Category: Tri-Town News

  • Howell council, developer trade charges

    Spalliero, DiBellasquare off overcharge of BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Spalliero, DiBella square off over charge of ‘shakedown’ BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer Developer Anthony Spalliero came to the Oct. 7 meeting of the Howell Township Council alleging a "shakedown" attempt by two councilmen and one of their partisan supporters. Both councilmen strongly denied ever having…

  • Resident: Mobile home park owner lent a hand

    Came through whentown threatened toenforce campground law BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer Resident: Mobile home park owner lent a hand Came through when town threatened to enforce campground law BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer Dwight Burge JACKSON — If Shady Oak mobile home park is not quite paradise, neither is it purgatory, according to resident Dwight…

  • Cell phones to be recycled

    Cell phones to be recycled With technology advancing at a furi­ous pace, it appears as though the cell phone you bought yesterday is outdated tomorrow. So when the question arises of what to do with that outdated phone, Ocean County says don’t just discard it — recy­cle instead. "Ocean County is launching a cell phone…

  • Pool rules may be eased

    BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer HOWELL — The Township Council has undertaken a measure to make it easier for residents to satisfy some pool installation requirements. A resolution is being developed that would amend the ordinance governing pool permits to allow for an administrative panel comprised of various township office holders…

  • Police probe break-ins of 20 cars

    JACKSON — Several vehicles parked in neighborhoods off East Veterans Highway were targets for theft and burglary during an overnight crime spree last week, police Detective Ted Kucowski said. Sometime between 10:30 p.m. Oct. 9 and 5:30 a.m. Oct. 10, an unknown person or persons entered a total of 20 vehicles at Dove Mill Crescent,…

  • Plumsted incumbents cite accomplishments

    BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Plumsted incumbents cite accomplishments BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer PLUMSTED — Republicans Bonnie Quesnel and Joseph Przywara hope voters will re-elect them to three-year terms on the Township Committee based on their records. The incumbents are being challenged by Democrats Mitch Geier and Donald Knause, a former member of the Township…

  • 6 indicted for rape in

    LakewoodOne person chargedwith sexual molestationin wake of July incident BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer 6 indicted for rape in Lakewood One person charged with sexual molestation in wake of July incident BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer LAKEWOOD — Carlos A. Ferreira, a township attorney, formally requested to be the attorney of record for Dimas Teidoro Mendez,…

  • Town, trailer park owner still trying to settle issues

    BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer Town, trailer park owner still trying to settle issues BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer JACKSON — Despite issuing a conditional operating license to Shady Oak mobile home park owner Earl Terhune earlier this year, the tentative agreement between Jackson and the trailer park landlord is on the brink of falling apart,…

  • Officers find a new way to serve Howell

    BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Officers find a new way to serve Howell BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer HOWELL — Those wishing to say thank you to Howell’s finest may want to eat at Scooter’s Restaurant next week. Starting at 5 p.m. Oct. 15, Howell’s men and women in blue will serve the public in a…