Category: Tri-Town News

  • MythFaire directors seek welcoming town

    Jackson looked at as possible site for new theme park BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer MythFaire’s name says it all. The imagined multimillion dollar theme park is as much about fantasy as business — but the company’s executives want more than financial gain, according to Chief Executive Officer Michael Hamilton. “We…

  • Heart association asks supporters to ‘wear red’

    BY BETH ANN SCIALABBA Correspondent BY BETH ANN SCIALABBACorrespondent The American Heart Association is urging the people of New Jersey to paint themselves red on Feb. 4. Wearing red will help support the second annual American Heart Association National Wear Red Day for Women and bring attention to the No. 1 killer and health threat…

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    MIKE JONES The Jan. 22 snowstorm that dumped well over a foot of snow on New Jersey had residents of all ages working hard to dig out from under the first significant storm of the season.

  • Parking surcharge bill clears Senate committee

    BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer JACKSON — Despite objections by Jackson’s largest business, a bill that would impose a $1.50 surcharge on vehicles that park on property owned by Six Flag Great Adventure was unanimously approved by a state Senate committee on Monday. State Sen. Robert Singer (R-Ocean), of Lakewood, introduced…

  • Lucey takes council seat

    HOWELL — Wayne Lucey has been selected by a unanimous vote of the Township Council to fill Mayor Joseph M. DiBella’s seat on the governing body. When DiBella was elected mayor in November he still had two years left on his council term. He vacated the council seat after he was sworn in as mayor…

  • MythFaire directors seek welcoming town

    (Continued from page 1) While MythFaire would be based on history, it would also incorporate fantasy. “We have substituted the thrill of a 90-second ride for an action-packed, surprise-filled and compelling adventure,” said Hamilton. The park would employ 600 actors to bring the concept to life, while creating scores of support jobs throughout the park.…

  • Cancer claims K-9 officer

    FREEHOLD — Monmouth County Sheriff Joseph W. Oxley announced last week that sheriff’s office narcotics officer K-9 Jake died on Jan. 10 after a battle with cancer. Jake, a 10-year-old German shepherd, served from July 1996 until November 2004. “Jake was one of the youngest dogs to complete K-9 training at 11 months of age,”…

  • New director selected for handicapped riders club

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer The Handicapped High Riders Club of Upper Freehold Township (HHRC) has a new executive director. In early 2004, Barbara Isaac, who founded the therapeutic riding organization 25 years ago, retired as HHRC’s executive director. Recently, Isaac and the club’s Board of Directors selected Rachel Johnson-Keller, 35,…

  • Talent shines in fund-raiser for counselor’s family

    BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer SEAN DWYER Jackie Emmons, 16, of Jackson, sings “There You’ll Be” during the “Concert for the Cure” at Jackson Memorial High School, Jan. 14. JACKSON — Hundreds of Jackson residents braved inclement weather to attend the Jan. 14 “Concert for the Cure” at the Fine Arts…