Category: Tri-Town News

  • Pay It Forward will connect volunteers & organizations

    Without volunteers, many organizations and activities that are often overlooked but essential to people’s everyday lives would not exist. In an effort to connect those who want to give their time and talent to organizations that need volunteer support, the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore will host its fifth annual Pay It Forward event…

  • Young people face arson charges after destroyed vehicle is found

    JACKSON — Four Jackson residents have been charged in connection with the Oct. 14 destruction of an automobile. According to information provided by the Jackson Police Department, on Oct. 15 at approximately 7 a.m., Jackson Police Officers Kevin Chesney and Steven Scaglione responded to an address on Osprey Place on a report of a vehicle…

  • Official supports fundraising effort

    JACKSON — Township Council PresidentMike Kafton supported Nancy Brinker, founding chair, Susan. G. Komen for the Cure, during Brinker’s visit to ABC-TV’s “Good Morning America” to draw attention to the global fight against breast cancer. “I am humbled by this opportunity to help highlight the ongoing need for breast cancer research and to bring awareness…

  • In the Service

    Bryan M. Bove, son of Doreen M. and Robert G. Bove of Howell, has graduated from the Army ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) Leader’s Training Course at Fort Knox, Ky. He is a student at The College of New Jersey, Ewing. The four-week course is a leadership internship for cadets that can lead to the…

  • Photo

    Howell High School’s Bill Donahue (r) digs down deep in his effort to catch Colts Neck’s Riley Leder as they head for the finish line at the Oct. 20 Monmouth County Cross Country Championships at Holmdel Park. For more photos, visit www.gmnews.com.

  • Efforts are under way to address road issues

    Residents of Wright-Debow Rd. want more enforcement from Jackson police officers BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer During a one-hour traffic count conducted by the Tri-Town News on Oct. 16, 20 cars, 13 light trucks and pickups, three heavy trucks (18-wheelers) and four school buses traveled along a 40-mph portion of Wright- Debow Road near Ernest…

  • Open space tax question on ballot

    On Election Day, Nov. 3, Jackson residents will vote on a binding public question that will ask them if they want to lower the municipality’s open space tax assessment. The question will state, “Shall the Township Open Space Trust Fund be amended to reduce the amount of the levy for open space from 3 cents…

  • 6 Howell candidates bid for council seats

    BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer HOWELL — Six residents of Howell are running for two one-year terms on the Township Council in the Nov. 3 election. Louis Memmolo and Curtis Vislocky, both incumbents running on the Independence for Howell ticket, are being challenged by Republicans Pauline Smith and William Gotto, and Democrats Cochise Doucette and…

  • Builder reveals changes in project

    Applicant’s representatives offer details during meeting of Howell Planning Board BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Revisions to an application that proposes the construction of an apartment complex on Route 9 north in Howell were heard by the Howell Planning Board at a recent meeting. Representatives from AST Sunnyside Road LLC presented revised engineering and architectural…