Category: Tri-Town News

  • County begins bird collecting, testing for West Nile virus

    The Ocean County Health Department (OCHD) is advising residents that the West Nile virus (WNV) season is approaching. As in previous years, the OCHD will continue surveillance efforts into next fall to ensure the safety and protection of residents. Testing of birds will be done to the entire corvid family; the most common corvids in…

  • Howell man charged in child porn case

    On April 20, detectives from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office arrested Paul DeSantis, 53, of Howell, and charged him with six counts of fourth-degree endangering the welfare of a child and six counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child. According to a press release, the charges are the result of an investigation which…

  • ‘Art on Paper’

    ‘Art on Paper,” a new exhibition at the Monmouth Museum, features 75 artworks in a range of paper-based media including etchings, monoprints and limited-edition original prints, artist books, collage, drawings and paintings on paper, photographs and wallmounted paper sculpture. “Estuary #2” by Robert W. Pillsbury Selecting juror Bruce Waldman is on the faculty of the…

  • New Egypt Day brings family fun

    PLUMSTED — Main Street New Egypt and Plumsted Township are inviting the public to attend the annual New Egypt Day festival slated for May 15 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The old-fashioned street fair will feature an afternoon of live music, food, rides, games and activities. Festivities will be split between Oakford Lake Park…

  • Vietnam Remembrance Day ceremony slated for May 7

    The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation will hold its annual New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Remembrance Day ceremony on May 7 at 11 a.m. May 7 was designated by legislation in 1991 as a unique day in New Jersey to honor all those who served in the military during the Vietnam Era from 1959 to…

  • Smith still has questions about proposed dog park

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer HOWELL — Township Councilwoman Pauline Smith has nothing against animals. She grew up on a farm, the oldest of 10 children. Each child had not just one, but a couple of pets. “My parents were very lenient about pets,” she said on May 2. But Smith still thinks a…

  • County continues senior outreach

    When it comes to delivering services to Ocean County’s older adult population, the Board of Freeholders taps into a host of agencies and organizations, from volunteers to health care providers, that play a vital role in keeping seniors active and independent. “In 2010, 10,350 older adults will be served by programs being funded by the…

  • Jackson officials are still examining solar energy

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Donald Ellis Moore JACKSON — Going solar may be one way for the municipality and the Jackson School District to reduce the cost of energy in the future. The topic of solar energy was discussed at the April 13 meeting of the Jackson Township Council. “Some time ago we talked…

  • Marinari confirmed as write-in winner in Plumsted

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer PLUMSTED – Ocean County officials confirmed on May 4 that Herb Marinari, who served on the Plumsted School District Board of Education for 15 years before deciding not to run for re-election several years ago, won a three-year term on the board through a write-in vote in the April 20…