Category: Tri-Town News

  • Casting call goes out for modeling event

    Flair Designs and Events, Jackson, will host a model casting call and networking mixer in preparation for a NewYork City runway event slated for July that will showcase the designs of Oscar Awards Fashion Designer Shekhar Rahate, Beverly Hills, Calif., in addition to custom headpieces, back pieces and masks by Flair Designs. The casting call…

  • New Jersey native receives Peabody Award

    BY PATRICIAYOCZIS Correspondent Amy Tardif I n early April, a postcard addressed to Amy Tardif, FM station manager and news director for WGCU Public Media in Fort Myers, Fla., was the first indication that she was a recipient of a 70th annual Peabody Award that internationally honors excellence in the electronic media, including radio, television…

  • in the service 

    Army Pfc. Ismael D. Gonzalez, son of Aida L. and Ismael Gonzalez of Jackson, has graduated from the Fire Support Specialist advanced individual training course at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. The field artillery specialists serve in intelligence activities including target processing in field artillery, cannon battalions, division artillery, artillery and maneuver brigade and headquarters and…

  • Green Acres program marks 50th anniversary

    New Jersey’s Green Acres program, which began in 1961 as a result of a bond referendum aimed at doubling New Jersey’s open space and recreational lands, is now celebrating its 50th anniversary as one of the most successful land conservation efforts in the nation, according to a press release from the state Department of Environmental…

  • Catholic tent revival comes to St. Veronica’s Church

    HOWELL— Good News International Ministries is inviting families to attend its 15th annual Good News Catholic Tent Revival to be held June 26-28 on the grounds of St. Veronica’s Catholic Church, 4215 Route 9 north, Howell. Bill Wegner, president of Good News Ministries of New Jersey, said the free event will feature uplifting music, special…

  • Foundation to host annual picnic

    The Caffarelli Family Study Research Foundation will hold its annual Picnic in the Park fundraiser to benefit research for scapuloperoneal muscular dystrophy (SPMD), a rare neuromuscular disorder that has affected 14 members of the Caffarelli family. The picnic will be held on June 25 at Pine Park, off County Line Road, Lakewood, from 1 to…

  • ARE WE THERE YET

    Think socks are simple? Read this! LORI CLINCH There are many challenges facing us in today’s world. Naturally, there’s the weather to contend with, the economy to endure, and let’s not forget the task of trying to find something entertaining on TV that doesn’t involve Congressman Weiner. Then, of course, there are the minor things.…

  • Loan program can help fund college costs

    For 20 years the NJCLASS supplemental loan program, administered through the New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA), has been helping students afford the cost of college. Highly rated by Moody’s and Fitch rating agencies, HESAA offered $326.5 million in tax-exempt bonds recently to support the NJCLASS loan program. “On the 20th anniversary of…

  • Howell still haggling over Pinnacle property

    BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer HOWELL— An attorney’s letter to the municipal clerk that ended up in the hands of the public sparked debate during the June 14 meeting of the Howell Township Council. The letter pertains to ongoing litigation surrounding the Pinnacle property, a 140- acre tract near the Manasquan Reservoir that Howell officials…