Category: Tri-Town News

  • Plumsted board moves school vote to November

    — Andrew Martins PLUMSTED — The members of the Plumsted SchoolDistrict Board of Education voted unanimously on Feb. 8 to move the date of the annual school election from April to November. Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill into law on Jan. 17 that gives school boards the option to move the annual election for…

  • Compost facility to remain at Jackson Mills Road site

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Months of uncertainty regarding the fate of Jackson’s municipal compost site on Jackson Mills Road came to an end during the Jan. 24 Jackson Township Council meeting when officials announced a plan that will keep the facility where it is. The plan, which was showcased during a scoping hearing at…

  • Returning soldiers to get special welcomes

    Jackson Township Mayor Michael Reina wants to welcome home Jackson residents returning from overseas deployment with a welcome-home surprise. He is asking those who have family members serving in the military overseas or those who know of a friend or neighbor who has a family member serving overseas to send information to his office as…

  • Second annual golf outing will benefit injured soldier

    Howell resident organizing April 30 event to take place at country club in Manalapan BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer For the second year in a row, Howell resident Judi Giordano is organizing a golf outing to continue providing assistance to U.S. Army Spc. Brendan Marrocco, who sustained multiple life-altering injuries in Iraq almost two years…

  • Transparency law sheds light on ‘shadow govt.’

    Law requires state, regional & local authorities to post public information online BY KRISTEN DALTON Staff Writer Close to 600 local authorities and commissions spend $5 billion per year in taxpayer money that until recently was nearly impossible to track in New Jersey’s so-called “shadow government.” “Seven out of 587 [government entities] have basic information…

  • Caregivers invited to workshop

    JACKSON – Bartley Healthcare Nursing and Rehabilitation is hosting a free six-hour caregiver workshop on Feb. 29 beginning at 9 a.m. and invites members of the community who are caring for an elderly loved one at home to attend. The workshop will be held in Bartley’s newest addition at 175 Bartley Road, Jackson, and will…

  • Plumsted officials planning reassessment of properties

    Reason behind action is to reduce tax appeals that are costing town money BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer PLUMSTED — The first steps toward a reassessment of all properties in Plumsted were approved at the Feb. 1 Township Committee meeting, setting in motion a plan that was initially discussed in December. With the number of…

  • Architect’s bill irks board

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — Members of the Jackson School District Board of Education have apparently had enough of an architect’s additional charges for work being performed. The board voted 4-3 on Jan. 17 not to pay a $2,405 increase in a contract with DiCara Rubino Architects for its work on kitchen renovations…

  • Artist is providing hope by photographing Lakewood residents

    Sherry Rubel, of S. Brunswick, must raise $5,000 by Feb. 20 to continue her project BY DEANNAMcLAFFERTY Staff Writer SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A South Brunswick, Middlesex County, photographer hopes to turn a passion project into a vehicle for change for the homeless in Lakewood. Sherry Rubel, a staff photographer for the Crossroads Theater in New…