Category: Tri-Town News

  • Young Scouts show compassion Brownie troop makes special effort for Providence House

    Staff Writer By cindy tietjen Young Scouts show compassion Brownie troop makes special effort for Providence House A group of Howell Girl Scouts brought holiday cheer to residents at Providence House, a division of Catholic Charities and a place where victims of domestic violence can turn for assistance. The Girl Scouts decorated teddy bears and…

  • Engineer recognized for efforts on master plan

    Staff Writer By cindy tietjen Engineer recognized for efforts on master plan JACKSON — Working on a municipality’s master plan is never an easy task, but it is one that Township Engineer John J. Stefani tackled with enthusiasm. The New Jersey Society of Municipal Engineers recently recognized Stefani, of CME Associates, Howell, for the "Town-ship…

  • Close look at daily threat of violence is sobering for cop

    Staff Writer By kathy baratta Close look at daily threat of violence is sobering for cop Howell Police Sgt. William Hartung (c), who went to Israel in May to teach community policing at an international seminar in Tel Aviv, got a personal view of the atmosphere of violence that envelops the nation. Here, he stands…

  • More women on the job in local police departments Some local female police officers dismiss gender as an obstacle

    Staff Writer By jennifer dome More women on the job in local police departments Some local female police officers dismiss gender as an obstacle PHOTOS BY FARRAH MAFFAI Patrolwoman Susan Gerdes has worked the midnight shift for the South Brunswick Police Department for nearly four years. You see them on television. Their hair is tied…

  • Library has 1 million reasons to celebrate Manalapan headquarters reaches milestone in 2001 circulation numbers

    Staff Writer By clare m. masi Library has 1 million reasons to celebrate Manalapan headquarters reaches milestone in 2001 circulation numbers MANALAPAN — Pilar Seltzer walked into the Monmouth County Library Headquarters on Symmes Drive on Dec. 21 at 11:30 a.m. and hit pay dirt. A regular patron of the library for the past four…

  • Panel checks property taxes with eye on reform

    Staff Writer By cindy tietjen LAKEWOOD — Residents are doing their part to try and keep property taxes to a minimum. According to state Sen. Robert Singer (R-30), who is a member of the Township Committee, a panel of concerned citizens has been meeting in order to take a closer look at property tax reform.…

  • Residents express concern over Jackson school plan

    Staff Writer By cindy tietjen Residents express concern over Jackson school plan While the Jackson Board of Education may be gung-ho over the idea of a $103 million school construction plan, some residents apparently do not share the same sentiments. In a special referendum to be held Jan. 22, the board will ask residents to…

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    FARRAH MAFFAI Antoine Rice, 16, plays a saxophone solo as he accompanies the gospel choir during the Lakewood High School holiday concert on Dec. 19.

  • Police seek help with details of deadly crash Dec. 12 accident

    Police seek help with details of deadly crash Dec. 12 accident occurred on Rte. 9 By kathy baratta Staff Writer Howell police are looking to the community to help shed light on a Dec. 12 Route 9 motor vehicle accident that claimed the life of a Monmouth County man five days after the mishap. "We…