Category: Tri-Town News

  • Howell K-8 board submits tentative 2012-13 budget

    Panel discusses using leftover state aid from 2011-12 for property tax relief BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer The Howell K-8 School District Board of Education has approved the submission of a tentative budget for the 2012-13 school year to the acting Monmouth County Executive Superintendent of Schools. The tentative school budget includes a general fund…

  • Anniversary events honor Girl Scouts’ achievements

    BY PATRICIAYOCZIS Correspondent A Cadette Girl Scout from Troop 1 in Howell models a uniform of the past during a tea with Juliette Gordon Low. The Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore (GSJS), whose service area includes Monmouth and Ocean counties, have joined Girl Scouts from New Jersey and the United States to celebrate the…

  • Property owner fined after fire

    JACKSON — Municipal officials are “keeping an ax over the head” of one resident in light of a Jan. 21 trailer fire that sent two men to local hospitals with significant burns. According to authorities, Richard Zauner, a lifelong resident of Jackson, had been letting the two men stay in a camper on his North…

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    Although public schools were closed in honor of Presidents Day, Feb. 20 was a day of learning for Tiger Cubs in Boy Scout Pack 104, Den 2 of Jackson. As a means of achieving their elective beads, the Tiger Cubs visited Cici’s Pizza in Howell to see how food is baked and to take a…

  • Smith pushes for funding for new hangar at base

    A project supporting a critical mission at Joint Base McGuire-Dix- Lakehurst (JB-MDL) in south central New Jersey that Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) has been working on since 2008 is included in the Army’s fiscal year 2013 budget, according to a press release from Smith’s office. The Army’s proposed budget includes $47 million for a new…

  • Voters in Plumsted approve fire budget

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer PLUMSTED — A proposed budget of nearly $2.2 million put forth by the Plumsted Board of Fire Commissioners was approved in a close public vote on Feb. 18. Voters approved the 2012 budget by a count of 177 yes to 167 no. Plumsted is served by the New Egypt Fire…

  • Council to explore upgrades to two highway corridors

    Malave: More businesses paying taxes could help lift burden off homeowners BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer HOWELL — The Township Council has directed its professionals to gather information regarding the Route 9 and Route 33 corridors in Howell in the hope of pursuing zoning and infrastructure changes. Amajority of the changes that were discussed at…

  • Fossils Car Club announces show, cruise schedule

    The Jackson-based Fossils Car Club has announced its car show and cruise night schedule for the 2012 season. The club’s annual rockin’ 1950s-style car show will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 20 at iPlay America, Schanck Road at Route 9, Freehold Township. The registration fee is $15 for show cars. The…

  • Preliminary reassessments in Howell are completed

    Impact on property taxes will be determined in upcoming months BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer HOWELL — A representative of the firm that is performing a reassessment of about 20,000 taxable properties in Howell has finished preliminary assessments. Neil Rubenstein of Realty Appraisal Company told the Howell Township Council that hearings are ongoing for residents…