Category: Tri-Town News

  • Get jazzed about N.J. wines at the Jazz It Up Wine Festival

    TOP PICK The Jazz it Up Wine Festival will be held Sept. 5 and 6 at historic Allaire State Park. New Jersey’s largest wine festival will feature 17 Garden State Wine Growers Association wineries, nearly 300 locally produced wines to sample, live jazz performances, kids’ activities, and delicious food and craft vendors. The festival will…

  • Home schooling gives parents more control over child’s education

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Sherry Prioli watches as her sons Joe, 12, and Nick, 10, play a numbers game at the Howell Public Library. The eight Prioli children have been home schooled. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR As summer draws to a close, many families turn their attention to the upcoming school year. Shopping for…

  • Husband charged with murder

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer A 50-year-old Plumsted man accused of murdering his wife at their Evergreen Road, Plumsted, home has been charged with murder and is now lodged in the Ocean County Jail, Toms River. Authorities said that Arthur Haskoor, 50, was released from Capital Health Regional Medical Center, Trenton, on Aug. 31 and…

  • The Lunatic Fringe unleashes on New Jersey this weekend

    By JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer WWE Superstar Dean Ambrose will hold a meet-and-greet with professional wrestling fans at iPlay America in Freehold Township on Sept. 5. PHOTO COURTESY OF WWE The Lunatic Fringe is about to descend upon New Jersey. WWE professional wrestling Superstar Dean Ambrose will meet and greet fans at iPlay America, Schanck…

  • Art finds a home in nature at Grounds For Sculpture

    By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer A patron takes solitary stroll through Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton Township, an oasis of nature and art. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR An escape from everyday life can be found in the sculpture garden and arboretum of Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton Township. “I know that it sounds cliché, but we are…

  • Office building under consideration by board

    By JENNIFER ORTIZ Staff Writer The members of the Howell Zoning Board of Adjustment are scheduled to continue their review of a proposed office building on Sept. 21. Representatives of Ford Road Equities came before the board on Aug. 10 seeking a use variance that would permit the development of a two-story, 16,000- square-foot office…

  • Escape Room provides newest entertainment

    By PETER ELACQUA Staff Writer Visitors to the Amazing Escape Room in Freehold Borough will be challenged to find their way out of themed rooms — such as the Black and White Room — by solving clues and unlocking the secrets of the chamber. PETER ELACQUA/STAFF A new form of entertainment has arrived in New…

  • Wine tasting event will benefit multiple sclerosis center

    CentraState Healthcare Foundation will host its 14th annual multiple sclerosis fundraiser, “An Evening in the Vineyards,” from 7-10 p.m. Sept. 18 at the Star and Barry Tobias Ambulatory Campus, 901 W. Main St., Freehold Township. Proceeds from the event will support the Linda E. Cardinale Multiple Sclerosis Center, according to a press release. The Linda…

  • Sign language bill signed into law

    Legislation sponsored by state Assembly Republican Deputy Conference Leader Mary Pat Angelini allowing American Sign Language to fill the state’s high school requirement for world language was signed into law on Aug. 10 by Gov. Chris Christie. “American Sign Language is the fastestgrowing language offered at U.S. colleges and the fourth most commonly used language…