Category: Tri-Town News

What you should know about … Dr. Kerry Gallagher Moran, D.M.D., (r) of Adult and Pediatric Dental Studio, demonstrates a typical knee to knee position for an infant/toddler oral health screening. What is the difference between a pediatric dentist and a family dentist? Pediatric dentists are the pediatricians of dentistry. A pediatric dentist has two…

What you should know about … Storms and power failures go hand-in-hand in many neighborhoods at any time of year. Antiquated power grids and substations — many designed more than 50 years ago — can’t keep up with increased consumer electricity consumption, especially during the hot summer months. Mature trees tower precariously over power lines,…

What you should know about … Dr. Ira Shapiro of Plaza Chiropractic Center poses with figure skater Michelle Kwan. What is a chiropractor? Chiropractors are well-trained doctors specializing in the structure and function of the spine and joints of the body. Chiropractors receive a doctor of chiropractic degree and their training involves intensive studies of…

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR Walkers enjoy the late spring weather on the Bradley Beach boardwalk June 10. For more photos, see page 6.

By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer The number of police officers who patrol Jackson’s schools on a daily basis will double from one in 2014-15 to two in 2015-16 after representatives from the municipality and the Jackson School District recently came to terms on a sharedservices agreement. According to the agreement, the township will provide two…

By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer HOWELL — With summer arriving on June 21, the Howell Senior Center is filling its calendar with special events. The senior center is in the former municipal complex on Preventorium Road. “We have a list of events coming up, with some that require preregistration,” Director of Senior Services Melanie…

By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer HOWELL — The Township Council has adopted an ordinance that will begin to advance a plan to bring sewer service to the Freewood Acres section of Howell. Freewood Acres is the area of numbered streets that intersect Route 9 just north of Interstate 195. Estimates place the cost of…

By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — A pair of resolutions that outline the operations JR Custom Landscaping is permitted to conduct on its two properties in Jackson are now in the hands of the state Superior Court for further deliberation. More than 30 interpretations of previous resolutions and variances that had been provided to…

By KAYLA J. MARSH Staff Writer A proposed fare increase and service cuts announced by NJ Transit would strain household budgets and have a negative impact on the environment, according to speakers at a public hearing concerning the proposed changes. “When I learned NJ Transit planned to raise the fare by more than 9 percent,…