Category: Tri-Town News

  • CERT members learn how to control a fire

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Jackson firefighter Michael Grossman (r) instructs CERT members Phil Hackmeyer (l) and Jerry Fine how to extinguish a fire. JACKSON — Members of Jackson’s Citizens Emergency Response Team (CERT) are training to become certified in fire control. With the help of volunteer firefighters Michael Grossman, Mim Stacy and Lt. GerardMoroney,…

  • In the Service

    Army National Guard Pvt. David Wood Jr., son of David and Kathy Wood of the New Egypt section of Plumsted, has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. The soldier received training in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, and Army history, core…

  • Plumsted police officer back at work

    Ernest Freestone was suspended for 18 months for medical reasons BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer APlumsted police officer who was suspended from his job for more than a year is back at work. Township officials last week reinstated Officer Ernest Freestone to his position in the Plumsted Police Department. Freestone returned to work on Sept.…

  • EPA says local farm is clean

    PLUMSTED — All cleanup work has been successfully completed at the Wilson Farm federal Superfund site in Plumsted, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is deleting it from the national list of the country’s most hazardous waste sites. According to a press release from the EPA, the agency sought input from the public on…

  • Ocean freeholders report finances in good shape

    Ocean County’s finances are in good shape and should continue to be even with growing needs in areas like social services and public safety, according to two international bond rating firms. Ocean County Freeholder Director John C. Bartlett Jr. recently released Ocean County’s bond ratings from two international bond-rating agencies. Fitch Ratings provided the county…

  • Pinelands-friendly garden fair will be held Sept. 12

    With vast tracts of unbroken forest, an aquifer system that contains 17 trillion gallons of fresh water, and habitat for rare plants and animals, the million acre Pinelands area of southern New Jersey is a natural treasure, according to a press release from the New Jersey Pinelands Commission. People can discover how they can help…

  • Petrecca is new officer in charge

    PLUMSTED — For the first time in 16 years, the Plumsted Police Department has a new leader in charge of the day-to-day operations. At its Sept. 2 meeting, the Township Committee promoted and appointed a 12- year veteran of the police force, Cpl. Matthew S. Petrecca, to the position of sergeant officer in charge. Mayor…

  • New book looks at ‘The Boss’

    Many Freehold-area residents do not question their unwavering loyalty to Bruce Springsteen. When the Boss sings about driving up Route 9 and spending summer nights at the boardwalk, it is impossible for many individuals not to relate to his experiences that come with the territory of growing up in central New Jersey. Louis P. Masur,…

  • Players to put on hell of show

    For nearly half a century, Margaret Schlinski has given Roosevelt residents high-quality theatrical productions in their Monmouth County hometown. The Roosevelt Players (clockwise from top left) Bob Clark, Peter Foos, Evelyn Schlinski and Jennifer Kohlhepp will perform in Margaret Schlinski’s production of “No Exit” Sept. 11-12 at the Roosevelt Public School. Schlinski moved to Roosevelt…