Category: Tri-Town News

PLUMSTED – The Township Committee has hired two police officers to replace two men who recently left the Plumsted Police Department. The appointments of Officer Joseph Engrassia and Officer John R. Garrigan were recently approved by the members of the governing body. “We are excited for these new officers,” Mayor Jack Trotta said. “We believe…

By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Every year, property owners file tax appeals in droves in the hopes of lowering their assessed value and paying less in property taxes. However, doing so can be an expensive proposition, as many are compelled to hire an attorney and an appraisal company with no guarantee of victory. Patrick De…

By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Boy Scout Randy Barnes, 17, who is working to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout, stands in front of a reconstructed wall of honor that pays tribute to Plumsted residents who have served in the U.S. armed forces. A teenager who is working to attain the rank of Eagle Scout…

HOWELL — Families from Howell and Farmingdale who are in need of gifts for the holiday season are invited to attend the Howell Holiday Give Away on Dec. 17 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Dec. 18 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Howell Community Enrichment Center at Southard School, 115 Kent…

JACKSON – Three men allegedly linked to the April murder of Jackson resident Payman Sanandaji, 34, have been indicted by a state Superior Court Grand Jury after an investigation into the crime revealed an alleged murder plot. According to the Dec. 10 indictment, Daniele G. Romeodisantillo, 28, of Manalapan, offered to pay Hector Calderon, 48,…

By JENNIFER ORTIZ Staff Writer HOWELL — The Howell Zoning Board of Adjustment has granted preliminary and final major subdivision approval to a previously approved 20-lot subdivision for which the applicant sought a density variance as the result of a zone change at Asbury Avenue and Cloverhill Lane. The application was heard by the zoning…

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Sofia Sierra, 5, and Mariah Sierra, 9, tell Santa what they would like for Christmas during the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the Howell municipal complex on Dec. 8.

By JENNIFER ORTIZ Staff Writer HOWELL — Steve Bernhardt and Megan Migioia will host their second annual Nick Vega Memorial Dodgeball Tournament fundraiser on Dec. 20 at the YMCA of Western Monmouth County, Freehold Township, in honor of their friend. “Nick passed away in the summer of 2013 after a long battle (with cancer) and…

TOP PICK PHOTO COURTESY OF PLAYHOUSE 22 Playhouse 22 presents its 20th annual production of Charles Dickens’ classic “A Christmas Carol” 8 p.m. Fridays, 4 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 20 at the East Brunswick Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road. Fred Dennehy returns as Ebenezer Scrooge. The rest of the…