Category: Tri-Town News

  • Tire recycling available

    Ocean County farmers can drop off tires at the Ocean County Road Department Garage, Plumsted, for free as part of the Ocean County Farmer Amnesty Program. “Farmers can take advantage of this program throughout the month of October,” said Ocean County Freeholder James F. Lacey, who oversees the county’s recycling program. “Getting rid of tires…

  • Benefit wrestling show set

    JACKSON — Deputy Mayor Mike Kafton is teaming up with Six Flags Great Adventure and the East Coast Professional Wrestling association to raise money to help those families who were forced to flee New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. “We want everybody to come out to Great Adventure on Oct. 28 and help those families who…

  • Brick OKs water sale to Howell

    BY COLLEEN LUTOLF Staff Writer BY COLLEEN LUTOLFStaff Writer BRICK — The Brick Township Municipal Utilities Authority (BTMUA) will soon add Howell residents to its list of out-of-town customers. The BTMUA began selling water in bulk to the Parkway Water Co.’s 1,858 customers in the Ramtown section of Howell on a temporary basis last year.…

  • Allaire plans Halloween ride

    Allaire Village Inc., the nonprofit “Friends” group supporting the educational programming at Historic Village at Allaire, Wall Township, will present the Halloween hayride of the 1830s Howell Works community on Oct. 15 and Oct. 22 from 5:30-9 p.m. The Halloween hayride starts in front of the general store and enters the foreboding woods for a…

  • Candidate says he’ll be fresh voice

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer HOWELL — One reason why local businessman Bob Walsh said he is running for Township Council is because he believes a dissenting voice is needed among the all-Republican members of the present governing body. Walsh is challenging Councilman Wayne Lucey for the right to serve the…

  • Humanity award announced

    The Standardbred Retirement Foun-dation (SRF) announced Dec. 31 as the deadline for nominations for its 2005 Humanity Award. The award recognizes people who have demonstrated exceptional care and compassion for standardbred horses, according to Barbara J. Luna, SRF’s business manager. SRF will accept nominations for the award from members of the equine community nationwide, Luna…

  • Towns earn recycling revenue

    Ocean County’s Recycling Revenue Sharing program has returned almost $6 million to municipalities for their participation in the county’s recycling program. “We are getting ready to distribute another $450,000 to our municipalities,” said Freeholder James F. Lacey, who serves as liaison to the county’s recycling program. “We are returning $12.08 per ton to our towns.”…

  • Variances squeezing Route 9

    BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer LAKEWOOD — If residents ever have to evacuate town, they won’t get far. That was the opinion of Mayor Charles Cunliffe, speaking at an Oct. 6 Township Committee meeting that was held at the Leisure Village East adult community on Shorrock Road. Cunliffe said the Garden…

  • Annual lighthouse tour scheduled for Oct. 15-16

    The sixth annual New Jersey Lighthouse Society Weekend Challenge will be held Oct. 15-16. The 11 land-based lighthouses form a convenient “J” shape, starting in Sandy Hook and ending in Paulsboro along the Delaware River. Oceans, bays and rivers offer a variety of views including the New York and Philadelphia skylines. Parking is close to…