Category: Tri-Town News

  • $44M school plan in hands of Jackson voters

    Projects include elementary school and improvements BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer Residents in Jackson will head to the polls on Sept. 27 to cast their ballots on a $44.2 million referendum being put forth by the Board of Education. Polls will be open from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Voters will…

  • Blood drive will honor late Westlake volunteer

    BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer JACKSON — It didn’t take long for Chuck Boudreau to become a favorite son of the Westlake adult community in Jackson. In the space of three years, Boudreau became the community’s No. 1 volunteer, involved in various projects to help the needy, according to his neighbors…

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    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Sir James of George, otherwise known as James Merrilees, of Ontario, Canada, makes his charge during a jousting competition at the Lakewood Renaissance Faire, Saturday at Pine Park, Lakewood. The Lakewood Lions Club sponsors the annual fund-raising event.

  • Nok Hockey tournament winners announced

    The winners of Lakewood’s annual Nok Hockey tournament were announced. More than 900 youngsters participated in the competition, which was held July 15 on seven playgrounds throughout the township. The overall age group champions are: Joey Pedicini, Hearthstone Playground, 6-8 age group; and Issac Ruvalcaba, 9-11 age group, and Julie Kerber, 12-15 age group, both…

  • Student sends right message about health

    Pupil at Lakewood school wins $5,000 grant from Nickelodeon BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer Meredith Foor LAKEWOOD — Maintaining a healthy mind and body is child’s play. That was the theme of a national contest won by Meredith Foor, 10, of Man-chester, who is a fifth-grade pupil at the Ocean Day…

  • Rutgers anticipating visit from Dalai Lama

    BY JOHN DUNPHY Staff Writer BY JOHN DUNPHYStaff Writer JOHN DUNPHY The art of Mandala sand painting has been practiced for centuries. The works are destroyed upon completion to signify the impermanence of existence. New Brunswick is considered by many to be the birthplace of Tibetan Buddhism in the United States. It therefore seems only…

  • Large turnout dooms Howell Planning Board hearing

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer HOWELL — A Sept. 15 Planning Board meeting that had been growing increasingly contentious had to be adjourned due to the over-capacity crowd that was spilling out of town hall and onto the sidewalk in front of the municipal building. It was apparent by 8 p.m.…

  • Fun is name of the game at Jackson Day festivities

    BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer JACKSON — Residents celebrated Jackson Day 2005 with food, fun and fellowship. The annual event was held on Sept. 10 in Johnson Park. Many service organizations participate in the event to raise funds for a variety of causes. Although this year’s theme was a salute to…

  • Town to fight rate hike

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer HOWELL — Mayor Joseph M. DiBella is asking all residents who would be affected by an increase in rates charged by the Parkway Water Company to register their protest with state officials. Parkway Water Company, which is based in Marlboro, serves about 1,800 customers in the…