Category: Tri-Town News

  • YMCA gets initial OK to expand main facility

    BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The plan to expand the YMCA of Western Monmouth County, East Freehold Road, was for the most part approved by the Planning Board on Nov. 4. The approval is conditioned on a review of the application by the township’s Historic Preservation Commission, according…

  • Jackson committeeman responds to PBA claims

    Salary figures show many officers exceed $70,000 BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer There are many words to describe life in Jackson, but “unsafe” would not be among them. That is the assertion of Jackson Township Committeeman Michael Brod-erick, liaison to the police department, who responded this week to recent charges made…

  • Plumsted, Upper Freehold cited for sharing services

    PLUMSTED — The township has been picked as the winner of the 2004 “Innovation in Governance” award by the New Jersey League of Municipalities and the state Department of Community Affairs (DCA). Mayor Ronald S. Dancer said the theme for this year’s award was “Shared Services.” Dancer said Plumsted and neighboring Upper Freehold Township were…

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  • New Egypt Elks Hoop Shoot slated for Dec. 4

    The New Egypt Elks National “Hoop Shoot” Free Throw Program at the Lodge level is scheduled for Dec. 4 at 1 p.m. This competition is open to all boys and girls ages 8-13. Registration will be held an hour before the event. Participants must be of age before April 1, 2005 and bring a copy…

  • Band provides musical take on historic figures

    Lakewood High School musicians garner awards during fall BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer PHOTOS BY AIMEE TERRANOVA Above, members of the Lakewood High School marching band perform their fall show “In the Time of Legends” on Nov. 6. At right, Lakewood High School marching band director Benjamin Schwartz offers suggestions to…

  • Catwalkers to stage comedy

    DAVE BENJAMIN Alice (Rory Fish), the youngest child in the Sycamore family, gets advice from Grandpa (Paul Pontrelli) as the Colts Neck High School Catwalkers prepare to stage “You Can’t Take It With You.” COLTS NECK — The Sycamores are coming to the Colts Neck High School stage. The Cougar Catwalkers Drama Club will entertain…

  • Speed along Church Road concerns Howell resident

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer HOWELL — A longtime Church Road resident says motorists are driving too fast along her street and she wants the Township Council to do something about it. Petra Murray, who has lived for more than 20 years on the curve of Church Road, said the traffic…

  • Drive seeks food, clothing, toys

    Oldies 100 (WJRZ-FM) in conjunction with the Pepsi Bottling Group will host the fifth annual “Share the Joy” live broadcast from Foodtown on Highland Boulevard, adjacent to Route 37, Toms River. The event will be held Nov. 19 and continue until a 45-foot Pepsi tractor is filled with nonperishable foods, gently used clothing and new…