Category: Tri-Town News

  • Two accused in attempted home robbery of man, 75

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Police arrested a 20-year-old man and a teenage boy who allegedly forced their way into a home on the evening of Oct. 18. No one required medical attention following the incident that occurred at about 8:35 p.m. in the Silvermead adult…

  • 2nd Floor offers callers a caring voice on phone

    Teens and pre-teens have confidential way to discuss serious issues BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer The number to call is 1-888-222-2228. That’s the number where teens and pre-teens can reach the 2nd Floor youth helpline, a service that provides youths with help and someone to talk to when desperate moments occur.…

  • Howell residents extend the hand of friendship

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer A group of Howell residents helped to brighten the day for Hurricane Katrina evacuees in Selma, Ala., during a recent visit. Pictured in the bottom row (l-r) are a youngster named Richard who became a special friend of the group, Lindsay Costantin, NBA player J.R. Smith,…

  • Parents told to be wary of lurkers in cyberspace

    BY COLLEEN LUTOLF Staff Writer BY COLLEEN LUTOLFStaff Writer You may think that you are monitoring your child’s Internet use, but law enforcement officials warn that you may not be the only person watching. “One in five kids are contacted by a sexual predator online,” said Sgt. Mike Nevil of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office…

  • Sex offenders barred from county facilities

    FREEHOLD — The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders adopted a resolution on Oct. 27 that bars convicted sexual offenders from using county facilities, which includes the Monmouth County Park System and the Monmouth County Library System. “As adults, parents and elected officials, we must do everything we can to protect our children from dangerous sexual…

  • Memorial honors Sept. 11 victims

    Howell officials & relatives of those lost dedicate monument BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Patricia Lennon (r), the wife of John Lennon Jr., who was killed at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, speaks with attendees at the dedication ceremony of Howell’s 9/11 memorial on Oct.…

  • Rate of Jackson school growth slowing down

    Latest figures show 69 additional pupils in new school year BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer The boom years of student enrollment growth in Jackson may be drawing to a close. Following preliminary calculation of an Oct. 15 Application for State School Aid (ASSA) report to the state, Board of Education member…

  • Immigrant found new life, love in America

    Freehold Township resident, former barber, turns 100 BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Dan Fariello celebrates his 100th birthday with his daughter, Mia Cipriano, on Oct. 16. Dan Fariello thinks Freehold Borough is a great place to live. He ought to know — he lived in the…

  • Control of government will be at stake Nov. 8

    Broderick, Nerwinski, Reilly, Updegrave seek election in Jackson BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer JACKSON — Democrats and Republicans will vie for control of the Township Committee in the Nov. 8 general election. A pair of three-year terms will be up for grabs. Democrats Michael Broderick, Michael Kafton and Sean Giblin hold…