Category: Tri-Town News

  • Broderick tapped as Jackson mayor Cites recreation and seniors as two areas for attention in 2002

    Staff Writer By cindy tietjen Broderick tapped as Jackson mayor Cites recreation and seniors as two areas for attention in 2002 Democratic Township Commit-teeman Michael L. Broderick was elected Jackson’s mayor and sworn into office for 2002 when the Township Committee held its reorganization meeting Jan. 1. Broderick was administered the oath of office by…

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    VERONICA YANKOWSKI Skating up a storm at the Incline Club, Lakewood, on Sunday, Adrian Vega, 12, of Point Pleasant, does a Boneless 360 on his skateboard.

  • History, rural charm depicted in new book

    Staff Writer By linda denicola It is time that east meets west, said Middletown resident Randall Gabrielan. His new book, Allentown and Upper Freehold Township, is about two towns in the western end, "the panhandle" of Monmouth County. Gabrielan has written many local pictorial history books in the "Images of America" series published by Arcadia…

  • New committee member chosen Lakewood mayor Ray Coles joined governing body in late December

    Staff Writer By cindy tietjen New committee member chosen Lakewood mayor Ray Coles joined governing body in late December LAKEWOOD — Although he may be a newcomer to the Township Committee, Ray Coles is ready, willing and able to take on the responsibility of being the township’s mayor. Coles became a member of the committee…

  • Artist Jacob Landau gone, but his work survives 85-year-old Roosevelt

    Artist Jacob Landau gone, but his work survives 85-year-old Roosevelt Jacob Landau artist died Nov. 24 By linda denicola Staff Writer Roosevelt has lost another very special resident and the art world has lost a luminary. But more importantly, with the death of artist Jacob Landau, the world has lost a beacon a shining light…

  • Laptops replace paper Howell council begins new year with computers on hand with information

    Staff Writer By kathy baratta Laptops replace paper Howell council begins new year with computers on hand with information JERRY WOLKOWITZ Howell Councilman Fritz Kirchhof (c) checks the Township Council’s meeting agenda on a laptop computer at the municipal complex. A CD-ROM will be provided to council members containing information about the council meeting. CD-ROM…

  • Time for tea and history at Poricy Park program pays tribute to women of Revolutionary era

    Staff Writer By gloria stravelli Time for tea and history at Poricy Park program pays tribute to women of Revolutionary era veronica yankowski Katrina Richter, of Freehold, samples a cup of tea during a Boston Tea Party commemoration at Poricy Park, Middletown. When British rule became intolerable, Colonial women did their part to further the…

  • Developer pitches adult community

    Staff Writer By kathy baratta Developer pitches adult community A second developer has approached the Howell Township Council to discuss the possibility of building an adult community in the township. At a recent meeting of the council, attorney William Mehr of Freehold made a presentation to the members of the governing body on behalf of…

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    FARRAH MAFFAI Dominique Skiptunis pulls on a ribbon as she works with friends in her Brownie troop at St. Veronica’s, Howell. The girls dressed teddy bears and gave them to the operators of Providence House, where victims of domestic violence can turn for support and a place to stay in Ocean County.