Category: Tri-Town News

  • Educators lobby U.S. reps

    Educators lobby U.S. reps for continued aid package By cindy tietjen Staff Writer PLUMSTED — A representative of the Plumsted school district traveled to Washington, D.C., with other area educators recently to ask for continued support of the Federal Impact Aid Program. Superintendent of Schools Gerald Woehr and other educators from the region attended the…

  • 3 schools up for approval in $46M vote

    Staff Writer By kathy baratta 3 schools up for approval in $46M vote Howell residents will head for the polls on Dec. 11 to cast their ballots on a Board of Education proposal to build two elementary schools and a middle school. The $46.6 million public referendum will be supported by state aid totaling $14.2…

  • Suspects sought in Jewel Case heist

    Suspects sought in Jewel Case heist Freehold Township police are seeking a black male between the ages of 25 and 30 in connection with the Nov. 23 theft of four diamond engagement rings from the Jewel Case, Route 9. FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Police are searching for three suspects who participated in the theft of four…

  • Board stands behind decision not to seek state AG’s report

    Staff Writer By dave benjamin Board stands behind decision not to seek state AG’s report The Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education has reiterated its stand that a case against the district’s superintendent has been closed. Reading from a statement during a Nov. 19 meeting at Manalapan High School, board President Patricia Horvath…

  • Howell will study cost

    of Rte. 9 sewer plan Council vote gives the go-ahead to feasibility report By kathy baratta Staff Writer A feasibility and cost study that is needed to move ahead on the possible installation of sewers along How-ell’s southern portion of Route 9 has been approved by the Town-ship Council. The proposal received a 4-0 approval…

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    VERONICA YANKOWSKI As late-November temperatures turn warm, Joe Novak and his son, Joey, 11, of Manahawkin, fish for carp along Lakeview Drive in the New Egypt section of Plumsted Township on Saturday.

  • Lack of lake work irks resident ‘Logistical problems’ causing delay at Aldrich Lake

    Staff Writer By kathy baratta Lack of lake work irks resident ‘Logistical problems’ causing delay at Aldrich Lake Phyllis Perez Logistical problems, ac-cording to one Howell municipal official, are delaying a planned cleanup of Aldrich Lake. It is a delay that is upsetting to at least one township resident. When all of the details are…

  • Business venture revs up owner’s love of fun times New Egypt’s Oasis

    Business venture revs up owner’s love of fun times New Egypt’s Oasis Above, Ron Byrne, 13, and Kate Francis, 9, race remote-controlled cars on Saturday. Below, slot-cars are ready to race on the eight-lane track at the New Egypt Recreation Oasis. offers slot car action & radio-controlled racing By kathy baratta Staff Writer PHOTOS BY…

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    JERRY WOLKOWITZ Jackson Memorial High School running back Nick Castellano races around a Shawnee defender during the Jaguars’ 24-8 win over the Renegades in a South Jersey Group IV state tournament semifinal game on Friday. For more on Jackson’s victory, see today’s sports pages.