Category: Tri-Town News

CHRIS KELLY staff Howell High School junior Alexandra Hampton (r) works the snare drum for the Marching Rebels during the band’s pregame show at the Howell vs. Brick football game Sept. 12.

Friends, relatives claimit was sex for sale BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer Friends, relatives claim it was sex for sale BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer JOYCE BLAY Friends, relatives and housemates of seven men charged with rape paint a different picture of what happened in the basement of this house on Dewey Street, Lakewood. Seven Mexican…

Jackson JACKSON — When NBC-TV’s Today show needed music to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Late Night With Conan O’Brien, the show’s producers put in a call to Jackson Memorial High School Band Director Bud McCormick. Members of the Jackson band did not need to be asked twice as they quickly prepared for the event.…

VERONICA YANKOWSKI staff Steven Kemerle and his son, Christopher, 7, of Farmingdale, wait for a bite during a fishing derby at Echo Lake Park, Howell, Sept. 6.

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…

BY KARL VILACOBAStaff Writer Attorney faces ethics infraction BY KARL VILACOBA Staff Writer BRICK –– A former Brick Township Planning Board attorney has been formally charged with an ethics infraction for representing a developer in Lakewood while that developer had an application pending before Brick’s board. The New Jersey Office of Attorney Ethics (OAE) filed…

Lakewood activistsaim to focusattentionon minority needs BY JOYCE BLAYStaff Writer Jobs, housing target of civil rights march Lakewood activists aim to focus attention on minority needs BY JOYCE BLAY Staff Writer LAKEWOOD — Jobs and affordable housing are sorely needed in town, community activists say, and they intend to underscore that point Saturday with a…

JACKSON — Some people would have called it a "hair-raising" event. For 8-year-old Gabriella Miele, it was an act of "shear" generosity. Recently, the third-grader from Jackson visited Feathers Hair Specialists in New Providence, where she got 12 inches of her brunette hair cut off to help children who have lost their own hair. Her…

Saturday Howell Day fun set for Saturday Howell Day fun set for HOWELL — The community will come together on Saturday to celebrate Howell Day. The annual event, held at Oak Glen Park, Preventorium Road, will begin at noon and run until dusk. Visitors are being encouraged to take advantage of the free parking and…