Category: Tri-Town News

  • Students gain understanding of consumerism at competition

    BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Gabrielle Cilea (l) and Katie Austin, members of the Howell High School Consumer Bowl team, are pleased after answering a question during the Consumer Bowl, an event that was held at the Monmouth County Fire Academy, Howell, on March 16. For more about the Consumer Bowl, see page 6. JEFF…

  • Nutritionist’s book nudges Americans toward whole new diet

    Author eager to help people make better food choices BYAMY ROSEN Staff Writer I t is no secret that many Americans don’t have the healthiest diets, especially compared to those of other countries. Often consisting of highly processed, unnatural and fast foods, the Western diet has been deemed responsible for a host of health problems…

  • Plumsted school tax rate revised in 2012-13 budget

    PLUMSTED — The projected 2012-13 school tax rate for the Plumsted School District has been revised. An article published in the Tri-Town News on March 15 indicated that under the budget proposed by the Board of Education, the school tax rate would increase from $1.006 in 2011-12 to $1.07 per $100 of assessed valuation in…

  • Women’s group fundraises for Howell rescue squad

    BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer HOWELL— The Howell First Aid and Rescue Squad is charged with serving the community by responding to medical emergencies in the township. Through a fundraising dinner to benefit the squad, residents will have the opportunity to return the favor. Janet Ng-Marinaro, president of the Howell Woman’s Club, which is sponsoring…

  • Brothers give back to NICU that saved them

    BY BARBARA BUTENSKY Correspondent Dr. Carlos Alemany, the neonatologist who took care of 13-year-old twins Brad (l) and Josh Shumer of Howell when they were born prematurely, greets the boys at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, after they returned to the hospital to make a donation of clothes for premature babies. The number 13 may…

  • Garden State Film Festival to mark 10th anniversary

    This year the Garden State Film Festival (GSFF) is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The festival, co-founded in 2003 by film industry veteran Diane Raver and the late actor Robert Pastorelli, runs from March 22-25 in the Paramount Theatre/ Convention Hall complex in Asbury Park, and at other local venues. To commemorate his contribution to the…

  • Pallone discusses health care reform at stop in Marlboro

    U.S. Supreme Court ready to hear challenge to Affordable Care Act BY JACK MURTHA Staff Writer MARLBORO — It’s all about access. That is one of the points U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone (D-NJ) drove home when he spoke to senior citizens about the federal Affordable Care Act, better known as the health care reform bill,…

  • Plumsted holds high hopes for redevelopment of old pharmacy

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer PLUMSTED — An abandoned part of New Egypt history is in the process of gaining a new lease on life, as the Township Committee is set to vote on the sale of a Main Street property to a redevelopment firm . According to municipal officials, the former Hartman Pharmacy building…

  • EPA and Georgian Court to work together to increase green practices

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Georgian Court University, Lakewood, have entered into an agreement to enhance environmental practices at the university. The agreement, signed last week by EPA Region 2 Chief of Staff Lisa Plevin and Georgian Court University President Rosemary E. Jeffries, commits the university to participate in various EPA environmental stewardship programs…