Category: Tri-Town News

  • Enthusiastic principal is a big Howell booster

    Zina Duerbig earns honor from state association BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer Howell High School Principal Zina Duerbig enjoys a light moment with student members of the cast of “Anything Goes,” the school’s spring musical. Duerbig was recently named the New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association’s Visionary Principal of the Year. ERIC SUCAR staff Zina…

  • Scouts have chance to design new patch

    The Lakewood BlueClaws baseball team is looking for local Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts to design a patch that will be given out to scouts at BlueClaws scout nights this year. “In 10 years we have given out 10 different scout patches,” BlueClaws General Manager Geoff Brown said. “As we start our second decade, we…

  • Blue Moon Kruizers to open car show season April 2

    The Blue Moon Kruizers Classic Car Club of Howell has announced its 2011 cruise season. The cruises will be held on the first and third Saturday of each month from April 2 through Oct. 15 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Chick-fil-Aof Howell in the Lowe’s shopping plaza on Route 9 north. Due to the…

  • Sara’s Law receives final legislative OK

    SAYREVILLE — A proposed state law that will create a next-of-kin registry that will be used to notify family members when a loved one is incapacitated in a serious accident received final legislative approval in the state Assembly on Feb. 17. The proposed Sara’s Law is named in honor of Sara Dubinin, 19, of Sayreville,…

  • Officials pleased with ambulance service

    Jackson is served by Quality Medical Transport & volunteer first aid squad BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — The Jackson Township Council has approved a one-year renewal, with an additional one-year option, of a contract between Quality Medical Transport and the municipality. The new contract will become effective March 15. Quality Medical Transport, a…

  • Treasures of the Jersey Shore

    Allaire State Park is Wall’s treasure The Allaire Chapel at the Historic Village at Allaire Nestled away in the woods on Atlantic Avenue (Route 524) in Wall Township is Allaire State Park, home to the Historic Village at Allaire. The park is one of the major attractions in Wall Township, a gateway town to the…

  • Senior Outreach volunteers sought

    PLUMSTED — The Plumsted Senior Outreach Services (SOS) is looking for volunteers to help with its mission of assisting senior citizens. Many of the services are provided for free and include information and referrals, transportation for medical appointments and shopping, health programs and screenings, a “Move Today” exercise program, mind aerobics program, Project Lifesaver, various…

  • Monmouth freeholders introduce 2011 budget

    The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has introduced a $496 million preliminary budget for 2011, an increase of 0.53 percent over last year. The vote to introduce the budget was 4-1. As of Feb. 25, several department heads had not yet had an opportunity to present their budget proposals to the board, and the freeholders…

  • Millstone youth to play benefit concert with The B Street Band

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer MILLSTONE — Aspiring musician Kevin Basko will open a benefit concert for a former roadie of The B Street Band who has complications from a rare disease. Basko, an 18-year-old singer/songwriter from Millstone Township, Monmouth County, is one of two opening acts for the Feb. 26 show at the Stone…