Category: Tri-Town News

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Plight of homeless man told in ‘Harry’

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer I n recent months, homelessness in Ocean County has been in the news. An encampment in Lakewood where people live in tents that have been set up in the woods made national news as officials pondered whether to leave the so-called “tent city” in place or try to remove the…

  • 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,…

  • Limited retail space will be permitted in SED zones

    BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer HOWELL HOWELL — The Howell Township Council has adopted an ordinance that will permit a small retail component to operate in conjunction with warehouse and manufacturing uses in Howell’s Special Economic Development (SED) zones. The ordinance was adopted in a unanimous vote at the council’s Nov. 1 meeting. The amendments…

  • Bullying discussion for parents set for Nov. 21

    JACKSON — As bullying in the classroom continues to be a key issue across the state, the Jackson School District Board of Education is teaming up with the Jackson Police Department to discuss the many faces of bullying with parents on Nov. 21. “What Parents Need to Know About Bullying and Cyber-Bullying” is part of…

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    Aidan Spencer, 4, of New Egypt, fills the sky with bubbles during his visit to the Plumsted Fall Festival on Oct. 30 SCOTT FRIEDMAN