Category: Tri-Town News

  • Elvis impersonators to raise funds for charities

    Local entertainer Andrew J. Howard will present his second annual fund-raiser for The Arc of Ocean County on Jan. 8 at the Toms River Elks lodge, 600 Washington St., Toms River. Howard and his wife, Lori, started this fund-raising event last year with Robin Collins and Angelina Pettillo of ARC. The show raised more than…

  • Cats, horses, dogs await adoption by new friends

    Roger the rabbit also needs a home to keep him safe, secure BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer MILLSTONE — More than just a time for frantic mall shopping, the holiday season is a time of giving, of helping those who are down on their luck — and of supporting organizations that…

  • Datebook

    • A living nativity will take place at 7 p.m. Dec. 17-18 at Jackson United Methodist Church, 68 Bennetts Mills Road, Jackson. It will feature a retelling of the Christmas story by church members in costume with narrators and music. Those who attend are asked to bring a can of food for the Jackson food…

  • Parents urged to prohibit teen drinking at parties

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Freehold Regional High School District Superintendent of Schools James Wasser has asked all of the district’s 11,400 students to reach out to their friends and family members during the holiday season. In a holiday message delivered at a Dec. 6 Board of Education meeting, Wasser asked…

  • Engineer receives honor

    JACKSON — Robert Marsala of Jack-son, an engineer at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Plainsboro, is this year’s PPPL Distinguished Engineering Fellow. He was honored during a ceremony and reception at the laboratory. The laboratory recognized Marsala for significant contributions to the advancement of plasma science and electrical engineering technology.…

  • Howell student invited to attend inauguration

    Christina Rourke, of Howell, has been nominated to represent her school, Howell High School, where she is a senior, at the Presidential Youth Inaugural Conference in Washington, D.C. in January. She is currently trying to raise the funds to be able to attend. Selected for exemplary performance in the classroom and an interest in leadership,…

  • Ocean County opens second off-leash dog park

    Ocean County’s canines will now have the opportunity to run and play without their leash at the county’s newest dog park in Lakewood. Ocean County Freeholder John C. Bartlett Jr., who serves as liaison to the county’s Department of Parks and Recreation, announced that the county’s second off-leash dog facility is now open. “We’re very…

  • Grange to seek approval for community garden

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer HOWELL — Representatives of the Southard Grange are hoping that municipal officials will allow the collective to produce a community garden on a section of township-owned land. Grange Master Elaine Taylor is an organic farmer who lives on Maxim-Southard Road. Taylor, who is a member of…

  • Property owners irked over proposed changes

    New group, HOOF, fears loss of equity if zoning changes BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Some Howell property owners say they’ll sue the township to reverse zoning changes they claim will decrease their property equity. John Pearson, who owns 15 acres that could be changed from ARE-2 to ARE-6 zoning under…