Category: Tri-Town News

  • Testing his strength

    Dylan Johnson, 9, of Howell, tests his strength during his visit to Howell Day on July 10 at Oak Glen Park. MIKE JAGENDORF

  • Kick the Bucket

    Jackson summer recreation camp leader Danielle Pizzaia kicks over a stack of buckets during a game of kick the bucket at Jackson Liberty High School on July 16. Hundreds of youngsters are keeping busy and having fun in the camp program that is being held at Jackson Liberty High School and at the Goetz Middle…

  • Howell Day took place despite iffy weather

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer HOWELL — Recreation Director Davide P. Fuoco had vowed that it would take a tornado to postpone Howell Day this year. But even so, when it began to drizzle at noon on July 10 just as the annual community event was getting under way, Fuoco got a little nervous.…

  • Website lists local senior citizen centers

    Senior citizens looking for a place to go during the day for free or low-cost social, cultural and recreational activities can now turn to the Department of Health and Senior Services’ Internet website to find a senior center in their area. Many of these centers also serve as cooling stations during heat waves. The department’s…

  • Late changes save budget

    Howell council forced to make adjustments after state declines to approve spending plan BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Some last-minute adjustments to Howell’s 2010 municipal budget have filled a void that could have left municipal officials with only $1,500 in surplus funds. Township Council members voted 4-0 at a special meeting held July 19…

  • Trotta appointed to governing body

    PLUMSTED — At a special public meeting held July 15, the Plumsted Township Committee appointed Jack A. Trotta to fill a vacancy on the five-member governing body. Trotta will replace Michael McCue, who resigned from the committee in June. According to Mayor Ron Dancer, under the state’s public office vacancy law, Trotta’s name will appear…

  • Book club enjoys visit from author of popular novel

    Robert Goolrick speaks to fans BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Apredominantly female crowd gathered at the Marlboro branch of the Monmouth County Library recently to meet and discuss the book “A Reliable Wife.” Author Robert Goolrick paid a visit to the Marlboro Library recently to discuss his book “A Reliable Wife” with members of the…

  • State funding will pay for improvements

    PLUMSTED — Michael Russo, the state Department of Transportation Director of Local Aid and Economic Development, has notified Plumsted that it has been awarded $103,000 in grant funding to pay for road construction and drainage improvements on two municipally owned streets, Applegate Lane and Helen Street. Applegate Lane, a connector street between the county roads…

  • Fort’s Signal Corps marks 150 years, relocates time capsule

    BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Sunlight shone on an unassuming copper cylinder at Russel Hall at Fort Monmouth, Eatontown, on June 21 for the first time since 1960. Filled with inert gas and sealed in a 4-ton concrete vault, the cylinder, a time capsule, preserves 35 pieces of Signal Corps memorabilia. Materials for the Signal…