Category: Tri-Town News

  • Officials may change parking, traffic zones

    Input from residents,businesses acted on byLakewood committee BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer Input from residents, businesses acted on by Lakewood committee BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer LAKEWOOD — The people have spoken and the Township Committee has listened. After hearing from residents about traffic concerns around town, the committee introduced several ordinances at its Oct. 23…

  • Veterans receive

    N.J. honors Two special award ceremonies were held Oct. 29 at the National Guard Ar­mory, Sea Girt, to honor 153 New Jersey veterans. Brig. Gen. Eugene Chojnacki pre­sented these awards to veterans of World II, Korea, Vietnam and the Persian Gulf War. The New Jersey Distinguished Service Medal is the state’s highest military award. To…

  • Freeholders under fire from Dem challenger

    Pringle mounts stiffchallenge to GOPincumbent Narozanick BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer Freeholders under fire from Dem challenger Pringle mounts stiff challenge to GOP incumbent Narozanick BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer Democrat Jeffrey R. Pringle of Tinton Falls came out swinging for the long ball in the race for the lone open three-year seat on the Monmouth County Board…

  • Howell residents to vote on first aid benefits plan

    BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Howell residents to vote on first aid benefits plan BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer HOWELL — Residents who turn out to vote election day will be asked to approve a pension plan for the township’s first aid squad volunteers. On Nov. 4, voters will be asked to approve a Length of…

  • Lead paint leads to end of programs

    Howell seeks estimatesto remediate issue atrecreation building BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Lead paint leads to end of programs Howell seeks estimates to remediate issue at recreation building BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer HOWELL — All children’s activities at the township’s recreation center have been canceled temporarily due to the detection of lead paint in the…

  • GOP Assembly members try to fend off challenge

    BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer GOP Assembly members try to fend off challenge BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer JACKSON — Incumbent Republicans Ronald T. Dancer and Joseph R. Malone are being challenged by Democrats Mitch Dolobowsky and Joseph Grisanti in the race for a pair of two-year Assembly seats in the 30th District. The race will…

  • Celebrities sign masks to aid Habitat mitzvah

    Nov. 2 sale of specialitems will raise fundsfor home construction BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Celebrities sign masks to aid Habitat mitzvah Nov. 2 sale of special items will raise funds for home construction BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer If you have a keen interest in art, a passion for celebrity autographs and a…

  • Firm works on proposal to clean out water system

    BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Firm works on proposal to clean out water system BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer HOWELL — Parkway Water Company executives and state representatives met with residents last week to discuss how the issue of gross alpha radiation in the firm’s water will be addressed and corrected. Over the summer, Parkway Water…

  • Ethics, property tax among issues in 30th

    Singer, Morlino tradebarbs in final weekof Senate campaign BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Singer, Morlino trade barbs in final week of Senate campaign BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer Republican state Sen. Robert W. Singer of Lakewood is being challenged by Democrat Steve Morlino of Howell for the 30th District state Senate seat. Morlino said his candidacy…