Category: Tri-Town News

  • Six hopefuls bid for 2 Howell seats

    Memmolo, Vislocky, Smith, Gotto, El-Tohamy and Doucette want to serve 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. The two seats that are up for grabs are currently held by independents Louis Memmolo and Curtis Vislocky. Both…

  • In the Service

    Jason R. Dela Cruz, son of Richard J. and Margaret A. Dela Cruz of Howell, has graduated from the Army ROTC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) Leader’s Training Course at Fort Knox, Ky. The four-week course is a leadership internship for cadets that can lead to the ultimate goal of becoming an Army officer. College students…

  • Plumsted officer promoted to corporal

    PLUMSTED — The Township Committee authorized the promotion of Plumsted Patrolman Earl Meroney to the rank of corporal at its Oct. 13 public meeting. Meroney fills the supervisory vacancy created when officer Matt Petrecca was promoted to sergeant, officer in charge, of Plumsted’s 12-member police department on Sept. 2. According to Mayor Ron Dancer, Meroney…

  • New compost facility opens in Jackson

    JACKSON — The Vista Site is now the home of Jackson’s new compost facility. Located at 334 Jackson Mills Road, a quarter-mile east of the intersection of Jackson Mills and County Line roads, the new facility will be available Wednesday through Sunday from 7 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. The Jackson Mills Road facility will be…

  • Benefit for Natalie’ will aid child

    A”Benefit for Natalie” will be held Oct. 24 from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Headliner in Neptune. The event will be an afternoon of fun for the entire family. Natalie is the 4-year-old daughter of a 13-year veteran of the Howell Police Department who has suffered from seizures since birth. At 4 months old,…

  • Bressi, Tilis square off for Jackson council seat

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Two residents are running for a seat on the Jackson Township Council in the Nov. 3 election. The winner of the term will serve through June 2012. On Nov. 3 the polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Ken Bressi The candidates are Kenneth Bressi and Howard…

  • Revised law will not limit number of pets

    Goal is to prevent irresponsible dog ownership BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer HOWELL — Following months of examination, a dog ordinance that once riled the residents of Howell has been brought back to the table to largely positive reviews. The original ordinance, which was slated to have been adopted in February, would have limited the…

  • Ocean County plans road improvements

    Work should be completed by the end of the year on improvements to Route 539 at the entrance to the new National Guard training facility at Fort Dix in Plumsted and Jackson townships. “We worked closely with the military to design the new access to Route 539,” Freeholder John P. Kelly said. “This project will…

  • Officer offers tips for a secure home

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Sgt. John Convery JACKSON — Senior citizens in Jackson are learning to make their homes more safe and secure. The External Affairs Committee at the Four Seasons Metedeconk Lakes adult community recently hosted a presentation by Jackson police Sgt. John Convery, who told the residents how to make their homes…