Category: Tri-Town News

  • College to lead fall tour of Ireland

    LAKEWOOD — Georgian Court College President Rosemary E. Jeffries will lead a trip to Ireland, Oct. 10-18 to tour the homeland of Catherine McAuley, founder of the Sisters of Mercy, which established and sponsor Georgian Court College. Catherine McAuley founded the first convent of the Sister of Mercy in 1831 on Baggot Street in Dublin…

  • Funding for healing garden donated in man’s memory

    Funding for healing garden donated in man’s memory LAKEWOOD — Steven Kitay was a man who died too young. He had no children himself, but was dedicated to his community and was especially active with handicapped children. Steven’s brother, Peter, came to Kimball Medical Center intending to make a Capital Campaign pledge. It was while…

  • VOTE petition still has life in Jackson

    Judge: Town mustgive group a chanceto get on Nov. ballot By joyce blayStaff Writer VOTE petition still has life in Jackson Judge: Town must give group a chance to get on Nov. ballot By joyce blay Staff Writer A change of government question in Jackson has life. The Democratic majority on the Township Com-mittee vowed…

  • Meier named to Planning Board

    Meier named to Planning Board HOWELL — Former zoning board member Steven Meier has been appointed to fill a vacant seat on the Planning Board. Meier, 49, will take the seat formerly held by Michael Howell, who resigned earlier this month. Howell was appointed to the board in January 2002. Meier will complete Howell’s term,…

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    VERONICA YANKOWSKI Elijah Moore of the King of Kings skateboard team demonstrates his skill at the X-treme Fest held at New Egypt High School, Plumsted, on Saturday.

  • Girl Scouts earn honors

    The Girl Scouts of Ocean County recently recognized 15 girls for attaining the Girl Scout Silver Award, the highest award for Cadette Girl Scouts, girls in grades six through nine. Requirements for the national Silver Award build a girl’s skills, help her to explore career possibilities, increase her leadership, improve her self-esteem, and require her…

  • Resident questions delay in results

    Water co. official: Backlog at state lab was cause of slow notice in Howell By kathy baratta Staff Writer Marybeth O’Brien is a customer of the Park-way Water Company in the Ramtown (southern) section of Howell. The 38-year-old mother of one says she has been receiving chemotherapy for the past year to treat a cancer…

  • Foundation provides funds for defibrillator

    Foundation provides funds for defibrillator LAKEWOOD — The Kimball Medical Center Foundation is helping residents of the Four Seasons adult community save lives. The foundation recently agreed to fund the purchase of a portable automatic external defibrillator (AED) unit for use in the village. Four Seasons residents have been trained to use the new equipment,…

  • Jackson resident killed in accident

    MARLBORO — Terrence Holloway, 18, of Sayreville, and Kenneth Smith Jr., 18, of Jackson, were killed on Aug. 18 at 9 a.m. in a two-vehicle crash on Route 34 just south of Reids Hill Road. Sgt. Joseph Lenge, the Marlboro Police Department traffic safety supervisor, said Dr. Ezra Levy, 45, of Aberdeen, who was driving…