Category: Tri-Town News

  • New faces on the job in Plumsted

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer It is not so much a rebuilding year for Plumsted Township school administrators as it is a year of adjustment. Five key positions in the Plumsted Township School District are held by new faces, and Superintendent of Schools Mark DeMareo welcomes the challenge of having everyone work together for the…

  • Issues remain in plan for shopping center

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — The Planning Board is continuing to hear testimony on an applicant’s plan to construct a 23,000-squarefoot shopping center on the southeast corner of West Commodore Boulevard and Patterson Road. The application for J-Plaza, the Joseph Family Enterprises, was heard on Sept. 21 and has been continued to Dec.…

  • Candidates gear up for race

    Six hopefuls seeking two one-year terms on Howell council BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Howell’s political leaders have officially chosen their candidates to run in November’s special municipal election. In regular circumstances, 2009 would not have been a municipal election year in Howell. However, due to a series of events, two unexpired terms on the…

  • Police still search for suspects in kidnapping

    Jackson police have released this sketch of a man wanted in connection with a home invasion and kidnapping that occurred at a Perrineville Road residence on Sept. 25. JACKSON — Police are still searching for the group of men who committed a home invasion and kidnapping in Jackson on Sept. 25. No arrests had been…

  • Methodist church marks 230th anniversary

    BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Several historical gems reside in Howell, including schools, firehouses and municipal buildings. But one landmark is about to approach an impressive anniversary. Bernadette Cataline, pastor of the Bethesda United Methodist Church (below) in Howell, is looking forward to celebrating the church’s 230th anniversary as she enjoys her second year as…

  • In the Service

    Army Pfc. George R. Hankins, son of George K. and Maryellen Hankins of Howell, has arrived at the U.S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to serve as a member of Joint Task Force-GTMO in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and/or Operation Iraqi Freedom. Service members from all branches of the U.S. armed forces are involved…

  • Pineland Civil Air Patrol gets new commander

    LAKEWOOD — Recently selected by Civil Air Patrol (CAP) national headquarters as the New Jersey Wing Squadron of Merit for 2009, the Pineland Composite Squadron based at the Lakewood Airport changed commanders in a special ceremony recently. More than 40 CAP members from New Jersey Wing, Group 224 and the squadron officers and cadets plus…

  • Bank heists lead to 10-year sentence for Howell resident

    On Sept. 18, Justin Grabowski, 26, of Howell, was sentenced to a 10-year state prison term for a pair of bank robberies committed in Neptune Township. Pursuant to the No Early Release Act, Grabowski must serve 85 percent of the sentence imposed before he will become eligible for release on parole. According to the Monmouth…

  • After years, plans on table for homes

    AST Sunnyside Road will include affordable homes and market-rate units BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Aplan to build 220 residential units on a former Route 9 egg farm in Howell was partially heard by the Howell Planning Board on Sept. 17 after the Township Council made certain concessions for its construction in April. Representatives from…