Category: Tri-Town News

  • Region’s growth cited as prime reason for rail line

    MOM supportershave their say atNJ Transit meeting By dave benjaminStaff Writer Region’s growth cited as prime reason for rail line MOM supporters have their say at NJ Transit meeting By dave benjamin Staff Writer DAVE BENJAMIN Gregory Aiken, president of the Monmouth-Ocean Development Coun-cil, said the proposed MOM rail line would provide an alternate means…

  • Jackson native ready to serve community

    By Joyce BlayStaff Writer Jackson native ready to serve community By Joyce Blay Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI Josh Reilly, pictured with his wife, Maggie, and son, Ben, is getting ready to take his seat on the Township Committee. JACKSON — Any sports coach will tell you that winning isn’t everything, and given his own unique…

  • Committee bans smoking on municipal properties

    Pupils By Joyce BlayStaff Writer Committee bans smoking on municipal properties Pupils’ letters end up prompting Jackson officials to enact ban By Joyce Blay Staff Writer JACKSON — Children from the Lucy N. Holman Elementary School learned firsthand that a good idea could also become a good law, as the Township Committee formally adopted an…

  • Christmas celebration takes on Victorian style

    By Joyce BlayStaff Writer Christmas celebration takes on Victorian style By Joyce Blay Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI Anne Alberta, dressed in her Victorian splendor, sings at the holiday celebration in Jackson. JACKSON — Tiny Tim had the patronage of Ebenezer Scrooge at the conclusion of A Christmas Carol, but township children can thank the Optimist…

  • New department plan draws blast from GOP

    Ex-administratorclaims Democratinsider is in linefor new position By joyce blayStaff Writer New department plan draws blast from GOP Ex-administrator claims Democrat insider is in line for new position By joyce blay Staff Writer Former Jackson municipal administrator William A. Santos, a Republican, has charged the Democratic-controlled Township Committee with planning to create a Human Resources…

  • Middlesex residents air objections at rail hearing

    By charles w. kimStaff Writer Middlesex residents air objections at rail hearing By charles w. kim Staff Writer MONROE — Residents had their say and NJ Transit officials listened on Dec. 3 during a hearing about the $400 million Monmouth-Ocean-Middlesex (MOM) commuter rail line proposal. "Don’t even go there. I’m very aggravated," Jamesburg resident Michelle…

  • NAACP wants Legislature in on voting points change

    Local chapter of civilrights group seeks voicein FRHSD legal action By dave benjaminStaff Writer NAACP wants Legislature in on voting points change Local chapter of civil rights group seeks voice in FRHSD legal action By dave benjamin Staff Writer The Freehold branch of the NAACP is concerned that the outcome of a federal case involving…

  • Actor, 11, sets sights on a trip to Broadway

    By kathy barattaStaff Writer Actor, 11, sets sights on a trip to Broadway By kathy baratta Staff Writer Kevin Carillo HOWELL — Kevin Carillo is having the time of his life, and he’s only 11. The fifth-grader who sings with his fellow students in the choir at St. Veronica’s School has hit the big time.…

  • Horse owners tee off on proposed ordinance

    Jackson committeeseeks to tie numberof animals to acres By joyce blayStaff Writer Horse owners tee off on proposed ordinance Jackson committee seeks to tie number of animals to acres By joyce blay Staff Writer Angry Jackson horse owners and their Republican supporters, incensed over the agricultural section of a proposed ordinance that would limit the…