Category: Tri-Town News

  • 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…

  • Residents may have say on town hall

    Howell council debates future of aging structure BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer The question of repairing or rebuilding town hall is one that Howell residents may be asked to consider in a nonbinding referendum concerning the future of the municipal building. The existing municipal building on Preventorium Road is a 100-year-old…

  • Professor receives award

    Dr. Michael A. Palladino Monmouth University, West Long Branch, announced that Dr. Michael A. Palladino, of Howell, associate professor of biology, received the New Jersey Association for Biomed-ical Research 2005 Caring Heart Award at the second annual “Thank You Research” Gala held on Nov. 17 at the Palace at Somerset Park. The award was presented…

  • Two sides talk about ‘downtown’ proposal

    Jackson officials request more info from developer BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer Developer Mitch Leigh’s dream of building a downtown area in Jackson could someday be within reach, following an initial meeting among his repre-sentatives and those of the township. Leigh’s representatives at the Nov. 30 meeting in town hall were…

  • Jackson mayor to be honored by Boy Scouts

    The Whispering Pine District of the Jersey Shore Council Boy Scouts of America will honor Jackson Mayor Michael L. Broderick with the Outstanding Service Award for his years of service and dedication to the community. The event will be held Dec. 21 at the Circle Landmark in Lakehurst. Broderick is currently president of the Jackson…

  • Photo

    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Jeff Riker and his son, Zack, 11, of Jackson, place their Christmas tree on a cart after cutting it down at Lone Silo Farm, Plumsted, on Dec. 10. James, 6, helps out by carrying the saw.

  • Soldier helped liberate Auschwitz death camp

    Maurice Shainberg held positions in Polish, Soviet armies A major contributor to and founding member of the Jewish War Veterans Post 972 of Manalapan-Marlboro will be remembered for the key roles he played during World War II. Maurice Shainberg, 84, of Manalapan, a former colonel in the Polish army, died Dec. 5 at Robert Wood…

  • Author says ‘hola’ from beautiful Buenos Aires

    BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer Michael Luongo From Argentina to Afghanistan, Freehold Township native Michael Luongo finds the most interesting details to write about in his travel guidebooks. After living in Argentina from October 2004 until March 2005, Luongo, 37, completed his most recent travel book about Argentina’s glamorous capital Buenos…