Category: Tri-Town News

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    CHRIS KELLY Lakewood High School defenders put the wraps on Ocean Township’s Brendan Bannon during the grid season opener for both teams Saturday. The Piners topped the visiting Spartans, 27-7.

  • Hearing ordered on busing issue

    No immediateruling handed downon CAPS petition By joyce blayStaff Writer No immediate ruling handed down on CAPS petition By joyce blay Staff Writer Both the Coalition of Advocates for Public School Students (CAPS) and the Lakewood Board of Education are claiming victory following an initial determination by the commissioner of the state Department of Education…

  • New Jackson bus service tries to build up ridership

    By joyce blayStaff Writer By joyce blay Staff Writer JACKSON — Its ridership may still be small, but just one month after it began, commuters have given a thumbs up to Academy Lines’ direct bus service from Jackson to midtown Manhattan. "I used to drive to Howell and then take the bus on Route 9,"…

  • Georgian Court on track for university status

    Officials believe movewill enhance college By joyce blayStaff Writer Officials believe move will enhance college’s academics, diversity By joyce blay Staff Writer PHOTOS Courtesy of Georgian Court College A women’s college by day, with coed classes at night, Georgian Court College, Lakewood, is looking to expand its offerings in its quest to become a university.…

  • Jackson Day organizer promises full slate of fun

    By joyce blayStaff Writer Jackson Day organizer promises full slate of fun By joyce blay Staff Writer JACKSON — Magic, music and family fun are the ingredients that will spice up this year’s serving of Jackson Day festivities. The event will be held Saturday in Johnson Park, Kierych Memorial Drive. A community staple for more…

  • Post office remembers resident killed at WTC

    By kathy barattaStaff Writer Post office remembers resident killed at WTC By kathy baratta Staff Writer Jack Lennon of Howell gets a hug from a co-worker during a ceremony honoring his late son, Jay. HOWELL — Jack Lennon, 70, an employee with the recreation department, made an especially poignant trip to the Howell Post Office,…

  • Jackson teachers want action on contract talks

    School board may have Jackson teachers want action on contract talks decision on new supt. at upcoming meeting By joyce blay Staff Writer JACKSON — The Board of Education met Monday night without naming a new superintendent of schools, as had been expected. The board agreed to defer announcing any of its roster of personnel…

  • Water resources association gets word out about drought

    Members of the Monmouth County Water Resources Association (MCWRA) appeared before the Board of Freeholders seeking assistance in expanding public understanding of the long-term drought that the county is now experiencing. According to a press release from the county’s Department of Public Information, Harry Conover, the county’s emergency management coordinator and a member of the…

  • Towns to reflect on 9/11 and remember victims

    By jennifer domeStaff Writer By jennifer dome Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI Workers complete a memorial at the Freehold Township municipal complex. A year has passed. While the nation has worked hard to overcome the devastating blow dealt its people on Sept. 11, 2001, Americans have also had to contemplate just how they will commemorate the…