Category: Tri-Town Calendar

  • Jackson kindergarten registration scheduled

    Jackson kindergarten registration scheduled JACKSON — The Board of Education has designated the week of March 4-8 for kindergarten registration. All children who will be 5 years old on or before Oct. 1, 2002, are eligible. In accordance with state law, children must have all required immunizations and a record of physical examination. Registration forms…

  • Baseball buddies team up once again

    Baseball buddies team up once again PHOTOS BY FARRAH MAFFAI New York Met Joe McEwing autographs a baseball for a fan at Lakewood BlueClaws head coach Jeff Manto’s baseball clinic at GPU Energy Park in Lakewood Dec. 19. Twelve years ago a major league baseball player reached out to a young Joe McEwing, and now…

  • Library sets January programs and events JACKSON — The Jackson library is offering the following programs and/or events during the month of January:

    Library sets January programs and events JACKSON — The Jackson library is offering the following programs and/or events during the month of January: • Jan. 3 – Babies at the Library, 10 a.m. or 11 a.m., 12 to 23 months; must preregister; • Jan. 8 – Toddler Storytime Series begins, 10 a.m. or 11 a.m.,…

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    FARRAH MAFFAI Nicole Klapschinski, 14, (r), and Nicole Tossas, 14, sing with the choir at the Lakewood High School holiday concert on Dec. 19.

  • BLOOPERS ADELE YOUNG Rich chocolate mouse won’t play hickey

    BLOOPERS ADELE YOUNG Rich chocolate mouse won’t play hickey Although it’s always fun to compile the list of "bloopers" that almost made it into one of our 10 Greater Media Newspapers’ publications, it’s especially nice to have some lightheartedness this year. For those unfamiliar with this annual tradition, the editors and staff at Greater Media…

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    FARRAH MAFFAI Jocelyn Kearny, 18, performs a solo during a selection sung by the gospel choir at the Lakewood High School holiday concert on Dec. 19.

  • Board details public comment rules

    The Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education has spelled out the rules for audience participation at school board meetings. During a Dec. 17 meeting, board President Patricia Horvath read a statement which requested that members of the public be courteous and mindful of the rights of other individuals when speaking. She noted that…

  • Jan. 2 public hearings set on NJ Transit fare hikes

    Jan. 2 public hearings set on NJ Transit fare hikes The NJ Transit Board of Directors has authorized public hearings to be held next week in support of a six-year fare policy initiative to help the corporation address a growing budget shortfall — including a 10 percent increase in fares on trains, buses and the…

  • UEZ police funding to be extended in Lakewood

    UEZ police funding to be extended in Lakewood LAKEWOOD — Bolstered by a greater police presence and statistical evidence of a decline in the incidence of crime within its Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) boundaries, Mayor Marta Harrison announced that the township will continue the funding of salaries and benefit packages of five specially assigned UEZ…