Category: Tri-Town News

By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer The ladies of the Liberty Oak Chorus are in harmony. Sharing a common bond for their love of a cappella singing in the barbershop style, the chorus performs a unique style of music. “A capella is very technical, very difficult,” said Katie Blackwood, master director of the Liberty Oak Chorus,…

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.…

The largest orchid auction in the Mid- Atlantic region is scheduled for Oct. 11 at the Monmouth Reform Temple, 332 Hance Ave., Tinton Falls. The auction begins at noon, with doors opening for a preview at 11 a.m. The auction, which is sponsored by the Deep Cut Orchid Society (DCOS), will feature more than 400…

By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer PLUMSTED – Municipal officials have agreed to switch from observing a moment of silence at the start of Township Committee meetings to offering a public prayer. “All of us on this committee believe we have the right to start our meetings with a prayer,” Mayor Jack Trotta said of the…

Greater Media’s Deana Poole and Marc Mustachio were among those honored at the 2015 Radio Ink Radio Wayne Awards. The ceremony took place on Oct. 1 during the annual Radio Show Advertiser Breakfast held at the Marriott Marquis in Atlanta, Ga. Greater Media Philadelphia’s Deana Poole was named “Digital Sales Specialist of the Year.” Greater…