Category: Tri-Town News

  • Jersey Shore Animal Shelter has a new pet project

    First major renovations planned for longtime Brick Twp. facility BY KARL VILACOBAStaff Writer PHOTOS BY FARRAH MAFFAI staff Jersey Shore Animal Shelter Executive Director Heather Camissa plays with Fib, a domestic shorthair. First major renovations planned for longtime Brick Twp. facility BY KARL VILACOBA Staff Writer It would be easy for the volunteer board of directors…

  • Sidewalk sales in Howell examined after complaint

    Sidewalk sales in Howell examined after complaint HOWELL — Enforcement of a township ordinance governing sidewalk sales has been stepped up by code enforcement officers following a citizen’s complaint. Ordinance violations were issued to some businesses after Norine Kelly complained to the Township Council that Howell’s Route 9 corridor looked like a "flea market" due…

  • $731K grant will help county prepare for acts of terrorism

    Ocean County will be awarded a $731,066 Homeland Security Grant to enhance its capabilities to respond to acts of terrorism involving chemical and biological agents, as well as radiological, nuclear and explosive devices. "The horrible acts of Sept. 11 have changed our landscape," said Freeholder John P. Kelly, who serves as director of law and…

  • Marchers call for better housing, jobs

    Lakewood residentsstate their case forchanges in town BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer Lakewood residents state their case for changes in town BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI staff Marchers make their case for more affordable housing and well-paying jobs in Lakewood. Some residents say Lakewood is a community of limited housing and limited well-paying jobs.…

  • Committee names rec director

    Committee names rec director JACKSON — The naming of the township’s new recreation director was a point of contention at Monday’s Township Committee meeting. The committee appointed Anne Alberta to the permanent position of recreation director. Alberta has served as the acting director for the past year. However, her appointment was not made without protest…

  • Panel will assess need for Allentown bypass

    BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer Panel will assess need for Allentown bypass BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer ALLENTOWN — Mayor Stuart Fierstein and Councilwoman Margaret Armenante will serve on a Monmouth County committee that will evaluate a planned westerly bypass to alleviate downtown traffic. The bypass, which would connect Route 539 and Route 526, will allow…

  • Parents have a place to stay while children are in hospital

    Parents have a place to stay while children are in hospital FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Centra-State Medical Center and Ronald McDonald House celebrated the opening of the new Ronald McDonald House Pediatric Hospitality Suite in the hospital’s pediatric unit on Aug. 18 at the Zwerling Auditorium of CentraState Medical Center. According to a press release, the…

  • Coast Guard offers boating course in Brick

    U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 16-05 of Brick will present a six-lesson boating skills and seamanship course beginning Oct. 8 at the Brick Municipal Building, Chambers Bridge Road. The classes will be held in the recreation room on the lower level on the east side of the building. The course is one that all boat…

  • Former bandmates will honor Chapin’s legacy

    Late singer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer Former bandmates will honor Chapin’s legacy Late singer’s songs will be center stage at concert in Lakewood BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer While it may not be true that only the good die young, it is true in the case of musician Harry Chapin. He was a good man…