Category: Tri-Town News

  • Police issue alert for missing Howell girl, 16

    BY Christina Haberstroh Howell police are looking for 16-year-old girl who was last seen leaving her township residence on July 31 after a dispute. According to police, Angelina Failla is believed to have driven off in her stepfather’s black Ford Fusion, with New Jersey registration NTY81Y, after a dispute at the residence. Police said Failla…

  • ‘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…

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    The Monmouth County Arts Council teamed up with the Lakewood BlueClaws to salute Monmouth and Ocean county arts on July 21 at FirstEnergy Park in Lakewood. Prior to the BlueClaws’ baseball game against Greenville, the arts council flooded the field with members of local choruses for a rendition of “The Star-Spangled Banner.” LAUREN CASSELBERRY

  • Storm takes toll on Howell

    Trees were uprooted when a violent wind and rain storm swept through Howell on the evening of July 29. PHOTO COURTESY OF HOWELL TOWNSHIP HOWELL— According to the Monmouth County Office of Emergency Management, the storm that hit the area on the evening of July 29 did most of its damage in Howell. According to…

  • Smith proposal would create Lyme advisory committee

    Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) has announced the introduction of a bill he wrote to combat Lyme disease. Smith is the sponsor of the measure, H.R. 2557, which would support federal efforts concerning Lyme and other tick-borne diseases through the establishment of a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee. Smith co-chairs the House Lyme Disease Caucus with Frank…

  • State departments still battling gypsy moths

    New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas H. Fisher announced last week that gypsy moth caterpillars damaged 1,317 acres of trees in 68 municipalities in 17 counties this spring, and that more than half the damage was heavy. “While the gypsy moth population has remained relatively low, they are still a significant threat to trees and…

  • Adult comedy makes a stop at the Grange

    BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer HOWELL — Local playwright Joseph Simonelli is inviting theatergoers to his newest production, “Old Ringers,” to be performed at the Grange Playhouse starting on Aug. 5. Show dates areAug. 5, 6, 12, 13, 19 and 20 at 8 p.m. There will be a Sunday matinee on Aug. 7 at 3…

  • Filmmakers invited to enter festival

    Kidz Filmz, a new film festival and joint venture between Algonquin Arts Theatre in Manasquan and the Garden State Film Festival, is seeking video submissions from the public. The films will be presented at the Algonquin Arts Theatre from Jan. 27-29, 2012. Activities will also include a hands-on children’s workshop. Filmmakers of all ages are…

  • Flight medic from Roosevelt saved wounded soldiers under direct fire

    Army honors Sgt. John F. Rindt III with Combat Medical Badge BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Sgt. John F. Rindt III (r), a flight medic from Roosevelt, Monmouth County, received the Combat Medical Badge for his role in saving five wounded soldiers while under enemy fire in Iraq. Within minutes of a roadside bomb exploding,…