Category: Tri-Town News

  • Resident in national spotlight with new best-selling book

    PLUMSTED — “The Early Show,” “Inside Edition” and “Extra” are just some of the recent television appearances by Plumsted resident Marti Rulli, who is the author of “Goodbye Natalie, Goodbye Splendour,” currently on the national best seller list in the categories of biographies, actors and actresses, and true crime. The November edition of Woman’s Day…

  • Parents key in fight vs. drugs

    PLUMSTED — The Dr. Gerald H. Woehr Elementary School, 44 North Main St., will host the Partnership for a Drug-Free New Jersey’s “15-Minute Child Break” program on Oct. 26 at 7 p.m. in the school cafeteria. “This presentation is an opportunity for parents and guardians to come out and find out the role they play…

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    The Howell High School Marching Rebels walk tall as they participate in the annual Long Branch Columbus Day parade on Oct. 11.

  • HHS named arts education model school

    Howell High School, home to the Freehold Regional High School District Fine and Performing Arts Academy, has been named a model school for arts education as part of the New Jersey Model Schools in the Arts Project. Only 12 other high schools in the state received this honor, according to a press release. The New…

  • Developer tests law in Howell

    Applicant seeks permission to change age-restricted units to non-age-restricted BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Representatives of an approved development of 171 age-restricted homes appeared before the Howell Planning Board in the hope of converting their proposed development to one in which there will not be any age restrictions. Boulder Ridge at Howell submitted a concept…

  • ‘Sculpted & Sewn’ exhibit to feature two N.J. artists

    Depictions of the lives of women past and present unite in “Sculpted and Sewn,” a joint exhibit of New Jersey artists Diane Savona, of Passaic, and Mira Welnowska, of Jackson. The exhibit opened on Oct. 5 and will run through Oct. 30 in the M. Christina Geis Art Gallery on Georgian Court University’s Lakewood campus.…

  • Guests retain fond memories of resort

    Bergerville bungalow colony in Howell was a destination for vacationers for years BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer HOWELL — It is difficult to believe that Howell, which is a bustling municipality of more than 50,000 people, was once referred to as “the country.” But before Wal-Mart opened its doors to customers, before cars could pull…

  • Signs expected to slow traffic on local roads

    In what could be the start of a countywide program, two sets of solar-powered radar speed signs designed to slow down traffic are already working in Lacey and Jackson townships, with a third nearly ready in Brick Township. The automated signs display the speed of passing traffic and can reduce average speeds by at least…

  • Protector of America’s wilds

    Conservation photographer from Millstone creates book of National Park images BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer Millstone Township’s landscape inspired native Ian Shive to venture into the American backcountry and start shooting to defend the wilderness. Ian Shive, a Millstone Township native and conservation photojournalist, recently published a book called “The National Parks: Our American Landscape.”…