Category: Tri-Town News

  • 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

  • Women bring holiday spirit to displaced residents

    BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer HOWELL— While the holiday season is a time for joy and merriment, for those individuals who have experienced loss or a life-altering event, the holidays can be the toughest time of the year. Thatwas certainly the case for five families in the Moors Landing development off Strickland Road, Howell, whose…

  • Inspirational speaker’s words carry weight with teens

    BYAMY ROSEN Staff Writer Candice Belfer Candice Belfer recently told high school students to whom she was speaking that “strength comes in all shapes and sizes. Weight is my struggle, we all have one. What’s yours? Do you let it define you?” Belfer recently met with special education students who are enrolled in the Freehold…

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    Cantor Neil Ben-Isvy lights a candle on the Hanukkah menorah outside the Jackson municipal building on the evening of Dec. 21. Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights, began on the evening of Dec. 20 and ended Dec. 27. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Howell council moves to ban local pot farms

    Officials say effort is similar to action that has been taken in other communities BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer Howell officials have introduced an ordinance that if adopted would prevent marijuana to be used for medical purposes from being grown in Howell. The proposed ordinance in Howell is similar to legislation that has been introduced…

  • Residents may apply for seat on school board

    Vacancy created in Plumsted when Herb Marinari joins local govt. The Plumsted School District Board of Education is seeking a resident who wants to fill a vacancy on the seven-member panel. A seat on the school board opened when Herb Marinari was recently appointed to complete an unexpired term on the Township Committee. A resident…

  • Cats get place to protect themselves from winter

    Eagle Scout candidate builds shelters and puts them around Plumsted BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer For his Eagle Scout project, Ian Manguerra, 16, built shelters for feral cats and placed them around Plumsted Township. PLUMSTED — A young man’s Eagle Scout project is expected to make outdoor life during the winter more comfortable for the…

  • Authorities seek hunter who shot father and son in Colliers Mill

    Police are seeking a man who is believed to have shot a father and son during a hunting incident at the Colliers Mill Wildlife Management Area in Jackson. JACKSON — Authorities have released a drawing of a man believed to be responsible for shooting a father and son, and then leaving the scene, in a…