Category: Tri-Town News

By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer Elisa Tang of Plumsted has received the national Gracie Award for outstanding news programming from the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation. PLUMSTED — Elisa Tang, a Plumsted resident who is a senior at Hofstra University, New York, said she was shocked when she learned she had won the national…

PLUMSTED — A day of family-friendly activities is on tap for New Egypt Day, which will take place in downtown New Egypt on May 9. Activities for people of all ages will be held at Oakford Lake Park and the Presbyterian Church grounds on Front Street. New Egypt Day will run 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Throughout…

By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer HOWELL — A Howell resident was issued a summons after a motor vehicle accident resulted in damage to several vehicles and a restaurant. The accident occurred at 12:30 p.m. April 27 as William Diehl, 81, of Howell, was traveling north on Route 9 in a 2008 GMC truck, according…

JACKSON — Organizers of Jackson’s Memorial Day parade are reaching out to the community and asking any individual or group that wishes to take part in the May 25 event to contact them by May 22. Anyone who is interested in participating in the parade or who wants to purchase flowers to be placed at…

Greater Media staff members captured 12 awards in the annual Better Newspaper Contest. Reporters Adam Uzialko, Jeremy Grossman, Executive Editor Donna Kenyon and Managing Editor Jessica D’Amico attended the event at the Hamilton Manor on April 23. RICHARD MCCLELLAN Members of Greater Media Newspapers’ editorial and photography staffs received a dozen awards during the New…

By CLARE MARIE CELANO Correspondent The Central Jersey Irish Festival, sponsored by the Ancient Order of Hibernians, will make its debut at Lake Topanemus Park, Pond Road, Freehold Township, on May 16. The festival will commemorate Irish culture and is a partnership between the Ancient Order of Hibernians Division 16, Freehold Borough, and the Ancient…

By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — A state Senate bill that proposes punishing anyone who poses as a veteran or a member of the military in order to con unsuspecting individuals has received a vote of support from the Township Council. During their April 14 meeting, the council members unanimously agreed that the New…

Skin cancer can affect anyone, and overexposure to the sun, a key risk factor for skin cancer, can occur at any time of year. Whether it is a hot, sultry day spent by the pool or a chilly day skiing the slopes, any exposure to the sun can result in skin damage that can increase…

By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer HOWELL — The Township Council has passed two resolutions that will advance an initiative that could eventually bring a sewer system to the Freewood Acres section of Howell. Freewood Acres is the area of numbered streets that intersect Route 9 just north of Interstate 195. Estimates place the cost…