Category: Tri-Town News

  • In the Service

    Army Reserve Capt. James S. Pericles has deployed to Iraq to serve as member of the Multinational Security Transition Command-Iraq. The command’s mission is to assist the Iraqi government in the development, organization, training, equipping and sustainment of Iraqi security and police forces. Their goal is to defeat terrorism and provide a stable environment for…

  • Teenagers and the Internet: Not so perfect together

    Expert tells parents they must become aware of cyber bullying BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer LITTLE SILVER — The impact of teenagers being bullied by their peers online is often misunderstood and minimized by parents and school administrators, an expert on cyber bullying said. Teenagers often create their own Web sites…

  • Heeding the call of the hungry

    Soup kitchen at church in Lakewood provides hot meal twice a month BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Catherine Anthony (pictured) and her husband, Charles, welcome guests to the Under His Wing soup kitchen twice a month at All Saints Episcopal Church, Lakewood. There is divine inspiration on the…

  • Horse owner fined for animal neglect

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — A Bridgeton, Cumberland County, woman pleaded guilty in Upper Freehold Township municipal court on Nov. 10 for failing to provide proper food for three horses kept at a township farm. Judge Bonnie Goldman fined Denise Blauth $1,000 and $500 in restitution to the…

  • School’s plan could bring old Jamesway back to life

    BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer LAKEWOOD — Developing business is good business in Lakewood. That is the premise behind a proposed business incubator/medical center that would be housed in the former Jamesway store at Route 9 and County Line Road, according to Deputy Mayor Meir Lichtenstein. Lichtenstein is the Township Com-mittee’s…

  • Councilman sworn in for 1-year term

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer HOWELL – Newly elected Council-man Bob Walsh took his seat on the Township Council this week. Walsh, who ran as an independent candidate against incumbent Republican Councilman Wayne Lucey on Nov. 8, was sworn into office on the evening of Nov. 17 by Fred Niemann, the…

  • Church show to feature sounds of Chanticleer

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD — The Grammy Award- winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer will perform in concert on Dec. 3 at the First Presbyterian Church, West Main Street. The group, named for the “clear-singing” rooster in Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales,” will perform a Christmas concert at 7:30 p.m. The…

  • Experts outline warning signs for teen suicide

    BY DAN NEWMAN Staff Writer BY DAN NEWMANStaff Writer More attention tends to be paid when youngsters do extraordinary things. The same can be said for teenagers who commit suicide. In front of a packed room on the campus of Brookdale Community College (BCC), Middletown, IEP Youth Services and the college recently presented a program…

  • Photo books purr-fect for the holiday

    Kim Levin BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Top, Birdie strikes a pose in “Cattitude: The Feline Guide to Being Fabulous.” Above, John O’Neill and Kim Levin (with Charlie) have collaborated on four books about cats and dogs. Dogs and cats respond differently. It’s been said that dogs come when they are…