Category: Tri-Town News

  • Howell iron worker killed by fallen piling

    By carolyn o Howell iron worker killed by fallen piling By carolyn o’connell Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — An iron worker from Howell lost his life in a construction site accident last week. Greg Larsen, 35, was pulled from a stream in Elberon on Feb. 4 after he was struck in the head by a…

  • Board member declines request to quit hearings

    By kathy barattaStaff Writer Board member declines request to quit hearings By kathy baratta Staff Writer HOWELL — A request was made, and later rejected, for Planning Board Vice Chairman Michael Howell to recuse himself from further hearings on The Fountains, an application for a 300-unit apartment complex that is now being reviewed by the…

  • Fire district election Saturday

    HOWELL — The township Board of Fire Commissioners, Fire District No. 3, is reminding residents who live in the district that the annual election will be held Saturday from 2-9 p.m. at the Southard Fire House, Route 9 and New Friendship Road. The purpose of the election will be to elect two commissioners to three-year…

  • Connecting industry is goal for independent producer

    By clare MARie celanoStaff Writer By clare MARie celano Staff Writer What New Jersey resident wouldn’t want to see the landscapes and scenery of their fair state on the silver screen? How about sandy beaches, ocean sunrises, beautiful seashore cottages and stately mansions that line the Jersey shoreline as a backdrop for a film? New…

  • Pretrial intervention option accepted in soccer assault

    Pretrial intervention option accepted in soccer assault A Middletown resident who was charged with attacking a coach during a youth soccer tournament held in Marlboro in August has entered a pretrial intervention program. According to Monmouth County First Assistant Prosecutor Robert A. Honecker Jr., John Nolan Jr. of Middletown was accepted into the program on…

  • Plumsted budget carries no surprise

    Municipal tax rateexpected to stay at12 By kathy barattaStaff Writer Plumsted budget carries no surprise Municipal tax rate expected to stay at 12¢ for another year By kathy baratta Staff Writer Some things never change and in Plumsted Township, of course, that means municipal taxes will not be going up. The Township Committee on Monday…

  • Progress seen in business zone

    But plans for expansionof Lakewood UEZ nowon hold at state level By Joyce blayStaff Writer But plans for expansion of Lakewood UEZ now on hold at state level By Joyce blay Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI Downtown Lakewood is in the heart of the Urban Enterprise Zone, where businesses charge 3 percent state sales tax, instead…

  • FRHSD seniors honored as Bloustein scholars

    By dave benjaminStaff Writer FRHSD seniors honored as Bloustein scholars By dave benjamin Staff Writer The Freehold Regional High School District has announced that 166 district seniors have been designated as Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholars out of more than 16,000 eligible senior students in the state. "To have more than 7 percent of our…

  • Local family steps forward to support child relief fund

    Local family steps forward to support child relief fund Flanked by holiday decorations and wriggling 15-month-old triplets, Gov. James E. McGreevey and Department of Human Services (DHS) Commissioner Gwendolyn L. Harris recognized some of the families chosen to receive reimbursement grants from the Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund (CICRF), including the Revello family of…