Category: Tri-Town News

  • Lakewood man alleges police beating County prosecutor opens investigation into July 6 incident

    Staff Writer By kathy baratta Lakewood man alleges police beating County prosecutor opens investigation into July 6 incident The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office has confirmed that an investigation is being conducted into a July 6 incident in which five Lakewood police officers stand accused of beating a Lakewood resident. This marks the second time in…

  • ‘Cassville Canteen’ will return town to a bygone era

    Staff Writer By clare m. masi AMY GOLDSTEIN Rehearsing a scene from the Jackson Council of the Arts upcoming production of Singin’ and Swingin’ at the Cassville Canteen are (l-r) pianist Alla Axelrod, Roxanne Southcott-Roberts, Kathy Abline and Mary Clare Riveira. JACKSON — Attending the Jackson Council for the Arts production of Singin’ and Dancin’…

  • Resident alleges harassment

    By Kathy BarattaStaff Writer by town enforcement officer By Kathy Baratta Staff Writer HOWELL — A township resident has filed formal harassment charges against township code enforcement officer Christian Jackson. Thomas Dumansky, of Woodview Drive, is alleging a campaign of harassment by Jackson. Dumansky claims Jackson has come to his home 16 times in the…

  • Jackson hires 12 police officers

    Staff Writer By CLAre m. Masi JACKSON — The Township Commit-tee has hired 12 new police officers and expects them to be out on the community’s roads within a year’s time. In a resolution passed July 9, committee members said the 12 applicants selected have been determined to fully meet the qualifications as specified by…

  • Volunteers Domestic Violence Response Team taking form in Jacksonhope to make a difference in someone’s life

    Volunteers Domestic Violence Response Team taking form in Jacksonhope to make a difference in someone’s life AMY GOLDSTEIN Mary Pettrow, program director of Providence House, speaks to potential volunteers about Jackson’s new Domestic Violence Response Team at a meeting at the Jackson Senior Center on July 12. By CLAre M. Masi Staff Writer JACKSON —…

  • Jackson code to formalize planning board procedures

    Staff Writer By Mark Rosman JACKSON — Saying they want to put the Planning Board’s practices into writing, Township Committee members are proposing a law that sets down how applications are to be accepted and heard. At their meeting held July 9, committee members introduced ordinance No. 21-01, establishing procedures for the Planning Board for…

  • Code targets mobile home placement

    Staff Writer By CLAre m. Masi JACKSON — Residents who live in the community’s mobile home parks will not have to worry about losing their land equity any longer. An ordinance reinstituting the original 25-foot minimum distance required between mobile homes came before the Township Committee on July 9. Members of the governing body unanimously…

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    SARAH McCOLGAN Blueberry pickers look for the perfect part of the patch at Emery’s pick-your-own blueberry farm in the New Egypt section of Plumsted Township on Saturday afternoon.

  • Veteran officer retires from Manalapan force

    Staff Writer By dave benjamin Veteran officer retires from Manalapan force Capt. John Alliano MANALAPAN — One of the Manal-apan Police Department’s longest-serving officers has retired. Capt. John F. Alliano, 47, a veteran of 27 years with the department, retired on June 29. Alliano resides in Howell with his wife, Sara, and their daughters, AnnMarie,…