Category: Tri-Town News

  • State grants addition of some sites in UEZ

    BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer LAKEWOOD — Persistence finally paid off for Lakewood officials who were determined to restructure the town’s Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ). After three years of delays and rejections by the state’s Urban Enterprise Zone Authority (UEZA), members finally approved some, but not all, requested changes in Lakewood’s…

  • Traffic study of planned business site questioned

    Impact of proposed Pinewood Village on residents is at issue BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer JACKSON — The opponents of a proposed commercial development may get their chance to speak out on the project when the Planning Board meets at 7 p.m. Nov. 29 at town hall. The most recent meeting…

  • 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…

  • Mayor seeks eminent domain limits

    HOWELL — Mayor Joseph M. DiBella was expected to ask the Township Council this week to back his proposal that they adopt an ordinance that would prohibit the practice of using eminent domain to aid a private developer in Howell. DiBella first stated his intention to draft such ordinance at a Nov. 10 meeting of…