Category: Tri-Town News

  • Longtime member of zoning board resigns

    HOWELL— After 13 years of service on the Howell Zoning Board of Adjustment, including 12 years as chairman, John Van Noy has resigned from the panel. The Township Council accepted Van Noy’s resignation at its Feb. 21 meeting. His term on the zoning board was scheduled to expire at the end of 2012. Zoning board…

  • Jackson land to be preserved as pending case is resolved

    A nother 212 acres in the Barnegat Bay watershed will be permanently preserved under the terms of a settlement between the state Department of Environmental Protection and a Bridgewater quarry owner to settle a 7-year-old dispute over alleged disturbance of more than 6 acres of wetlands and buffer areas in Somerset County, DEP Commissioner Bob…

  • Freeholders oppose request for increase in water rates

    The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has passed a resolution opposing a decision by the New Jersey-American Water Company to seek a 20 percent rate increase. “Elected county and municipal officials have demonstrated a sensitivity to taxpayers by cutting spending against the tide of risingexpenseswhilefacedwitha2percent cap,” Freeholder Director John P. Curley said. “The New Jersey-American…

  • Joint Base to host open house

    Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in south central New Jersey is set to open its doors to the community for a special weekend on May 12-13. An open house will celebrate more than 95 years of the base defending the nation’s air, land and sea, according to a press release. The U.S. Department of Defense hosts open…

  • Gun recovered, couple arrested

    HOWELL — Officers from the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office arrested two individuals on Feb. 4 while they were in the process of serving warrants on the Howell couple. According to a press release from the sheriff’s office, James Williams, 26, and JenniferAnderson, 21, were both wanted on Superior Court warrants. Upon gaining entry into the…

  • Monmouth freeholders introduce 2012 budget

    The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has introduced a $487.35 million budget for 2012. The budget contains a $4.15 million decrease in spending from 2011 and marks the second year in a row the amount to be raised by taxation has not increased. The vote to introduce the budget was 5-0. According to a press…

  • Awareness walk to raise funds for pancreatic cancer research

    BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer One week after Mother’s Day, Nicole Tuscano will honor the memory of her mother, Cleo, by raising money that will support research into the disease that took her life. Tuscano, 30, of Howell, will remember her mother through the third annual Cleo Tuscano Memorial Pancreatic Cancer Walk on May 20…

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    Jackson Memorial High School’s Dallas Winston raises his arms in victory after winning the NJSIAA state championship at 182 pounds on March 4 in Atlantic City with a 4-3 decision over Piscataway High School’s Tevin Shaw. For more, see Sports. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Jackson takes no action on marijuana cultivation

    BATC still looking for tract to grow drug for medical use BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer I n a move that sets Jackson apart from some neighboring municipalities, the Jackson Township Council has opted not to move forward at this time on an ordinance that would, if enacted, prohibit the approval of land use applications…