Category: Tri-Town News

  • Consultant to review school tab

    Staff Writer By cindy tietjen Consultant to review school tab LAKEWOOD — The Board of Education’s proposed 2002-03 school year budget which included an 11.7-cent increase in the school tax rate was rejected by voters in the April 16 election. The proposed $78.9 million budget that carried a local tax levy of $45.2 million was…

  • Citizens rallying to fight the Fountains

    Staff Writer By kathy baratta A Howell neighborhood group calling itself RAID — Residents Against Irresponsible Development — hopes to rally community support for their effort to stop a state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) project. The COAH certified agreement that was brokered in 1989 for a site on Maxim-Southard Road near Alexander and Estelle…

  • 4 hopefuls to square off in Jackson race Democrats Broderick and Krakower to face GOP slate of Schubert and Reilly

    Staff Writer By cindy tietjen 4 hopefuls to square off in Jackson race Democrats Broderick and Krakower to face GOP slate of Schubert and Reilly Incumbent Democratic Jackson Township Committee members Michael Broderick and Marvin Krakower are running for re-election and will face the challenge of Republicans Mel Schubert and Josh Reilly in the November…

  • God’s word gets top billing at former movie theater

    Staff Writer By kathy baratta God’s word gets top billing at former movie theater VERONICA YANKOWSKI Parishioners at the Cornerstone Calvary Chapel, Howell, listen to a Sunday morning sermon. HOWELL — This is the story of a church opening its doors in an area that has seen better days, hoping to bring better days back,…

  • Committee introduces $46M budget

    Staff Writer By cindy tietjen Committee introduces $46M budget LAKEWOOD — Residents can expect to see the municipal tax rate decrease by 1.3 cents per $100 of assessed valuation under the 2002 budget introduced by the Township Committee. A public hearing on the budget, to be followed by its adoption, is scheduled for May 30…

  • Howell police cars connected to new computer system

    Staff Writer By kathy baratta Howell police cars connected to new computer system FARRAH MAFFAI Howell Police Senior Dispatcher Steven Gerrity shows Sgt. William Hartung how to use the new PC Mobile units that have been installed in patrol cars and are connected to the primary computer system at police headquarters. HOWELL — The Howell…

  • Businessmen feeling pinch of water rules Legislators host session to discuss ongoing drought regulations

    Staff Writer By cindy tietjen Businessmen feeling pinch of water rules Legislators host session to discuss ongoing drought regulations In response to the recent declaration by Gov. James McGreevey of a statewide drought emergency and related water-use restrictions, many business owners believe they have been left high and dry. On April 12, in an effort…

  • Property sale irks residents

    Staff Writer By cindy tietjen LAKEWOOD — Two residents who came to the Township Committee meeting on April 11 to bid on a piece of property left disappointed after another resident outbid them for $24,000. The property, Block 190, Lot 107, off East County Line Road, was eventually sold to Ben Weinstein of Gwata Road…

  • Tactical units train for crisis situations Police use mock hostage situation at temple to practice response

    Staff Writer By dave benjamin Tactical units train for crisis situations Police use mock hostage situation at temple to practice response DAVE BENJAMIN SWAT team members enter Temple Shaari Emeth, Manalapan, after a stand-off with terrorists during a simulated hostage crisis. Today’s global events have made it necessary for local police SWAT teams and police…