Category: Tri-Town News

  • Zoners face deadline on project vote

    Hearing on Jackson Commonsset to continue in September BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer Zoners face deadline on project vote Hearing on Jackson Commons set to continue in September BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer Members of the Jackson zoning board could decide at a Sept. 22 meeting to grant Leigh Realty of Brick Township two variances it…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff James Connell, 9, of Jackson, pets a sheep during his visit to the Monmouth County Fair, Freehold Township, on July 21. For more pictures see page 3.

  • Route 33 redevelopment remains at forefront

    Resident presses councilon use of condemnation BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Resident presses council on use of condemnation BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer An amended version of the Howell Township Council’s Route 33 redevelopment study was scheduled to be released for public review this week. The redevelopment study prepared by township planner Michael Vena was returned…

  • Agriculture building opens

    Monmouth County’s new agricultural building was dedicated July 22. The 43,000-square-foot building is on a campus-like setting at 4000 Kozloski Road, Freehold Township, where the Monmouth County Police Academy, a county vocational career center and the human services building are also located. The new agricultural building will house the Monmouth County Shade Tree Commission, the…

  • $150,000 sought now for farm preservation

    BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer HOWELL — Councilman Joseph M. DiBella says he will ask the Township Council to appropriate money needed to secure the development rights of a township farm that is already certified for farmland preservation. While the farm is certified, the owners have not yet received payment from…

  • County fair brings fun to Freehold

    BY DICKMETZGARStaff Writer County fair brings fun to Freehold BY DICKMETZGAR Staff Writer The Monmouth County Fair will bring its tradition of food, fun, entertainment, vendors, rides and activities to Freehold Township this week. The fair runs from July 21-25 at the East Freehold Park Showgrounds on Kozloski Road, between Route 33 and Route 537.…

  • Ice cream lovers to gather

    Ice cream lovers to gather The second annual New Jersey State Ice Cream Festival in downtown Toms River will take place July 24 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. along Washington Street. For $4 per person, festival-goers can savor the different ice cream flavors produced by contestants from all over the New Jersey region and…

  • Police recruits earn badges at academy

    BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer Police recruits earn badges at academy BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer LAKEWOOD — Fifty-two police recruits in Ocean County received their badges this past May, but not without shedding a tear — literally. Ten days before graduation, Lakewood police Capt. Rob Lawson gave the 82nd Basic Police Recruit Class an in-your-face…

  • Reeve to speak at FirstEnergy Park

    LAKEWOOD — The Lakewood BlueClaws and Eric Taylor’s Empower-ment Group have announced that actor Christopher Reeve will headline Empower New Jersey 2004, "A Night of Inspiration," Sept. 29 at FirstEnergy Park sponsored by Diane Turton, Realtors. Business and community members will gather for a night of networking followed by special guest speaker, Reeve, and others…