Category: Tri-Town News

By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Eric Prosniewski JACKSON — An officer who has been employed by the Jackson Police Department for more than 11 years has been charged with hindering a murder investigation. Law enforcement authorities revealed few details regarding the charges following the arrest of Officer Eric Prosniewski, 45, at his home in the…

PLUMSTED — Reindancer Therapeutic Riding Center is giving children ages 6- 18 and collegiate riders the chance to win a free week at one of three summer horseback riding camps. The riding center at 31 Archertown Road will hold a free drawing for the camp experience, open now through June 19.. One entry will be…

By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer HOWELL — A movie theater that was slated for construction at Route 9 and West Farms Road will instead be built several miles south at the Greenleaf at Howell Plaza. The Greenleaf at Howell Plaza is on Route 9 north, about 650 feet south of Lanes Mill Road. On…

A Monmouth County grand jury has returned a two-count indictment against a former Howell resident who was charged in the 2014 fatal hit-and-run of a 58-year-old Spring Lake man, Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. Abraham Chapnick, 84, formerly of Howell and now living in Pennsylvania, is charged with one count of knowingly…

By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer HOWELL — The Township Council has adopted an ordinance that changes permitted uses in the Highway Development (HD-3) zone on Route 33 in Howell. The ordinance provides for the revision of some principal uses in the zone. According to the ordinance, the purpose of the HD-3 zone is “to…

American military personnel who died in the service of their nation will be honored during Memorial Day activities on May 25. For the 56th consecutive year, Jackson will hold a Memorial Day parade and memorial services. The parade is hosted by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4703, Jackson, and sponsored by the Jackson Policemen’s Benevolent…

TOP PICK More than three dozen of the area’s best food trucks will converge on Monmouth Park for three days of food, fun and racing. The Memorial Day Weekend Food Truck Festival will be held May 23-25 at the Monmouth Park Racetrack in Oceanport. The participating food trucks include Ahh! La Cart, Amanda’s Bananas, Betty’s…

By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer Two local residents will serve time for burglaries and thefts that occurred in several municipalities across Monmouth County from April to June 2014. Zachariah T. Famula, 26, of Manalapan, and Eugene A. Reeves, 27, of Freehold Township, were indicted in September on numerous counts of burglary and theft. Charles…

By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer PLUMSTED — The decision to pray or not to pray before a Township Committee meeting will be left to the individual, as Plumsted officials decided not to set guidelines for the recitation of a sectarian invocation at the start of each meeting of the governing body. A resolution outlining the…