Category: Tri-Town News

  • Rail survey indicates mixed signals on MOM

    BY CHARLES W. KIMStaff Writer BY CHARLES W. KIM Staff Writer A recent poll may not be the sweeping endorsement of the Mon-mouth-Ocean-Middlesex passenger rail proposal that officials had hoped. "They (residents) need to be educated because the majority of them are unaware of the MOM project," the June survey by McLaughlin and Associates of…

  • Recreation, open space preservation tax OK’d

    BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Recreation, open space preservation tax OK’d BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer HOWELL — Voters have narrowly approved a binding referendum that will increase taxpayer contributions to the municipal open space fund. Several Monmouth County municipalities had similar open space questions on the Nov. 4 ballot, but Howell voters were the only…

  • Performing arts students to attend Howell full time

    BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Performing arts students to attend Howell full time BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer The Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education has approved a change from a two-year to a four-year program for students attending the Fine and Performing Arts Specialized Learning Center at Howell High School. The program change…

  • Plumsted incumbents score

    PLUMSTED — Republican Township Committee incumbents Bonnie Quesnel and Joseph Przywara soundly defeated Democratic challengers Mitch Geier and Donald Knause in the Nov. 4 election for two three-year seats on the committee. Quesnel received 1,334 votes and Przywara polled 1,281. Knause received 355 votes and Geier polled 347. After the election, Geier told a reporter…

  • Out of the boardroom and onto the boards

    BY GLORIA STRAVELLIStaff Writer BY GLORIA STRAVELLI Staff Writer Michael Mulheren His debut in a local high school production presaged Michael Mulheren’s successful stage career — while it surely raised eyebrows. "I was a frosh football player, and went out and auditioned. My first appearance on stage was doing a rape scene with my sister…

  • Learning center for law, public service announced

    BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Learning center for law, public service announced BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer The Freehold Regional High School District is planning to start a new specialized learning center focusing on a curriculum of law and public service. The new learning center will be housed at Colts Neck High School and is expected…

  • Mayor files lawsuit over defamatory flier

    Claims opponentshit a new lowin Jackson BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer Claims opponents hit a new low in Jackson BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer Mayor Michael Kafton of Jackson has chosen to ask a court of law rather than the court of public opinion whether his Republican opponents in the Nov. 4 election, Melvin Schubert and…

  • Ghosts, goblins spotted in area of Oak Street School

    Students, teachers,parents enjoy annualHalloween celebration BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer Students, teachers, parents enjoy annual Halloween celebration BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer Enjoying themselves at the Oak Street School Halloween festivities in Lakewood are Esperanza White, 10 (Cleopatra), Shaun Johnson, 9 (The Scream), Jay Powell, 8 (Batman) and Brandon Levinson, 9 (Superman). Some of Lakewood’s youngest…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Participants dance the hora during the Garden State Jewish Festival sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Ocean County on Sunday at FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood.