Category: Tri-Town News

  • Bay historian memorialized simpler way of life now gone

    Robert Jahn, 62, loses battle with lung cancer, but his book lives on BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Robert Jahn’s love of Barnegat Bay was born when he was a small boy, sitting on the wooden porch of his grandfather’s home on Mantoloking Road in Brick Township. His grandfather would light a pipe, settle…

  • Pinelands panel will help towns pay to implement clustering rules

    At a recent meeting, the Pinelands Commission voted to help 37 Pinelands municipalities offset costs they will incur to implement recent rule changes that will better protect the Pinelands’ unique environment. A portion of Jackson is in the Pinelands. According to a press release, the commission dedicated a total of up to $305,000 in funds…

  • Couple conjures up the charm of days gone by

    New business provides horse-drawn carriage rides for all occasions BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Richard Osborn takes patrons on a horse-drawn wagon ride through his family’s Our American Dream Farm in Upper Freehold Township. JEFF GRANIT staff UPPER FREEHOLD — A desire to share their love of horses with others is the…

  • A sightless life well lived

    Mike Moran has not let blindness keep him from his dreams BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Fran Smoley thought the guy at the end of the bar looked good. So every once in a while, she’d wave, or give him the eye. She did not think anything about the dark glasses he was wearing.…

  • Veterinarian pleads guilty in death of bird; second doctor awaits court

    HOWELL — Two township veterinarians were accused of animal cruelty following the death of a pet bird in their offices. Dr. Mahmoud Hussein and Dr. Mohamed R. Elbanna of Howell Veterinary Clinic, Fort Plains Road, were charged on Oct. 20 with failing to provide the proper sustenance for a parrot. The deceased conure (small) parrot,…

  • Employee sues to regain title of doctor, lost pay

    Issue involves degree earned through online Breyer State University BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer The Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education is defending itself against a lawsuit stemming from the removal of employee Lorraine Taddei-Graef’s doctoral title and advanced pay following a decision of the Commission on Higher Education which deemed her doctorate…

  • Officer receives Athena Award

    Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore board member New Jersey State Police Maj. Wendy J. Galloway received the Athena Award on Nov. 6 from the Greater Monmouth Chamber of Commerce. Maj. Wendy Galloway The Athena Award honors women for business or professional accomplishments, for community service, and especially for mentoring others and living as a…

  • Girl Scouts aid area food pantry

    HOWELL — Hundreds of Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore have made it their mission to feed the hungry this holiday season, hoping to make the world a better place for many people in Monmouth and Ocean counties. One example of the girls’ creativity in bringing awareness to this issue is Howell Cadette Troop 1509’s…

  • Bands work in harmony to help feed the hungry

    Greater Media’s Good Samaritan Holiday Bash will feature The Reveling with Jay Weinberg, and much more BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer Music, merriment and good will to others contribute to the spirit of the holiday season. Greater Media wants to fuel that spirit by providing a way for people to enjoy good music, have some…