Category: Tri-Town News

  • Gov. honors area veteran

    Gov. honors area veteran George Watson LAKEWOOD — Township resident George Watson was honored recently by Gov. James E. McGreevey with a proclamation in recognition of his military service and for sharing his experiences with middle school students during Black History Month. "All Americans, and, indeed, all those who currently enjoy the blessings of freedom…

  • Humanities students study world cultures

    Asian Festival highlightsclass work on Chinaat Howell High School BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Asian Festival highlights class work on China at Howell High School BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer PHOTOS BY DAVE BENJAMIN Students in the Howell High School humanities program look on as artist Linda C. Chiu explains the technique of brush strokes. HOWELL —…

  • Howell board taps Welsh as principal of new school

    BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Howell board taps Welsh as principal of new school BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer Chuck Welsh HOWELL — Charles "Chuck" Welsh, the vice principal at Howell Middle School South, has been appointed to serve as principal of the new Howell Township Memor-ial Middle School, Route 524. The building will open to…

  • Search for the right college will be focus of workshops

    BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Search for the right college will be focus of workshops BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Freehold Township High School will host two college search workshops. on March 24. Anyone in the Freehold Regional High School District may attend, but the event has been specifically designed for students of…

  • Giving local focus to a global issue

    Conference part of larger effortto spur change, create equity BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer Conference part of larger effort to spur change, create equity BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff Sophie Foster-Palmer, 4, helps Mary Gatta and Johanna Foster (front left) post fliers at No Joe’s Cafe in Red Bank to help spread the…

  • Civic chorus in Jackson schedules spring concert

    Civic chorus in Jackson schedules spring concert JACKSON — Put on your traveling shoes and join the Jackson Civic Chorus for its spring 2004 concert, "Tour of America," at 8 p.m. March 27 and 3 p.m. March 28 at the Jackson United Methodist Church, 68 Bennett Mills Road. Tickets are $7 for general admission and…

  • Upper Freehold farm wins

    Breeder of the Year honor BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Perretti Farms of Upper Freehold Township has won the New Jersey Breeder of the Year award from the Standardbred Breeders and Owners Association of New Jersey (SBOANJ). "The depth and breadth of Perretti Farms’ performance is outstanding," said Leo McNamara, chairman…

  • Photo

    JEFF GRANIT staff Howell Middle School South teacher Cherie Reid takes part in a group discussion with NASA representative Ron Ernst during his March 4 visit to the school. Ernst discussed career opportunities available with the nation’s space agency. For more, see page 3.

  • ‘Groovy’ authors, 7, publish a storybook

    Correspondent BY SANDI CARPELLO JACKSON — It’s not every day that a 7-year old becomes a published author. Last week at the Switlik Elementary School, 21 second-graders did just that. The youngsters’ first work of fiction was the result of a three-month class project in which they developed, wrote, illustrated and published a 45-page hardcover…