Category: Tri-Town News

JACKSON – An investigation into a string of overnight motor vehicle burglaries resulted in the arrest of a Jackson teenager within hours of when the incidents occurred. Jackson Police Capt. Steven Laskiewicz said police received eight vehicle burglary reports from residents on Hickory Hill Road and Hemlock Hill Road on Oct. 9. Although nothing was…

By JENNIFER ORTIZ Staff Writer HOWELL — The Planning Board has unanimously approved an application that proposed the construction of 27 single-family homes on Oak Glen Road. The board took the action on Sept. 17. The subdivision was approved many years ago, according to attorney Salvatore Alfieri, representing applicants Janice and Perry Willet. “We took…

By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer A Boy Scout from Troop 258 in Howell worked with family members and friends for nearly two months to repair sensory trails at Riding High Farm, Upper Freehold Township, that were damaged by superstorm Sandy in 2012. Andrew Struz, 14, is pursuing the rank of Eagle Scout. Riding High Farm…

By JENNIFER ORTIZ Staff Writer HOWELL — The operators of a paving company with a facility on Cranberry Road have received approval to construct a onestory office building at that location. At a recent meeting, the Howell Planning Board unanimously approved an application that proposed the construction of a building at Eosso Brothers Paving, 383…

By JENNIFER ORTIZ Staff Writer HOWELL — Before founding Safe Teens America and Neural Activity, Chad Williams worked in law enforcement in Colorado for 14 years. He dealt with teenagers in gangs who were using marijuana, alcohol and other drugs. He said a lot of their problems were the result of the decisions they were…

By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer October marks domestic violence awareness month. In New Jersey, the call to action to combat domestic violence was marked in part by the renaming of the New Jersey Coalition for Battered Women to the New Jersey Coalition to End Domestic Violence. On Oct. 1 at the steps of the New…

The first “Dancing with Our Stars” event will be hosted by the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore at Eagle Oaks Country Club, Howell, on Nov. 12 from 6-10 p.m. Tickets are $75 per person and are available online at girlscoutsjs.org/dance. According to a press release, the evening will be full of energy as MC…

By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer The winds of change are blowing seven miles off the coast of New Jersey, according to an announcement by the federal government. The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has announced that 343,833 acres off the New Jersey shore will be included in a lease sale scheduled for Nov.…

How to help those who help others By Yuliya Nemykina CTW Features More than 65 million Americans are providing care to a family member, but knowing how to care for the caregiver is of equal importance to knowing how to care for the loved one When Deborah Shouse’s mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, she…