Category: Tri-Town News

  • Scouts attain Eagle rank

    From left, Howell residents Michael J. Easton, Thomas J. Nagle, James Jones and Conor J. Larkin recently had their Eagle Scout Court of Honor ceremony at St. Robert’s Parish Hall, Freehold Township. HOWELL — Four young Howell residents from Freehold Boy Scout Troop 150 were honored recently by family members, friends and officials at an…

  • Three seats up for grabs in Nov. FRHSD election

    Candidates file in Manalapan and Freehold Borough; Howell could produce write-in winner BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer Residents of the majority of New Jersey’s school districts had until June 6 to file petitions for nomination to contend for a place on their local board of education. Board members in most New Jersey school districts voted…

  • Jackson man sentenced to prison in fatal DWI

    On June 15, Eric Pereira, 22, of Jackson, was sentenced to a seven-year state prison term for the crimes of second-degree vehicular homicide, three counts of third-degree assault by auto and a motor vehicle summons for driving while intoxicated. These charges resulted from a fatal crash on the Garden State Parkway in Aberdeen Township that…

  • Community invited to enjoy four days of Italian festival

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer The Italian American Association of Monmouth County will present its annual festival at Freehold Raceway, ParkAvenue (Route 33), Freehold, July 11- 14. The festival hours are 6-11 p.m. each night. Italian food, games, rides, crafters and entertainment are on the agenda. Italian novelties and a collection of children’s books…

  • Farley’s anxious to return with sweet treats for fans

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — In a small shop in the Anilop Plaza on Brewers Bridge Road, one man is working to reshape a family business. The store that is under construction does not look much like the one that will eventually open. Yet as John Burnetsky sands away at a wall he…

  • Board ends salary freeze by approving pay hikes

    Some residents object to action taken by FRHSD representatives BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer The Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education has approved pay raises for several district administrators for the 2012-13 school year. The board took the action at its June 25 meeting. In total, the district will shell out nearly $47,000…

  • Jackson Liberty band plays in Washington, D.C., parade

    JACKSON — In the early morning hours of July 3, the parking lot at Jackson Liberty High School was quite busy for a summer morning. More than 200 people, including 138 students, boarded five buses for a trip to Washington, D.C., where the Jackson Liberty Lion Marching Band and Color Guard would march in the…

  • Officials: Audit of Rec. Dept. shows no woes with finances

    JACKSON — Municipal officials told members of the public on June 26 that the Citizens Budget Advisory Committee’s (CBAC) recent audit of the Jackson Recreation Department did not uncover any evidence of financial improprieties. Allegations regarding certain aspects of the recreation department’s finances were reported to the Township Council several months ago, prompting a review…

  • Researcher recounts emotional story of World War II artifacts

    Family members of fallen American soldier get to see helmet their relative wore BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer A rcheology is a way to recover what may be lost when memories fail and photos fade. That is the description archeology student Bart Moonen, 21, of the Netherlands, gave to guests who attended a program…