Category: Tri-Town News

  • County fair returns in July

    The Monmouth County Fair Committee has announced the dates of the 37th annual Monmouth County Fair. The dates and times are: July 27, 5-11 p.m., July 28, 5-11 p.m., July 29, 5-11 p.m., July 30, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and July 31, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Rachel Cohen, the 2011 fair chair, said…

  • And the nest gets a little bit emptier

    ARE WE THERE YET LORI CLINCH A lthough it’s everything that you raise them to do, it’s tough to graduate a child. Especially after going through a senior year that is riddled with the last of everything. The last first day of school, the last football game, and as the graduate so blatantly pointed out…

  • Council advances Global plan

    Howell officials introduce ordinance to make funding available to buy building BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer I n a special meeting that was held on May 17 in order to give Howell residents a chance to comment on the township’s possible purchase of the Global office building, dozens of people voiced their concern about the…

  • Two men charged in scheme involving sports equipment

    The former chief financial officer and chief executive officer of a leading supplier of athletic equipment and reconditioning services have been charged with allegedly directing a long-running fraud against schools in New Jersey and elsewhere, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced on May 11. Mitchell Kurlander, 52, of Allentown, Pa., and his father-in-law, Alan Abeshaus,…

  • WELCOME TO… Treasures of the Jersey Shore

    Belmar is ready for summer of fun BYMARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Belmar drawbridge Everyone in Belmar is ready for the summer of 2011, and now there is only one thing left that matters. “We just need the weather” to cooperate, said Mary Brabazon, the tourism administrator of the popular Jersey Shore destination. The summer season…

  • Budget adoption set for May 31

    Jackson Township Council making final decisions on job cuts BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer The 2011 municipal budget is expected to be adopted by the Jackson Township Council on May 31. The budget has been a topic of discussion for more than a month at regular and special meetings of the council. Officials have said…

  • Coffee-table collision turns child into entrepreneur to help other children

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Ellie Mashkevich One little girl’s accident has resulted in comfort for other hospitalized children. Ellie Mashkevich, 7, of Millstone Township, is a spirited child. She loves to sing, dance, practice gymnastics and play all sorts of games around her house. In November 2009, she spun around on a living room…

  • Dogs, handlers make moves on dance floor

    Prancing Paws connects human and canine friends BY REBECCAMORTON Staff Writer Rachel Stintzcum (above) and Renée Shriver (below) work with their dogs Frazier and Destinee at the Prancing Paws Canine Musical Freestyle Club. PHOTOS BY FRANK GALIPO Singer Gloria Estefan was right when she sang that “the rhythm is gonna get you,” because for members…

  • Suspect sought in check thefts

    HOWELL — Several residents of the Ramtown section of Howell have become victims of theft in recent months. According to the Howell Police Department, mail, specifically checks, are being stolen directly out of residents’ mail boxes. Howell Detective Sgt. Eileen Dodd said payee information and amounts on checks are being altered. Complaints have been filed…