Category: Tri-Town News

  • Dog’s shooting puts authorities on trail of perpetrators

    Staff Writer By cindy tietjen PLUMSTED — The Plumsted Police Department and the New Jersey Fish and Game Law Enforcement division are investigating the shooting death of a white German shepherd. The shooting occurred at about noon Nov. 26 at a nursery behind Sefel Avenue in the Cream Ridge section of the community. The initial…

  • Historical association recognized for exhibits Next presentation, ‘Steamboat!’ will debut at museum in February

    Staff Writer By clare M. masi Historical association recognized for exhibits Next presentation, ‘Steamboat!’ will debut at museum in February PHOTOS BY VERONICA YANKOWSKI Monmouth County Historical Association Director Dr. Lee Ellen Griffith (l) and curator Bernadette Rogoff share responsibility for coordinating the association’s popular exhibits. Sarah Tabitha Reid could have had no idea when…

  • Zoning board member hits plan for sewers

    Staff Writer By kathy baratta Zoning board member hits plan for sewers Although a feasibility and cost study that is needed for Howell to move ahead with a plan to install sewers along the southern portion of Route 9 has been approved by the Township Council and seems to have bipartisan support, the plan has…

  • Photo

    VERONICA YANKOWSKI After selecting their Christmas tree and cutting it down, Nicolette and Kyle Wall and their father, Matthew, all of Lakewood, wheel the tree through Lone Silo Farm, Plumsted Township, on Dec. 9.

  • Howell police diffuse gang rumor Parent concerned with fight at middle school

    Staff Writer By kathy baratta Howell police diffuse gang rumor Parent concerned with fight at middle school Members of the Howell Board of Education have assured a concerned parent there are no gangs or gang fights at Howell Middle School North, Squankum-Yellowbrook Road. Mike Torres, president of the Southard School PTA, addressed board members at…

  • County operations are focus for Monmouth administrator Robert J. Collins will retire in August 2002 after 18 years on the job

    Correspondent By dick metzgar County operations are focus for Monmouth administrator Robert J. Collins will retire in August 2002 after 18 years on the job FARRAH MAFFAI As county administrator for Monmouth, Robert J. Collins oversees 20 departments and 3,500 employees. FREEHOLD — Monmouth County has grown by leaps and bounds during Robert J. Collins’…

  • Performer proves saying ‘no’ is more than magic Goetz students hear anti-alcohol, anti-drug message at assembly

    Staff Writer By clare M. masi Performer proves saying ‘no’ is more than magic Goetz students hear anti-alcohol, anti-drug message at assembly FARRAH MAFFAI Goetz Middle School students (l-r, above) Jeremy Rogalsky and Ryker Posten enjoy the “Just Say No” to drugs magic show presented at the Jackson school Dec. 5. In photo at right,…

  • ‘Ambitious’ project list said to be hurting transportation agency

    Staff Writer By CHARLES W. KIM NJ Transit Executive Director Jeffrey Warsh said despite a study’s findings of an estimated $236 million shortfall this year, the agency will handle the situation. If a Rutgers University study released in mid-November is accurate, NJ Transit is heading for a financial train wreck. "An impending crisis affecting the…

  • Ocean County transportation guide available to residents

    With the implementation of new bus routes and improved services, Ocean County has developed a new transit guide providing a comprehensive listing of commuter transportation services in and around the county. "In recent years we have expanded our transportation program adding new bus routes and expanding existing ones," said Freeholder James J. Mancini, who serves…