Category: Tri-Town News

  • Drivers heading wrong way on Route 33 concern police

    Howell police requeststate DOT assistancein addressing situation By kathy barattaStaff Writer Howell police request state DOT assistance in addressing situation By kathy baratta Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI Photo taken looking east on old Route 33 at Brickyard Road, Howell, shows the location that has been called confusing to motorists. To proceed east, drivers must bear…

  • Fountains application will start from square one

    All hearings voidedas Planning Boardmember steps down By kathy barattaStaff Writer All hearings voided as Planning Board member steps down By kathy baratta Staff Writer Despite all of the hours that were spent at seven hearings held over a 10-month period, a majority of the Howell Planning Board voted last week to void all previous…

  • Abundant Life Church of God building new home

    Freehold congregationdraws membershipfrom Howell, Jackson By linda denicolaStaff Writer Freehold congregation draws membership from Howell, Jackson By linda denicola Staff Writer Construction manager Dave Bossart (l) joins Chris Fraley, pastor of the Abundant Life Church of God, before the steeple is placed atop the new house of worship. FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — On March 10, the…

  • Fire district budgets approved

    By kathy barattaStaff Writer By kathy baratta Staff Writer HOWELL — A small turnout of voters approved fire district budgets and capital expenditures in the community’s recent fire district elections. The Squankum Fire Company, District 1, is on Route 547. Squankum’s approxi­mate boundaries run from the municipal complex on Preventorium Road to west of the…

  • Backup power to be added to lights

    JACKSON — Traffic lights at seven intersections in Jackson will be retrofitted with four hours of backup power by the Ocean County Department of Engineering sometime this year, according to Deputy Mayor Sean Giblin. "This will protect the safety and well being of the township’s police officers and the residents who traverse these intersections," said…

  • Greater Media Newspapers wins 33 NJPA awards for ’02

    Greater Media Newspapers wins 33 NJPA awards for ’02 “High Sticking” by Chris Kelly First Place, Sports Feature Greater Media Newspapers has won a total of 33 editorial, photography and advertising awards in the weekly division of the New Jersey Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest for 2002. The tally included a record 19 awards in…

  • Lakewood seeks school tax hike

    School board asksfor 14-cent increasefrom township voters By joyce blayStaff Writer School board asks for 14-cent increase from township voters By joyce blay Staff Writer One year after absorbing an 11-cent increase in the school tax rate, Lakewood residents will be asked to approve a budget for the 2003-04 school year that proposes a 14-cent…

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    VERONICA YANKOWSKI Nicole Reta as Miss Hannigan, Michael Lapp as Rooster, and Lisa Weiss as Lily St. Regis sing “Easy Street” during Saturday’s performance of Annie at Jackson Memorial High School.

  • Cost of debt service helps drive up budget

    Howell boardproposes 17-centincrease for By kathy barattaStaff Writer Cost of debt service helps drive up budget Howell board proposes 17-cent increase for ’03-04 By kathy baratta Staff Writer Howell Board of Education members and school district administrators are working to pare down a tentative 2003-04 school year budget of $93 million. Of that amount, $51…