Category: Tri-Town News

  • Playgrounds, road improvements OK’d

    BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer Playgrounds, road improvements OK’d BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer LAKEWOOD — The Township Committee adopted a $3.6 million bond ordinance on Aug. 5 to fund playground equipment and road improvements. Under the ordinance, the township will make a down payment of $170,668 and finance $3,413,280 through the issuance of bonds, for…

  • Howell woman hits jackpot

    BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer Mary Cerretani of Howell wasn’t dreaming when she won a $2 million jackpot while playing a progressive slot machine at an Atlantic City casino Aug. 9. HOWELL — Not that she goes all the time, but township resident and Board of Education member Mary Cerretani said…

  • Jackson Regular Republicans slate sunset cruise

    Jackson Regular Republicans slate sunset cruise The Jackson Regular Republican Organization is hosting at sunset cruise aboard the Norma K II Aug. 15. The boat will depart from 30 Broadway, Point Pleasant Beach, at 7 p.m. for a three-hour cruise on the Barnegat Bay. Those interested in attending purchase tickets for $15 per person. Details:…

  • State commends h.s. district

    on special education progress BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer State commends h.s. district on special education progress BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer The Freehold Regional High School District Special Education De-partment has been commended by the state Department of Education for successful monitoring. "Back in 2000 they started a special education monitoring system and part of…

  • Youths to enjoy racing action

    PLUMSTED — A summer travel camp for physically challenged and financially disadvantaged teens will once again benefit from the generosity of the International Masonry Institute (Team IMI). Team IMI — a labor/management trust of the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers, which has a regional training center in Bordentown — will treat about two…

  • Jackson may build new schools — again

    Jackson may build new schools — again JACKSON — The Board of Education has decided to follow a resident committee’s recommendation and pursue building a new elementary school and a new middle school to handle the enrollment growth that promises to challenge the district for years to come. According to a press release from the…

  • Hoffman wins fourth feature at New Egypt

    Keith Hoffman of Whitehall, Pa., became the winningest Modified driver this season at New Egypt Speedway, grabbing his fourth in 2004 on Saturday night, the 15th of his career, following a torrid tussle with Tad Cox and a late-race engine scare during the Ladies’ Night program sponsored by Burnett Racing Engines. "I worked my butt…

  • Candidate: Route 33 plan no good for Howell

    Democrat Barbara Dixelsays focus belongs on Rt. 9 BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Democrat Barbara Dixel says focus belongs on Rt. 9 BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer Barbara Dixel, the Democratic candidate running for Howell Township Council, maintains that the present council’s plan to name itself as the redevelopment authority for the Route 33 corridor is…

  • Band melds influences to create own sound

    BY ANNIKA MENGISENCorrespondent Band melds influences to create own sound BY ANNIKA MENGISEN Correspondent Uncomfortable Silence (l-r), Kimmee Masi, Tom Barnes, Jessica Kehoe and James Martone (front), mix elements of punk and hard rock to create their own Jersey Shore sound. It was a Sunday night at The Saint, a small, dimly lit bar in…