Category: Tri-Town News

By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer PLUMSTED – Proponents of a public prayer before Township Committee meetings have criticized municipal officials for not advancing the idea. During the Aug. 5 meeting of the governing body, representatives of the Bible Baptist Church of New Egypt decried a lack of public prayer as a major misstep by elected…

Ocean County officials are moving forward with safety improvements for an almost 25-mile stretch of Route 539 running from Little Egg Harbor Township to Plumsted Township. “This is a road that winds through seven municipalities,” said Freeholder John P. Kelly. “Motorists who use this road regularly will encounter numerous new safety features when this work…

By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Increased police patrols on Route 539 recently resulted in the issuance of almost 90 summonses from law enforcement agencies who are attempting to make the county road safer for motorists. According to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, 146 motor vehicle stops were conducted on Aug. 15, which was the first…

A Monmouth County employee has pleaded guilty to a charge of obstruction of justice after admitting he shredded documents related to an official investigation surrounding the collection of fares for the county’s Special Citizens Assisted Transportation (SCAT) buses, Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. Mickey Major, 54, of Howell, pleaded guilty to fourth…

REGIONAL INTEREST By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Conservationists and elected officials are joining forces in a possible bid to preserve the land on Route 33 in Millstone Township that is the current home of the Showplace Farms Standardbred training facility. In July, operators of the facility announced that Showplace Farms will cease operations on Oct.…

JACKSON – Police are continuing to search for two men who are alleged to have assaulted a Jackson resident in the early morning hours of Aug. 13. In the latest development in the case, police offered a different take on an initial report which indicated the man might have been shot in the face during…

By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer A local legislator is calling for the use of state and federal resources to make Ocean County Route 539 safer for motorists. On Aug. 4, state Assemblyman Ronald Dancer (R-Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex, Burlington) announced he was in talks with officials at the state Department of Transportation and the Department of…

HOWELL — The Ardena School has been awarded a grant to start a school vegetable garden by the New Jersey Agricultural Society. The society’s Learning Through Gardening program will give the school materials to build a vegetable garden, as well as curriculum and training workshops for its teachers to assist them in using the garden…

TOP PICK The Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Festival will be held noon to 10 p.m. Aug. 29 on The Great Lawn on the Boardwalk in Long Branch. The festival features live performances by jazz and blues musicians from the Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Foundation. Exotic and regional New Jersey food, crafter and sponsor…