Category: Tri-Town News

By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer PLUMSTED – Additional donations from several local businesses mean an Independence Day fireworks display will last longer in Plumsted this year. The “Rockin’ Fireworks” event, sponsored by the Plumsted Business and Merchants Association (PBMA), will feature a 20-minute fireworks display that will light up the night sky with an even…

By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Steve Dillon of Monroe Township cleans his 1935 Graham at the Classic Car Cruise held at The Shoppes of Old Bridge on July 3. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Car enthusiasts, as well as families and investors, are flocking to car cruise nights throughout New Jersey to take a look at…

Work should begin this fall on the reconstruction of Hope Chapel Road from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst to Route 527 in Manchester and Jackson townships, according to a press release from the Ocean County Board of Freeholders. The project will include the reconstruction and overlay of approximately 2.5 miles of Route 547 (Hope Chapel Road). “The…

By REBECCA CHENG Staff Writer The Howell Planning Board will reconvene on July 16 to continue deliberations on a plan for 17 homes north of Asbury Avenue and west of Five Points Road in Howell. The board heard testimony on June 18 on the plan submitted by Gross and Gross Associates. The development has been…

By REBECCA CHENG Staff Writer Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher Gramiccioni announces that hospitals in Monmouth and Ocean counties will replenish the overdose antidote Narcan at no cost to law enforcement agencies. REBECCA CHENG/STAFF Hospitals in Monmouth and Ocean counties are joining forces with their respective county prosecutors to combat the heroin and opiate overdose…

By MAUREEN DAYE Correspondent Lisa Post administers medication to Ozzy, center, a 10-year-old mule, while Wyatt, an 18- year-old Hanoverian, looks on in a field at the Chestnut Ridge Equestrian Center, Millstone Township. PHOTOS BY FRANK GALIPO Helping Hearts Equine Rescue Inc. needs funds to survive through the summer, according to volunteer Julie Stern. Helping…

By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer PLUMSTED – Several weeks after New Jersey Natural Gas (NJNG) executives announced changes to the proposed Southern Reliability Link pipeline, Plumsted officials are criticizing the utility for what they claim is a lack of transparency. In an email to residents, Mayor Jack Trotta said a recent NJNG open house was…

By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Congregation Kol Am of Freehold has begun a community garden project that will help to support local food pantries and soup kitchens. “We are taught to take care of those who cannot take care of themselves,” said Michael Shernicoff, a member of the Board of Directors and chair of the…

A trip to the beach is an enjoyable way to spend a day.With warm waves lapping at your feet and a good book to enjoy, hours relaxing at the seaside tend to pass by quite quickly.While such days are often comfortable and relaxing, if you aren’t careful, you may be putting yourself at risk of…