Category: Tri-Town News

  • Arrest of employees embarrasses officials

    Freeholders express shock and suspend 7 who were charged BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer Immediate action must be taken to restore faith and confidence in Monmouth County government in the wake of the arrest last week of 11 government officials as the result of an FBI bribery sting, according to Monmouth…

  • Someday Never to open 40-date tour in Howell

    BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer A tour for the Marlboro-based band Someday Never will start on March 5 at the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 434 Aldrich Road, Howell, at 5 p.m. The band features Doug Leibowitz, 19, vocals and guitar, Alex Bonneau, 18, vocals, Matt Sisinni, 23, guitar and vocals,…

  • Jackson police staffing needs will be assessed

    Firm hired for $4,000 to study personnel levels in department BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer There are better ways to spend taxpayer money. That was the opinion of Jackson PBA President Christopher Parise after finding out that the firm hired to assess police staffing needs is headed by Steven Glickman, the…

  • FRHSD board sets calendar for 2005-06

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer The Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education has adopted its calendar for the 2005-06 school year. “By adopting the calendar now, families will have an adequate amount of time to make plans throughout the 2005-06 school year,” Superintendent of Schools James Wasser said. “The…

  • Photo

    JEFF GRANIT staff Jackson Memorial High School’s Jen Clausen leads the pack during the 3,200-meter race at Sunday’s Meet of Champions in Princeton’s Jadwin Gymnasium. For story, see sports.

  • Teams of runners invited to Jersey Shore Relay

    The Jersey Shore Running Club, Special Olympics and the Elks Southeast District Handicapped Children’s Committee are looking for the fastest company, school, government organization, fire department, police department, club, family or just any group of runners at the Jersey Shore. The competition to determine who is the “fastest” will take place at the Jersey Shore…

  • Resignation reconsidered

    BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer JACKSON — Marvin Krakower, who said he would resign from the Planning Board after walking out of the panel’s Feb. 7 meeting, has changed his mind. “I never said that I resigned,” he said last week. “I said that if the [starting] time doesn’t change, I…

  • How was your day? You’d better not ask

    Lori C linch Are We There Yet? Although I can’t brag much about intellect, I can boast about my imagination. I can conjure up images in a whim. I like to imagine that I’m rich, thin, and that my house is clean. Just yesterday I imagined that my hair did what I wanted it to,…

  • BlueClaws feature many promotions

    LAKEWOOD — The Lakewood BlueClaws, single A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, will begin and end their fifth anniversary by sending lucky fans home with $4,000 in cash. Fans will be handed a total of $2,000 on opening day April 7, and run after $2,000 dropped from a hovering helicopter Sept. 5 after the season’s…