Category: Tri-Town News

  • Families enjoy special event

    HOWELL — The Howell Township Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) sponsored a Family Fun Night March 5 at the Howell Middle School North. Children receiving special education services (and their families) in the 12 elementary schools and two middle schools in Howell had a lot of activities from which to choose. According to a…

  • Program bolsters effort to keep teens in school

    TOTAL joins lineupof ways adults promoteimportance of education BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer Program bolsters effort to keep teens in school TOTAL joins lineup of ways adults promote importance of education BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer Mirta Marsala LAKEWOOD — Total is a word describing the sum of its parts, but in Lakewood it is also…

  • Cast, crew ready to bring ‘The Wiz’ alive on stage

    BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Lakewood High School students (l-r) Mohamed Nabie, Leor Tal, Stephen Codling and Ilana Corenblith rehearse a scene from the school’s upcoming production of “The Wiz.” Youthful exuberance, a multi-ethnic cast and an updated retelling of a classic children’s tale will add up to…

  • Mall’s condition at issue

    BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer Mall’s condition at issue BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer LAKEWOOD — Seagulls still flock to their namesake mall on Route 9, but according to Seagull Square Plaza retailers who spoke at the March 11 Township Committee meeting, few shoppers do the same. "The lack of an…

  • Seniors offered help filing tax reimbursement forms

    Seniors offered help filing tax reimbursement forms LAKEWOOD — Seniors can obtain free assistance preparing applications for their New Jersey property tax reimbursement. The property tax reimbursement program reimburses eligible senior citizens and disabled persons for property tax increases. Application forms for the 2003 property tax reimbursement were recently mailed to New Jersey senior citizens…

  • Kaye: Pursuit was over when accident occurred

    Officers had decidedto call off chase thatended in rider BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Kaye: Pursuit was over when accident occurred Officers had decided to call off chase that ended in rider’s death BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer A motorcyclist who died as a result of his attempt to elude Howell police officers was no longer…

  • Police charge residents with stalking neighbor

    BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Police charge residents with stalking neighbor BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer HOWELL — Just days after they appeared before the Township Council and denounced Councilman Joseph DiBella for public remarks he made alluding to them and their families, two residents were charged by police with stalking a neighbor. Stalking is a…

  • Photo

    JEFF GRANIT staff Lakewood High School’s Matt Rizzo jumps into head coach Aaron Gottesman’s arms after upsetting the top seed in his weight class during the state wrestling tournament in Atlantic City on Saturday. For story, see Sports.

  • Officials firing back at

    SWAT truck editorial BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer HOWELL — Township Manager Bruce Davis called a press conference last week to "set the record straight" after the publication of editorial in a local newspaper denounced the Township Council’s purchase of a 2003 Ford truck for the Howell Police Department’s Special Weapons…