Category: Tri-Town News

  • Local youth to study oil spill recovery in Alaska

    Hands Across the Sand event June 26 to protest offshore oil drilling, advocate clean energy BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Jake Calvitti has been lobbying against drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska since the age of 10. After five years of working with the Alaska Wilderness League, Jake, 15, a…

  • Blue Moon Kruizers to help food pantry

    Community is invited to July 10 car show at Chick-fil-A in Howell BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent The founders of the Blue Moon Kruizers car club are (l-r) Andrew Napoli, Tommy Ingrisani, Tom Kaiser and John Lebrio. HOWELL — Members of the public are invited to start their engines and head to the Blue Moon Kruizers’…

  • Tracking device seen as help to community

    Project Lifesaver will guide law enforcement officers to a missing individual BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Jackson police are promoting the use of a device that will help law enforcement officers track a person who wanders away from his home. JACKSON — A program aimed at protecting individuals who may wander away from the people…

  • Art Beins karate

    Jocelyn Dacquel (l) and Brian Prieser demonstrate karate moves during a 30th anniversary celebration for the Art Beins karate centers. The celebration was held on June 6 at the Eagle Oaks Golf and Country Club, Farmingdale. See story, page 20. MATT DENTON

  • Utility substation gains OK from Jackson board

    JACKSON — The Planning Board has voted 8-0 to permit New Jersey Natural Gas to place a substation on Clearstream Road between Brewers Bridge and Hope Chapel roads in Jackson. The substation is used to maintain the temperature of natural gas, according to testimony presented at a recent meeting of the board. The substation will…

  • Jackson employees are facing furloughs

    Mayor says budget situation will force town hall to be closed Fridays for rest of year BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Beginning on Friday, June 25, and continuing for at least the rest of 2010, all of Jackson’s municipal offices will be closed on Fridays due to budgetary constraints. The only exception will be the…

  • Rabies remains a concern for Ocean County residents

    The Ocean County Health Department (OCHD) continues to warn Ocean County residents against handling, feeding or providing assistance to stray animals. According to a press release, a resident from the Manchester area was bitten by a kitten she was caring for in addition to another kitten. Both kittens have tested positive for rabies, and the…

  • Council nixes smaller cut for schools

    Howell officials vote 3-2 and leave cut to tax levy at $1.9 million for 2010-11 BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer In the end, it was the voters’ overwhelming rejection of the Howell K-8 School District’s proposed tax levy for 2010-11 that led some Howell Township Council members to stand fast with their $1.9 million…

  • Cards inform women about resources available for PPD

    The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) is distributing informational palm cards about the signs of postpartum depression (PPD) and other perinatal mood disorders to new locations throughout Ocean County. The small card is part of a statewide program to help women who are experiencing perinatal depression and their families find information…