Category: Tri-Town News

  • Residents may apply for seat on school board

    PLUMSTED — The Plumsted School District Board of Education is seeking a resident who wants to fill a vacancy on the seven-member panel. Aseat on the school board opened when Herb Marinari was recently appointed to complete an unexpired term on the Township Committee. A resident may not serve on both local bodies at the…

  • Gas station/convenience store permitted as conditional use

    BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer HOWELL — The Township Council has adopted an ordinance that will make a combined gas station/convenience store operation a conditional use in the highway zones that constitute Route 9 and Route 33 in Howell. The council approved the measure in a 3-0 vote at its Dec. 13 meeting. Voting to…

  • Lakehurst resident charged with DWI

    JACKSON— Police said a Lakehurst resident was driving drunk late at night on Dec. 16 before careening off of Toms River Road in Jackson. According to police, Brian Dugan, 33, was the only person in his 1998 Dodge Ram pickup truck when it went off the road and into a wooded area. Police officers arrived…

  • Beck: Monmouth Park accord expedites rebid

    NJSEA will continue to operate racetrack while new lessee is sought BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer OCEANPORT — Agreements reached between stakeholders in a last-minute deal to save the 2012 thoroughbred racing season at Monmouth Park will shape the state’s follow-up attempt to lease the rights to operate the track. State Sen. Jennifer Beck said information…

  • Singer-songwriter to perform in Freehold

    FREEHOLD — Following in the footprints made by a series of concerts that have been held in downtown Freehold Borough over the past few years, a new concert series dubbed Live From Freehold will offer people a chance to hear noted musicians in various venues. Downtown Freehold, an organization that promotes business and tourism efforts…

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    Jose Pellicier takes part in a game of chess during a meeting of a chess club at the Howell Library on Dec. 31. The club meets every Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. Players of all ages and skill levels are welcome to participate. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • In split vote, Plumsted says no to ‘pot farms’

    Ordinance prohibits uses that violate federal law BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer A passionate, at times heated discussion about the prospect of medical marijuana cultivation being permitted in Plumsted lasted for two and a half hours during the Township Committee’s Dec. 28 meeting. In the end, the committee members voted 3-2 to adopt an ordinance…

  • MRRSA finances concern officials

    Ratepayers in several municipalities will pay more to authority in 2012 BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Residents of Howell whose homes are part of the Manasquan River Regional Sewerage Authority (MRRSA) service area will see their sewer rates rise 6 percent as a result of the 2012 budget approved by the authority. The budget was…

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    Players ponder their next move during a meeting of a chess club at the Howell Library on Dec. 31. The club meets every Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. Players of all ages and skill levels are welcome to participate. ERIC SUCAR staff