Category: Tri-Town News

  • VOTE takes case to court

    By Joyce BlayStaff Writer By Joyce Blay Staff Writer JACKSON — Members of the group VOTE (Voters Organized To Elect our mayor) have filed a show cause order against Township Clerk Ann Marie Eden and the Township Committee in the civil division of state Superior Court. The complaint seeks to have the court set aside…

  • New Jackson police officers begin training

    By Joyce BlayStaff Writer New Jackson police officers begin training By Joyce Blay Staff Writer JACKSON — Five new Jackson police officers were scheduled to begin training on Monday at the Ocean County Police Academy, Lakewood. Public Safety Director Samuel DePasquale said the hiring of the five officers increases Jackson’s police force to 83 individuals.…

  • Councilman wants new look

    at Rt. 33 environmental zone By kathy barattaStaff Writer at Rt. 33 environmental zone By kathy baratta Staff Writer HOWELL — Councilman Joseph DiBella said he wants the Route 33 corridor developed, and to that end he is seeking to have environmental constraints now in place overturned. Speaking on the issue at the Township Council’s…

  • Gridders are getting ready

    Gridders are getting ready PHOTOS BY FARRAH MAFFAI Players and friends of the Lakewood High School football program got together on Saturday to give the locker rooms at the school’s football field a thorough cleaning and paint job before practice for the 2003 season begins. Above, Jalen Thomas, 9, takes on a big load to…

  • NAACP head plans Lakewood Freedom March Sept. 20

    By joyce blayStaff Writer NAACP head plans Lakewood Freedom March Sept. 20 By joyce blay Staff Writer LAKEWOOD — With or without the approval of the Township Committee, local NAACP president James Waters told the governing body at its meeting on Aug. 7, he intends to hold a Freedom March on Sept. 20. "I said…

  • County opens

    Kozloski Roadextension By linda denicolaStaff Writer Kozloski Road extension By linda denicola Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The long awaited Kozloski Road extension between Route 537 and Route 79 opened on Monday. The signs are up, traffic lights are working and a new, long ramp carries vehicles from Route 537 to the new road. Assistant…

  • Challenge by employees costs one media specialist her job

    FRHSD board reversescourse and reinstates11-month positions By dave benjaminStaff Writer Challenge by employees costs one media specialist her job FRHSD board reverses course and reinstates 11-month positions By dave benjamin Staff Writer Under a threat of legal action, the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education has restored six media center specialists to their…

  • Jackson MOMS club busy collecting school supplies

    Correspondent By adam riback Jackson MOMS club busy collecting school supplies JACKSON — As summer comes to a close, the boxes in front of Farley’s Ice Cream, Bennetts Mills Plaza, Jackson Fitness Center, Jackson Plaza, and the Jackson library just keep getting heavier. What’s in them? School supplies that are being collected by the MOMS…

  • Board member resigns, rips panel upon exiting

    By kathy barattaStaff Writer Board member resigns, rips panel upon exiting By kathy baratta Staff Writer HOWELL — Citing mounting business commitments, Michael Howell resigned from the Planning Board last wee. In March, Howell resigned as vice chairman of the board, citing the same reasons. Howell, who was appointed to the board in January 2002,…