Category: Tri-Town News

  • After-school homework program gets state boost

    LAKEWOOD — The Ocean County Library has been awarded $335,865 as part of a grant that will target both the educational and cultural needs of students participating in the Homework in Progress (HIP) after-school program at the system’s Lakewood branch. The award will be disbursed over a five-year period through the Lakewood School District. The…

  • Grant awarded to Garden State Philharmonic

    The Garden State Philharmonic has received a $47,360 grant from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. The state’s financial assistance will help promote the Philharmonic’s upcoming Five Star Season beginning with the opening night performance of “Beethoven’s Fifth” Oct. 30 at the Strand Theater in Lakewood. This season also marks Artistic Director and…

  • 11 residents to make bid for charter study panel

    Ballot question to precede review at Jackson govt. BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer Ballot questionto precede reviewat Jackson govt.BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer A field of 11 candidates are hoping Jackson voters will approve the formation of a charter study commission on Election Day, Nov. 2. If they do, the five candidates who receive the most…

  • Six more Plumsted farms seek preservation status

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer PLUMSTED — Six Plumsted farms are seeking to be included in a farmland preservation program. Mayor Ronald S. Dancer said the Ocean County Agriculture Development Board has received applications from farm owners who want to enroll in the program. According to Dancer, these six farms would…

  • Greenwood Cemetery trustee still frustrated

    Issues around fence, upgrades vex George Watson BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer Issues aroundfence, upgradesvex George WatsonBY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer Appearances can be deceiving. Greenwood Ceme-tery, the final resting place of many in Lakewood’s black community, looks almost prosperous compared with its appearance one year ago, but it is still struggling to survive. In August…

  • State rep, educators blast budget cap law

    BY MELISSA CIFELLI Staff Writer BY MELISSA CIFELLIStaff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — With the support of local school administrators and teachers, state Assemblyman Bill Baroni announced that he will introduce a bill to repeal a new state law that sets new limits on school spending. “It’s erroneous public policy,” Baroni (R-Mercer/Middlesex) said of bill S1701,…

  • Howell man faces charges

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer HOWELL — Keen observation led to an arrest and charges being lodged against a township resident on Sept. 3. Jose Suarez, 61, was charged with sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a minor after Sgt. John Storrow followed up on what he believed was suspicious…

  • Lakewood museum takes visitors back in time

    Long-awaited opening in former high school inspires memories BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer Long-awaited openingin former high schoolinspires memoriesBY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer In the auditorium of the former Lakewood High School on Princeton Avenue, residents, family and friends shared their memories of Lakewood at the opening of the township’s heritage museum on Sunday. “There are…