Category: Tri-Town News

  • Howell switches to private plan for health package

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Howell HOWELL – The mayor and Township Council have passed a resolution that moves Howell’s insurance coverage from the state plan to a private plan. The resolution was adopted in a 2-1 vote with Mayor Joseph M. DiBella and Deputy Mayor Juan Malave voting for the…

  • Grange loses bid to save old farm buildings

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer HOWELL — A decision sealing the fate of some old farm buildings on Havens Bridge Road has been made by the Township Council. The council has directed Township Manager Bruce Davis to arrange for the razing of a farmhouse and outbuildings that abut the Enclave, a…

  • Blog allows discussion on state planning issues

    The Regional Planning Partnership (RPP) has announced the launch of New Jersey’s first regional planning blog titled Planning Partners Blog: A Forum for Regional Planning Issues in New Jersey. RPP announced the launch of the blog at its annual meeting and dinner held Nov. 10 at the Princeton Hyatt. According to a press release, the…

  • Parties, parents & booze can be a dangerous mix

    Alliance director, attorneys speak with teenagers and adults BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer With the holiday season at hand, learning about the legal ramifi-cations of offering drinks to minors and others may make a person stand up and take notice. During a recent meeting of teenagers and adults at the Monmouth…

  • Million dollar donation to help fund expansion

    Medical center officials grateful for support from Millstone couple BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer PHOTOS BY CLARE MARIE CELANO A donation from Robert and Donna O’Donnell of Millstone Township to CentraState Medical Center will help to fund the construction of an ambulatory care campus. FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The largest…

  • Lakewood cop back under public microscope

    Second resident alleges use of excessive force by Patrolman Menck BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Howell Police Officer Hal Foley hands Carrie Bermauer, 7, of Howell, a small stuffed figure of McGruff the Crime Dog during a visit by the real McGruff and members of the Monmouth County…

  • It takes a village to celebrate Christmas

    Couples enjoy hobby of creating special scenes at holiday time BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer Couples enjoy hobbyof creating specialscenes at holiday time BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer For Rona and Jim Martucci, the Christmas season is the time to enjoy their hobby of creating a beautiful miniature holiday village in their home. For many people…

  • Howell casts eye on buffers

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer HOWELL — A proposed ordinance that would have completely reworked Howell’s present riparian buffer law has been temporarily tabled. Following remarks from Donald Smith and Bobbie Sue Bowers, both of whom serve on the township’s environmental commission, and Smith’s wife, Pauline, who serves on the Planning…

  • Planners deny final OK to Leigh at Jackson homes

    BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer JACKSON — In its last action of 2005, the Planning Board has denied final approval to a court-remanded housing application by developer Mitch Leigh that received preliminary approval from the township more than 16 years ago. The 130-home Leigh at Jackson subdivision is on a 29-acre…