Category: Tri-Town News

  • Jackson struggles with

    N.J. development rulesBuffer zone nearMetedeconk Rivera source of concern BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer N.J. development rules Buffer zone near Metedeconk River a source of concern BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer Gov. James E. McGreevey supports property tax relief. He also supports protection of the state’s waterways, according to comments he has made in recent interviews.…

  • Lakewood officials mull raising roof for parking

    Committee exploresbuilding parking garageswith stores, offices below BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer Lakewood officials mull raising roof for parking Committee explores building parking garages with stores, offices below BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer LAKEWOOD — Township officials are considering turning the municipal parking lots into elevated garages with free parking, with retail and office space on…

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    MIGUEL JUAREZ staff Shelly Potter-Abrahamson, pastor of the Church of the Master, Howell, reads to youngsters at the Howell Branch of the Monmouth County Library on Monday during a Read Across America activity that encouraged children to gain a lifelong enjoyment of reading.

  • Council: Tight finances knock out SWAT truck

    BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Council: Tight finances knock out SWAT truck BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer HOWELL — A vote last week by the Township Council was its first step in denying a new truck for use by the police department’s Special Weapons and Tactical (SWAT) unit. In tabling the resolution that was on the…

  • Senior zone would OK condos, townhouses

    Council rejects zonechange sought forSouth Knolls project BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Senior zone would OK condos, townhouses Council rejects zone change sought for South Knolls project BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer An ordinance that if adopted will create a new zoning designation was introduced by the Howell Township Council by a 3-2 vote on Feb.…

  • Water company wins

    OK for 9.56% hike BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer HOWELL — The New Jersey-Amer-ican Water Company has been granted a rate increase by the state Board of Public Utilities (BPU). New Jersey-American is the state’s largest water utility, serving more than one million people in 122 communities throughout the state. On…

  • Delays cancel enrollment

    of biotech h.s. first class BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer of biotech h.s. first class BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer Monmouth County’s new biotechnology high school will not welcome a freshman class this fall as planned. The freshmen were expected to be housed at Brookdale Community College’s Western Monmouth Higher Education Center, Route 9, Freehold Township,…

  • Senior earns appointment

    to U.S. Military Academy BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer to U.S. Military Academy BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A Free-hold Township High School senior from Howell has been selected to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. Robert Bove, 17, has been chosen from more than 13,000 students nationwide who…

  • Brookdale budget tops $70M for coming year

    Brookdale budget tops $70M for coming year The Brookdale Community College Board of School Estimate held its annual meeting last week to approve the proposed amounts needed in Fiscal Year 2004-05 for operational and capital needs at the college, as recommended by the Brookdale Board of Trustees. According to a press release from Monmouth County,…