Category: Tri-Town News

  • WELCOME TO… Treasures of the Jersey Shore

    Manasquan: small-town charm & an eclectic downtown BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Downtown Manasquan With miles of attractive beaches and a thriving downtown, Manasquan offers more than your average beach town. Manasquan has been a seaside destination since 1878, when railroads offered convenient access to New York City and the state’s urbanized north. The Nathaniel…

  • Parks have volunteer docent positions

    The Monmouth County Park System seeks volunteers to become docents/ receptionists. Volunteers should be 21 or over and enjoy interacting with people. Duties will include greeting visitors and providing information about facilities, exhibits, park history, upcoming events and on-site ecology. Other responsibilities may include light upkeep of facilities and exhibits. Volunteers are asked to provide…

  • Wine tasting to benefit N.J. leukemia society

    Laurita Winery in New Egypt will host second annual fundraiser on May 6 BY PATRICIAYOCZIS Correspondent A ward-winning wines for tasting, delicious food, and a raffle of special gift baskets will all be part of the second annual fundraiser for the New Jersey Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to be held at the…

  • Fire destroys car on interstate

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer New Jersey State Police troopers respond to the scene of a car fire on Interstate 195 in Jackson on the morning of April 8. A car owned by a Freehold resident was destroyed. DAVE BENJAMIN JACKSON — While driving on Interstate 195 west in Jackson at 11:01 a.m. April 8,…

  • datebook 

     Mahjong and games, hosted by Plumsted Senior Outreach Services (SOS), will be held 1-3 p.m. April 22 and April 29 in the SOS community meeting room, Plumsted municipal building, New Egypt. All seniors are welcome. Details: 609-758-2241, ext 111.  Meet Jackson Mayor Michael Reina at 7 p.m. April 25 at the Jackson municipal…

  • Lakewood man faces additional charges

    JACKSON — Police have signed additional charges against one of three individuals who were arrested in Jackson on March 8 and charged with possession of heroin. Jackson police Sgt. Steven Laskiewicz said in a press release that on March 16, Detective Michael Kelly and Police Officer Louis Notare responded to the Lakewood Police Department to…

  • Board interviewing for legal counsel

    The interview process for legal counsel to the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education will soon be under way. Board member Jennifer Sutera, who represents Manalapan on the nine-member panel, provided the board with an update on the search for legal representation during the board’s March 28 meeting held at Marlboro High School.…

  • Fire official offers spring safety tips

    JACKSON — The Jackson Bureau of Fire Safety for fire districts No. 1 and No. 3 is offering safety tips for residents who are doing their spring cleaning around the house. Fire Official Frank McDonnell said propane tanks containing the fuel should never be stored under or near a barbecue grill. When changing a propane…

  • Notice to Greater Media Newspapers classified advertising customers

     APRIL 15 — To individual classified advertising customers of Greater Media Newspapers: The only time Greater Media Newspapers asks for your credit card information is when you call our office to place a classified advertisement. We apologize to anyone who has received a telephone call this week from an individual claiming to be from Greater Media…