Category: Tri-Town News

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     A poker run will be held June 11 at the VFW hall, 54 Magnolia Drive, Jackson. Donation is $20 for riders and walk-ins, $15 for passengers. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Ocean County Chapter of New Jersey Child Assault Prevention. The donation includes live music and food. There will also be…

  • Museum tells story of Jews in USA

    Philadelphia is home to new museum filled with interesting exhibits BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Steven Spielberg’s parents bought him this 8mm camera, his first, in the late 1950s. As a young boy he would film family trips and Boy Scout activities. The camera appears in the National Museum of American Jewish History’s Only in…

  • Officials have little comment on connection to conspiracy

    BYMARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Representatives of two area school districts are not saying much about how or why schools in their districts ended up being mentioned in a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office that detailed a sports equipment conspiracy. In May, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced that the former chief financial officer…

  • Jackson man charged with robbery

    JACKSON — Police have charged a Jackson resident with robbing a 19-year-old female who was walking alone on a local street shortly after midnight May 22. Jackson police Capt. David Newman said Ronnie Crippen, 28, of Jackson, was arrested in Lakewood on May 26 in connection with his alleged involvement in a previous robbery in…

  • Retired security officer honored

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer — Contact Dave Benjamin at [email protected] Jackson Superintendent of Schools Thomas Gialanella (l) greets Joe Newman at a May 17 event during which Newman was honored for the 20 years of service he provided to the Jackson School District as a school security officer. Newman, 84, retired from his position…

  • Jackson resident will be grand marshal

    Luigi Marciante of Jackson has been chosen to serve as the grand marshal for the Ocean County Columbus Day parade on Oct. 9. Marciante is the owner of Larry’s Generators in Elizabeth. He served as Elizabeth’s UNICO chapter president from 2003 to 2006 and was awarded “Man of the Year” in 1998 on behalf of…

  • $44 million budget wins council OK

    Owner of home assessed at Howell average ($350K) to see an increase of $98 BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer The Howell Township Council has adopted a municipal budget totaling $44.05 million for 2011. The budget was adopted on May 24. The bulk of the revenue to support the budget will come in the form of…

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     A fish fry sponsored by the New Egypt Elks, 105 Lakewood Road, New Egypt, will be held 6-8 p.m. June 10. The cost for fish dinner is $9 (two pieces) and $10 (three pieces). Chicken will also be available. All children’s dinners are $5. Take-out available. Details: 609-304-8469.

  • Dalton becomes secretary of bar association

    Monmouth County attorney Angela White Dalton, of Howell, became secretary of the New Jersey State Bar Association last week. Dalton is on track to become president in 2016. Dalton has said she was pleased to join the ranks of the association’s executives, according to a press release. She received her B.A. summa cum laude from…