Category: Tri-Town News

  • District breaks ground for elementary school

    Staff Writer By cindy tietjen District breaks ground for elementary school JACKSON — The Jackson school district celebrated the groundbreaking for a new elementary school on June 25. On hand were a number of township and school officials as well as residents. The new school, which will accommodate 900 students, will be built on Patterson…

  • Board’s redistricting talk slated for July 8 meeting

    Staff Writer By dave benjamin Board’s redistricting talk slated for July 8 meeting Members of the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education are expected to discuss redistricting options on July 8. The board will meet at Colts Neck High School, Route 537 and Five Points Road, at 8 p.m. In postponing a June…

  • Kiosks put face on Sept. 11 victims, rescue workers

    Monmouth library hosts moving exhibit of messages, photos By clare marie celano Staff Writer Kiosks put face on Sept. 11 victims, rescue workers Monmouth library hosts moving exhibit of messages, photos JERRY WOLKOWITZ Kiosks with letters, notes and pictures related to the events of Sept. 11, 2001, are part of an exhibit, 911 NJ: Response…

  • Commercial-residential plan draws residents’ ire

    Staff Writer By cindy tietjen JACKSON — A presentation at a recent Planning Board meeting has caused a stir among residents. A standing-room-only crowd gathered to hear a presentation about the construction of a so-called town center. Applicant Mitch Leigh and attorney Raymond Shea appeared before the board on June 25 for a public presentation.…

  • Public records soon will be easier to obtain

    Staff Writer By lindsey siegle Public records soon will be easier to obtain The rules are about to change. On July 8, the state’s law on public access to government information will become far less restrictive, and there will be substantial penalties for officials who fail to comply. At an informational meeting last month led…

  • Size of shopping center reduced in amended plan

    Staff Writer By kathy baratta Size of shopping center reduced in amended plan HOWELL — Amended approval has been given by the Planning Board to the developer of the Lanes Mill Marketplace, scheduled to be built on Route 9 north at Lanes Mill Road. The Goldenberg Group is the applicant in the matter. According to…

  • Howell employees suspended pending indictment’s outcome

    Staff Writer By kathy baratta Howell employees suspended pending indictment’s outcome HOWELL — Interim Township Man-ager Bruce Davis has suspended municipal employees Theodore Shostak, 51, of Howell, and Michael D’Amore, 37, of Lakewood, from their jobs pending the disposition of a two-count grand jury indictment against them. Davis made the decision to suspend the two…

  • Officers acquitted of assault charges

    3 Lakewood policemen expected to be back at work in near future By kathy baratta Staff Writer Officers acquitted of assault charges 3 Lakewood policemen expected to be back at work in near future By kathy baratta Staff Writer The three Lakewood police officers who stood trial on aggravated assault and other charges were found…

  • Ocean County Park, Lakewood

    VERONICA YANKOWSKI VERONICA YANKOWSKI Rachel Hernandez, 9, of Lakewood, enjoys playing in the lake at Ocean County Park, Lakewood, June 28 as summer’s heat takes hold of Central Jersey.