Category: Tri-Town News

  • Man charged in credit card scheme

    JACKSON – A 28-year-old resident of New York was arrested on July 21 as police watched him attempt to use altered credit cards to make a purchase. According to information provided by the Jackson Police Department, Joneil Major, of Hollis, N.Y., was trying to purchase gift cards at a Stop & Shop supermarket on West…

  • Three facing obstruction charges

    JACKSON — Three young men were arrested and charged with lying to police on July 31. Jackson police said an investigation of a hit-and-run accident in Howell connected the three individuals to the incident. Police said the vehicle that was suspected of being involved in the Howell hitand run was identified by a family member…

  • New exhibit focuses on tree-killing insects

    Visitors to the state’s Forest Resource Education Center (FREC) in Jackson Township can learn about five insects that kill trees and what to do if they see these pests, through a new, interactive exhibit, part of the center’s interpretive trail. The joint project between the departments of Agriculture and Environmental Protection was funded by a…

  • Town takes action vs. company

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — Township Council members have voted to declare a mechanical contractor, the Yetka Corp., in default of its contract after two years of waiting for work to be completed. The council members took the action at their meeting on July 26. In October 2006 the Yetka Corp., which is…

  • Standoff ends with arrest

    BY ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer PLUMSTED — A 48-year-old man drew the attention of the Ocean County Regional SWAT team and the police departments of Jackson and Plumsted during a July 31 standoff that started when he allegedly threatened to kill family members in his house. Officials said Jeffrey Barnes, of Plumsted, was seen standing…

  • Event to honor memory of Jackson’s James Volpe

    JACKSON — It has been a little more than two months since tragedy struck Jackson Memorial High School and senior James Volpe died in a car accident that also claimed the life of Robert Vallee, 41, of Manchester. With the Jaguars’ baseball season over and Volpe’s classmates heading off to college, friends and family members…

  • Full moon hike set for Aug. 11

    JACKSON — The New Jersey Forest Service and the Jackson Pathfinders will host their annual Full Moon Hike on Aug. 11. The free hike will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. at the Interpretive Center of the Forest Resource Education Center (FREC) on Don Connor Boulevard in Jackson. Families, Scouts, and groups of all ages are…

  • A little bit of magic

    Children enjoy the magic tricks of Mark Zacharia (top) during his performance at the Jackson Library in Jackson on July 19. At right, youngsters make music with the kazoos that Zacharia handed out after his show. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR staff

  • ‘Dylan@70’ on exhibit

    A n exhibit that pays tribute to one of the icons of rock and roll has opened at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan. Old Bridge resident Mel Prussack has brought his tribute to Bob Dylan to the library. The exhibit opened on Aug. 2 and will run through Aug. 31. The…