov. James McGreevey to cut state spending, monitors have been pulled from several…

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    VERONICA YANKOWSKI Jeff Motley sings with the Jackson Civic Chorus during the recent Winter Concert of Peace and Harmony sponsored by the Jackson Council for the Arts. The concert was hosted by the Jackson United Methodist Church.

  • Gift auction to boost school

    programs at St. Veronica’s By cindy tietjen Staff Writer HOWELL — The St. Veronica’s School PTA will sponsor a gift auction on April 12. This year’s event, "Reach for the Stars," will be held at the Woodlake Country Club, Lakewood, and members of the St. Veronica’s family are hoping to draw a crowd. Located on…

  • Patients peeved at move out of rehabilitation class Medical center VP: Time came for seniors to take next step in recovery

    Staff Writer By paul godino Patients peeved at move out of rehabilitation class Medical center VP: Time came for seniors to take next step in recovery FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Centra-State Medical Center has graduated 72 patients from its rehabilitation cardiovascular fitness program. The problem? Some of these patients, who are primarily senior citizens, don’t believe…

  • Route 88 improvements sought

    LAKEWOOD — Mayor Ray Coles and Township Committeewoman Marta Harrison met with engineers from the state, county, and township recently to discuss road improvements for Route 88. Concerns were raised due to the increasingly heavy traffic of cars, buses and trucks, as well as more pronounced bicycle and pedestrian use of the right of way,…