Category: Tri-Town News

  • Resident reaches out to soldier

    Judi Giordano of Howell organizes event to assist Brendan Marrocco BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Staff Writer Army Spc. Marrocco When Howell resident Judi Giordano heard about a co-worker’s family tragedy, she thought about what she could do to help. The object of her attention was Brendan Marrocco, 24, of Staten Island, N.Y., a U.S. Army soldier…

  • Monmouth native proud of suspense thriller

    Eric Shapiro directs ‘Rule of Three,’ now available on DVD BY PATRICIAYOCZIS Correspondent Eric Shapiro A suspense thriller is the way Eric Shapiro, a native of Manalapan, Monmouth County, describes “Rule of Three,” an award-winning motion picture forwhich hewrote the story line, in addition to directing and producing the film. The movie’s DVD release was…

  • Monmouth County Fire Academy graduates 60

    The Monmouth County Fire Academy recently graduated 60 volunteers from the Firefighter I program. The graduates were trained in two separate classes, Nos. 88 and 89, and graduation ceremonies were held on Dec. 14 and Dec. 16, respectively. Members of Class Nos. 88 and 89 attended weekend and evening classes at the Monmouth County Fire…

  • Dance will aid Jackson residents

    Jackson Gives Back Inc. will hold its fourth annual Valentine’s Day dance from 7 to 10 p.m. Feb. 11. The event is for fathers and daughters, mothers and sons, grandparents and grandchildren, or any combination that works for the entire family. The dance will be held at the AMVETS hall, 1290 Toms River Road (Route…

  • Lakewood will get two new traffic lights

    Two new traffic signals will be installed in Lakewood this spring. Signals will be added to the intersection of Hope Chapel Road and South Lake Drive, and to the intersection of Central and New Central avenues, said Ocean County Freeholder John P. Kelly. Kelly said the Ocean County Department of Engineering works closely with municipalities,…

  • Jackson Liberty dancers enjoy memorable trip

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer The Lady Lion Dancers from Jackson Liberty High School performed in front of tens of thousands of fans at the Orange Bowl on Jan. 3 in Miami Gardens, Florida. JACKSON — The Lady Lion Dancers from Jackson Liberty High School showed off their moves in front of tens of thousands…

  • Don’t let life’s most precious moments slip away from you

    GIRL TALK I attended a Halloween party last year at the nursing home where my mom now resides. It was fun and it was festive, with my mom and I dancing, so to speak — she from the wheelchair, and I, lifting her arms up and down, instructing her to kick her feet to the…

  • BlueClaws hiring for seasonal jobs

    LAKEWOOD — The Lakewood Blue- Claws will be hosting their annual job fair for all available part-time seasonal positions. The job fair will be held at FirstEnergy Park, corner of New Hampshire and Cedar Bridge avenues, Lakewood, on Jan. 22 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The positions will run from April through September. “Our…

  • Law lays out rules to combat bullying

    The 12th District legislators reacted positively last week to the news that Gov. Chris Christie had signed into law theAnti-Bullying Bill of Rights Act, designed to better prepare schools to deal with the act of bullying and its consequences. Sen. Jennifer Beck and Assemblywoman Caroline Casagrande (both R-Monmouth and Mercer) were co-sponsors of the legislation…