Category: Tri-Town News

  • Water company owner skeptical about results

    Howell orders more testing on Ramtown homes BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer It appears that Howell officials are not the only people concerned about the town’s recently commissioned private testing of water in several Ramtown-area homes. Parkway Water Company owner and Vice President David Ern recently faxed a letter to Howell…

  • Police negotiating new deal with town

    Lakewood PBA saw last contract expire in December BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer On New Year’s Eve, the Lakewood PBA’s contract expired before a new deal was signed. As the sides work to seal a new pact, it isn’t the first time that PBA members have found themselves working without an…

  • Photo

    CHRIS KELLY staff Members of the Jackson Memorial High School wrestling team watch in anticipation during the final bout of Saturday’s Shore Conference Tournament championship match against Ocean, which the Jaguars won in dramatic fashion. For story, see sports.

  • Probation likely in baby’s death

    BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer LAKEWOOD — Aryeh Katzman, 26, recently pleaded guilty to a charge of fourth-degree child neglect in the death of his 7-month-old infant son, Chaim, last year, according to Robert Gasser of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office. John Foti, the prosecutor in the case, recommended that Katzman…

  • Datebook

    • Ocean County Coin Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 3, Feb. 17, March 3 and 17 at the Point Pleasant Beach firehouse, Arnold and St. Louis avenues, Point Pleasant Beach. Education and coin auctions take place at the meetings. All are invited at no charge. Junior coin auctions take place at 6:50 p.m.…

  • Community rallies to aid family struck by Jan. fire

    BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer JACKSON — From the ashes of despair, a township’s loving embrace is helping one family overcome tragedy. On Jan. 20 at about 12:30 p.m., fire broke out at the home of Louis and Luann Bamonte in the South Wind Mobile Home Park, East Veterans Highway. The…

  • High schools support relief effort for tsunami victims

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer The Freehold Regional High School District community has raised a total of $15,000 to help the victims of the December tsunami that killed hundreds of thousands of people in Southeast Asia and devastated the lives of hundreds of thousands more. “We had a student-faculty basketball game…

  • Police academy expects to offer online courses

    Taking its cue from large corporations and major universities, the Ocean County Police Academy, Lakewood, is gearing up to provide instruction and training online. Recently, Police Training Commission-certified academy instructors began the first of a series of courses at Thomas Edison College that will ultimately lead to certification in cyber teaching. “It’s very important that…

  • Monmouth Girl Scouts names board of directors

    Monmouth Council of Girl Scouts, Howell, introduced its Board of Directors for 2005-07 during its 43rd annual council meeting, held on Jan. 20 at its new activity center. The Monmouth Council of Girl Scouts Board of Directors includes officers, members-at-large and four teenage girls who currently are Senior Girl Scouts. New officers include Jeanine Willis…