Category: Tri-Town News

  • Soccer club unveils league for special needs children

    BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer HOWELL— Continuing its mission of instilling appreciation for the sport of soccer among children in Howell, the Pinelanders Youth Soccer Club has initiated a Challenger program for youngsters who have special needs. After piloting the Challenger program in the spring of 2011, registration for the spring 2012 season is now…

  • Howell council recognizes retiring municipal clerk

    Bruce Davis has worked for township for 32 years BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer HOWELL— Members of the Township Council, the mayor, former administrators and other community leaders attended the Nov. 22 meeting of Howell’s governing body for a farewell presentation for municipal clerk Bruce Davis, who is retiring on Dec. 1. Penny Wollman, the…

  • Local families wishing for holiday help

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — Families in need will get some assistance from their fellow Jackson residents during the holiday season as the annualAdoptAFamily program gears up to provide gifts for children who might not otherwise receive a present. The Adopt A Family program is sponsored by the Jackson Food Pantry. The effort…

  • NJ First Aid Council elects 2012 officers

    Barbara Aras, of Little Silver, was reelected president of the New Jersey State First Aid Council (NJSFAC). Members of the NJSFAC elected the volunteer emergency medical services organization’s officers for 2012 at the annual meeting held in Atlantic City on Oct. 20-22. Walter McKinley, of Keyport, an NJSFAC past president, was elected chaplain, filling a…

  • Jackson makes host of police promotions

    JACKSON — Not a seat was empty during the first portion of the Jackson Township Council’s Nov. 14 meeting, as friends and family members of the 10 police officers who were being promoted that evening came out in a show of support. Although some residents had questions about the cost to the township of moving…

  • $350K EPA grant to fund study of Pinelands ponds

    The New Jersey Pinelands Commission has accepted a federal grant that will help fund a study of Pinelands ponds and provide information needed to better protect the ponds from land-use impacts. According to a press release, commission scientists will use the $350,524 grant, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), to assess the ecological…

  • Pending PERC ruling prompts DPW layoff notices in Jackson

    Andrew Martins JACKSON — In an effort to brace for a potential ruling against the township, general layoff notices were sent out to the Jackson Department of Public Works (DPW) on Dec. 2. Officials say the notices are the result of a pending unfair labor practice ruling from the Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) in…

  • ‘Rock & Roll Art Show’ comes to mall

    The “New Jersey Rock & Roll Art Show” will come to Freehold Raceway Mall, Freehold Township, Dec. 2-4. The exhibit will take place during mall hours on the second level in the Red Horse Gallery/Arc Resources near Sears. Admission to the exhibit is free. All works are available to purchase, with a portion of the…

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    Monmouth County Park System naturalist Bob Henschel displays a snow owl and discusses how the bird survives the winter during a “Getting Ready for the Cold Days of Winter” program that was held at the Manasquan Reservoir Environmental Center in Howell on Nov. 26. FRANK GALIPO