Category: Tri-Town News

  • Wiesel: Teacher & student

    Nobel Prize winner discusses ethics and politics BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer Elie Wiesel Like any good teacher, Elie Wiesel freely acknowledges that he is still a student. Even if he did not mention it during his Sept. 18 lecture at Congregation Torat El in the Oakhurst section of Ocean Township, itwas easily noticeable in the…

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    Jackson Memorial High School’s Maura Peters (3) finds herself in a battle with Toms River East’s Dana D’Ambroma during an Oct. 3 soccer match in Jackson. The Jaguars beat the Raiders, 2-0. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Church will present Vienna Boys Choir

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer FREEHOLD — The world-renowned Vienna Boys Choir will once again be touring in the United States, and one of the group’s concert dates will be in Freehold Borough. The choir will perform at the First Presbyterian Church of Freehold, 118 W. Main St., at 8 p.m. Dec. 2 as…

  • Sept. 11 police memorial finds home in N.Y.

    Local stone carver Franco Minervini creates special piece BY PATRICIAYOCZIS Correspondent A Sept. 11 police memorial created by local stone carver Franco Minervini in his Freehold Township studio has found a home in New York State. The piece was commissioned by the National Police Defense Foundation (NPDF), which is based in Marlboro. The memorial is…

  • Program would link schools with instructors from U.S. military

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Ten Ocean County school districts are looking for an increased military presence in their students’ education, as several resolutions calling for the establishment of a STARBASE academy have passed their respective boards of education. STARBASE, an educational program that has been designed for fifth-graders by the U.S. Department of Defense,…

  • Rifle and pistol club provides day of relaxation for veterans

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — Motorcycles will be rumbling down West Veterans Highway on Oct. 8 when veterans of America’s past and present wars head toward a day of friends, family and tribute. Featuring local men and women who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, along with veterans from World War II, Korea and…

  • Howell expected to name director of comm. relations

    BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer HOWELL— Steven Fecher, who is currently the confidential assistant to the township manager, will assume the role of Howell’s director of community relations pending Township Council approval. Township Manager Helene Schlegel said the move represents little more than a title change for Fecher, who will continue to report to her…

  • Girl Scouts begin fall product sale program

    Fall is in the air, and that means the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore have geared up for their fall product sale program. Girl Scouts throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties have begun to sell nuts, candy and magazines — just in time for the upcoming holiday season. According to a press release, the fall…

  • Assault charges lodged in Howell

    HOWELL — An arrest has been made in the wake of an assault that began as a road rage incident and ended inside a Dunkin’Donuts store on Route 9 south near West Farms Road. Wayne Wyckoff, 42, of Howell, was charged with aggravated assault on Sept. 28. Police charged him in connection with a Sept.…