Category: Tri-Town News

  • Grant will help Jackson pupils focus on community’s history

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer A$4,000 grant has been awarded to the Christa McAuliffe Middle School in Jackson by the State Farm Northeast Youth Advisory Board. State Farm agent Andrew Weinstein listens to Christa McAuliffe Middle School teacher Vicky O’Donnell explain how pupils will benefit from a $4,000 grant the school received from the State…

  • Bill permits wagers from out of state

    State Assemblyman John Burzichelli (D-Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem) is sponsoring legislation that would allow Internet account wagering on horse races from bettors outside New Jersey. The bill (A-3498) is also sponsored by Assemblyman Ronald Dancer (R-Ocean, Burlington, Mercer Monmouth). “This bill represents yet another effort to ensure New Jersey’s horse racing industry is strong and…

  • Lakewood workers face layoffs and furloughs

    LAKEWOOD — Municipal officials announced on Dec. 6 that they were unable to reach an amicable agreement with bargaining unions that represent the majority of Lakewood’s employees. The result of that impasse will be layoffs and unpaid furloughs for municipal employees. Lakewood Mayor Steven Langert said, “We are disappointed that the township employees did not…

  • Burglars steal cash from home during overnight robbery

    JACKSON — Police are searching for the individuals who illegally entered a residence on Rapids Drive on Dec. 5. “On Dec. 5 at approximately 10 a.m., Jackson Police Officer Wayne Olejarz responded to a residence on Rapids Drive on a reported burglary and theft,” Jackson police Sgt. Steven Laskiewicz said in a press release. “The…

  • Food Pantry changes donation day in Dec.

    JACKSON — The Jackson Women of Today have announced that the Jackson Food Pantry, which is usually open from 9- 11 a.m. on the second and fourth Saturdays of each month to receive donations from the community, will only be open one day, Dec. 11, during December due to the upcoming Christmas holiday. Those who…

  • Price for comfort station at softball field reduced

    JACKSON — A $261,149 contract that was awarded to R.F. Simon for the construction of a comfort station at the Bartley Road softball field will be reduced by $11,933. An adjusted contract price of $249,216 was approved by the Jackson Township Council in a 4-0 vote on Nov. 23. Township Engineer Daniel Burke and representatives…

  • The Guild celebrates 50 years

    The Guild of Creative Art’s 50th Anniversary Show, featuring work by exhibiting and associate members, opens Dec. 8 at the Middletown Township Public Library. “Yellow Gardenia” by Carol Seip An opening reception will take place Dec. 11 from 2-4 p.m. The show will run through Dec. 28 at the library, 55 New Monmouth Road, Middletown.…

  • Pope names new bishop for Diocese of Trenton

    Pope Benedict XVI has accepted the resignation of Bishop John M. Smith as head of the Diocese of Trenton, it was announced on Dec. 1 in the Vatican. Bishop David M. O’Connell Bishop David M. O’Connell, C.M., who was named coadjutor bishop six months earlier by Pope Benedict, now succeeds to the diocesan see as…

  • Panel recommends taking horse racing out of Meadowlands for OTW site

    Horse industry up in arms over latest recommendations from state gaming commission BY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent Live horse racing at the Meadowlands in East Rutherford would end if the state implements recommendations contained in a supplemental report issued Nov. 15 by the Gaming, Sports and Entertainment Advisory Commission. The commission is commonly referred to as…