Category: Tri-Town News

  • Driver charged with hitting young man during incident in Jackson

    JACKSON — An Oct. 30 hit-and-run attack that left one Jackson resident with what were described by police as minor head and shoulder injuries could have been the result of an argument on the social media website Facebook, according to officials. When the dust settled, three young men had charges pending against them. According to…

  • Freeholder: Library system personifies shared services

    With 21 branches and more than 400,000 registered borrowers, the Ocean County Library system is an example of a shared service that has developed as a result of ongoing partnerships between Ocean County and its municipalities that began more than two decades ago, according to a press release. “In this day and age with the…

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    Students, teachers, family members and veterans participate in the McAuliffe Middle School’s annual “Run for the Vets” in Jackson on Nov. 7. Events at the school included a 1-mile walk, a 1-mile run, a student relay and a teacher-student relay. Money raised from the day will go to veterans groups in Jackson and Ocean County.…

  • Union trying to recover furlough pay in Jackson

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer A lthough unpaid furloughs for municipal employees came to an end in July, Jackson officials may not be done dealing with the backlash from that move as the Public Employment Relations Commission (PERC) has begun to investigate complaints from a local union. The Transport Workers Union, Local 225, which represents…

  • Howell plans to place solar panels on new town hall

    BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer The Howell Township Council has unanimously passed a resolution to enter into an agreement with the Monmouth County Improvement Authority (MCIA) to participate in the authority’s renewable energy program. Through the renewable energy program, 581 solar panels will be installed on the roof of Howell’s new municipal center, the Global…

  • Ground broken in Jackson for Meridian Health Village

    JACKSON — Officials gathered on Oct. 24 for the groundbreaking ceremony of a 150,000-square-foot medical facility to be built at South Cooks Bridge and Bennetts Mills roads. The Meridian Health Village at Jackson will eventually be the home of more than 30 medical offices on three floors. “We are glad to see this project up…

  • Zales gets zapped again in Nov. 1 jewelry heist

    JACKSON — For the second time in just over four months, the Zales jewelry store at the Jackson Premium Outlets was targeted for the theft of merchandise. In the latest incident at the store, a lone man got away with merchandise valued at $50,000 on Nov. 1. According to police, a man entered the jewelry…

  • Academy bus stops to be added

    JACKSON — A proposal from the Ocean County Board of Freeholders regarding the designation of 13 new Academy bus stops along major Jackson roads was approved by the Township Council on Oct. 25, after council members cited an unrelated bus stop proposal from NJ Transit as a reason for some confusion. The approved proposal, which…

  • Supplies, letters needed for soldiers

    The Blue Star Mothers of the Jersey Shore Chapter No. 4 would like to send some holiday cheer to soldiers who are serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Needed are basic supplies, cards and letters, and they are asking the public for support in their quest to fulfill their goal. Items needed include small Christmas trees,…