Category: Tri-Town News

  • Residents honored for land preservation work

    BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Four Monmouth County residents were recently honored by the Monmouth Conservation Foundation (MCF) for their efforts to preserve open space. The foundation presented its "Shining Star" awards during the 27th annual Board of Trustees meeting on April 18. Howell resident Elizabeth Naskiewicz was honored for her…

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    JERRY WOLKOWITZ staff Sean Kelly, 4, (l) and Patrick Kelly, 5, extend hands of friendship as they pet a snake during the Plumsted Township Environmental Commission’s first Celebrate Earth Day! event held Saturday at New Egypt Elementary School, Plumsted.

  • New plays get a reading at Ocean County College

    Playwrights and Company, in association with Ocean County College, Toms River, will take the stage May 3 at 8 p.m. when it presents five one-act plays at its annual concert reading of "New Plays by New Jersey Writers" at the college’s Fine Arts Center, Campus Drive. Admission is free. Refreshments will be served. "The Crusaders,"…

  • Howell council will review defeated budget

    Blood, Cerretani,Bonjavanni keepseats on board BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Howell council will review defeated budget Blood, Cerretani, Bonjavanni keep seats on board BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer Once again, as they have consistently done since 1999, Howell voters rejected the Board of Educa-tion’s proposed budget April 20 for the coming school year. This time it…

  • Township tax staying stable

    PLUMSTED — For the 14th consecutive year, residents are being presented with a budget that maintains the current municipal tax rate. The Township Committee’s $3,062,827 budget for 2004 calls for a municipal tax rate of 12 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. The owner of a home assessed at $200,000 will continue to pay $240…

  • Illness proves to be inspiration for writer

    BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer Illness proves to be inspiration for writer BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer Beth Ambler JACKSON — Writer Beth Rothstein Ambler of Jackson has two passions in her life — her husband, Chuck, and the words she sets to paper. She owes both of them to a twist of fate. "My husband…

  • Development transfer is applauded in Ocean

    New law lets townsdesignate growth areas, preserve others Development transfer is applauded in Ocean New law lets towns designate growth areas, preserve others A new state law allowing towns to transfer development rights will help municipalities direct growth and preserve more open space, according to Ocean County Freeholder Gerry P. Little. Gov. James E. McGreevey…

  • Resounding defeat sends school tab to committee

    BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer LAKEWOOD — Voters overwhelmingly rejected the Board of Education’s proposed $95 million budget for the 2004-05 school year by a margin of 10 to 1 in the April 20 school election. According to information provided by the Ocean County Election Board, 7,161 voters — 21.5 percent…

  • Middlesex may check

    Monroe for stadium BY TARA PETERSENStaff Writer BY TARA PETERSEN Staff Writer MONROE — The township may one day score big as the home to a professional baseball stadium, according to Mayor Richard Pucci. The Middlesex County Improvement Authority (MCIA) is expected to issue a report within the next several weeks that would begin the…