Category: Tri-Town News

  • Arnold Blvd. speed

    limit to get new lookResident claimslimit should beset at 35 mph BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Arnold Blvd. speed limit to get new look Resident claims limit should be set at 35 mph BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer Despite prior objections from the police department against an additional speed limit reduction, the Howell Township Council put…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Jackson Memorial High School’s Eric Dufrense sprints to victory in the 55-meter high hurdles race at the NJSIAA Group IV championship meet at Princeton University on Sunday. For more, see Sports.

  • District finds money to cover transportation costs

    State grant andtown funds cover$480,000 shortfall BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer State grant and town funds cover $480,000 shortfall BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer They’re taking it up just another notch. The war of words between Lakewood Township Committee members and school district administrators escalated into a face-to-face confrontation between Committeeman Charles Cunliffe and Superintendent of…

  • People Who Make a Difference

    Advocate presses on to aid U.S. newcomersAda Gonzalez teams up with Lakewood rabbito help Hispanics BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer People Who Make a Difference PHOTOS BY JEFF GRANIT staff Prior to a STEPS en Espanol meeting, Ada Gonzalez makes certain that children who have accompanied their parents to the Lakewood municipal building will be cared…

  • Talking ATMs help Fleet to reach out

    Bank initiativesto empower disabledto use its services BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer Bank initiatives to empower disabled to use its services BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer Janet Calhoun, senior vice president and district manager of the Red Bank Fleet banks, is holding a standard audio headset that has been plugged into an earphone jack in the…

  • Road improvements planned

    Road improvements planned The repaving of Herberstville Road in Brick Township and a new bridge in Plumsted are among the first road improvement projects slated for 2004. The Ocean County Board of Freeholders will introduce five ordinances to fund road improvements around the county. Included are: • The reconstruction of Herbertsville Road in Brick Township…

  • Developer: Councilmen did not ask for anything

    BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Developer: Councilmen did not ask for anything BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer HOWELL — Prominent Monmouth County developer Anthony Spalliero has personally repudiated, in writing, allegations he made some months ago against councilmen Joseph DiBella and Juan Malave. Spalliero attended an October meeting of the Township Council and, during public comments…

  • Fear of level state aid drives budget concern

    Business administratorsays four new line itemsare a concern for board BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Fear of level state aid drives budget concern Business administrator says four new line items are a concern for board BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Flat state funding for school districts will take a toll on the Freehold Regional High School…

  • Leukemia society elects two trustees

    At its last meeting of the calendar year, the Southern New Jersey/Shore Region Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society elected Michael Shevlin and Ray Shea as its newest members to the board of trustees. Shevlin, a participant of the society’s Team in Training program, currently works for Intel Corp. as a business development manager…