Category: Tri-Town News

  • 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…

  • Football league, town agree on fields

    Staff Writer By cindy tietjen After several weeks of discussion, Jackson municipal officials and Jackson Pop Warner youth football league representatives have reached an agreement about which fields the league will be able to use. Committeeman Michael Kaf-ton said the two sides reached an agreement that will allow Pop Warner to use the all-purpose fields…

  • National bird again at home in Garden State Bald eagles return to state, including a pair that live in Navesink area

    Staff Writer By gloria stravelli National bird again at home in Garden State Bald eagles return to state, including a pair that live in Navesink area Todd Edwards, a volunteer observer in the state’s Bald Eagle Management Program, helps with the tagging of young birds so they can be monitored as they grow. While the…

  • FRHSD redistricting vote delayed until September

    Board members say they need a chance to discuss the issue By dave benjamin Staff Writer FRHSD redistricting vote delayed until September Board members say they need a chance to discuss the issue By dave benjamin Staff Writer Saying they had not had a chance to discuss the matter among themselves, members of the Freehold…

  • Kirchhof to seek re-election running as an independent

    Staff Writer By kathy baratta Kirchhof to seek re-election running as an independent HOWELL — Incumbent Councilman Fritz Kirchhof will run for a second four-year term on the Township Council as an independent candidate. Kirchhof was elected to the council as a Democrat in November 1998. This year, he was not selected by the Democrats…

  • Initial suggestions address traffic, sprawl conditions Western Monmouth towns given ideas to focus on in future

    Staff Writer By dick metzgar Initial suggestions address traffic, sprawl conditionsWestern Monmouth towns given ideas to focus on in future The expansion of Route 9, increased control of development, and the preservation of existing farmland are among the recommendations emerging from a study initiated by the Monmouth County Planning Board to help create a plan…