Category: Tri-Town News

  • FTHS seniors killed in crash recalled as special

    Staff Writer By paul godino FTHS seniors killed in crash recalled as special VERONICA YANKOWSKI Stephanie Stein, 16, and Cynthia Bonitz, 16, read messages left at the spot on Farmingdale Road, Jackson, where two members of the Freehold Township High School senior class died in a car accident on Nov. 12. The Freehold Township High…

  • Committee refinances debt

    Staff Writer By cindy tietjen JACKSON — The Township Committee recently voted to permanently refinance all $10.68 million of outstanding debt. Minus the vote of Mayor Joseph Grisanti, who was absent from the Nov. 13 meeting, committee members voted in favor of two resolutions which will permanently refinance the nearly $11 million in bond issuances…

  • Looking for some fun in Jackson? Join the club

    Staff Writer By cindy tietjen Looking for some fun in Jackson? Join the club JACKSON — The members of the Senior Club have traveled to Nova Scotia, danced the night away at holiday dinners and made many friends along the way. Elaine Berardi, past president of the club, said that being a member has opened…

  • Howell digs into case of underground debris

    Staff Writer By kathy baratta Howell digs into case of underground debris HOWELL — Municipal officials are waiting for the delivery of a piece of equipment that will enable them to continue investigating a case of illegal dumping of construction debris. Township Engineer William Nunziato said the buried debris was discovered in September by Department…

  • Stricter child restraint

    laws take effect Dec. 1 In cars, children under 8, weighing less than 80 lbs. require a special seat By cindy tietjen Staff Writer Under regulations set forth in New Jersey’s new child passenger safety law which goes into effect Dec. 1, all teen-agers and children under 18 will be required to wear a safety…

  • WTC attack shattered couple’s enduring love Lawrence Boisseau credited with helping get children to safety

    Staff Writer By clare M. masi WTC attack shattered couple’s enduring love Lawrence Boisseau credited with helping get children to safety Maria Boisseau and her husband, Larry, celebrated Christmas 1999 at Larry’s parents’ home in Long Island, N.Y. Boisseau, a fire safety director for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, became a…

  • N.J. share of school costs

    checks in at $14.2 million Howell would fund $32.4M under plan to be placed before residents By kathy baratta Staff Writer HOWELL — Residents will be asked to approve a $46.6 million referendum on Dec. 11 that will pay for the construction of three new schools in Howell’s K-8 district. Of that amount, the state…

  • Resident unhappy with investigation’s outcome Mayor: Better to deal with today’s problems, than to chase past issues

    Staff Writer By kathy baratta Resident unhappy with investigation’s outcome Mayor: Better to deal with today’s problems, than to chase past issues HOWELL — An investigation into the town’s land use and code enforcement departments has apparently drawn to a conclusion that has left the resident who requested the investigation unsatisfied. In March, Ludmilla Krumins,…

  • N.J. history 3 x 5 inches at a time Author retraces Garden State history

    Staff Writer By gloria stravelli N.J. history 3 x 5 inches at a time Author retraces Garden State history JERRY WOLKOWITZ Helen-Chantal Pike, author of Greetings from New Jersey: A Postcard Tour of the Garden State, has created a history of the state through the lens of its tourism regions. One of the roles New…