Category: Tri-Town News

  • Jackson schools will welcome students

    Superintendent says every year ‘it feels like you get a new start’ BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Approximately 9,800 students will be heading back to class when the Jackson School District opens its doors on Sept. 8 for the 2009-10 school year. With the theme of preparing students to be lifelong learners and to be…

  • Best of the best 4-H equestrians compete

    Horse Park hosts 284 young riders from around state BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Only the cream of the crop of 4-H equestrians rises to the club’s annual state championship show. Judges Coeli Netsky (l) and Marsha Montgomery make their way out of the ring as Lamont gaits by during the N.J. State 4-H Championship…

  • Woman charged in bank robbery

    JACKSON — A Lakewood woman has been charged by Jackson police with robbing the County Line Road branch of Sovereign Bank. Jackson police Detective Robert Reiff said that on Aug. 18, a teller at the Sovereign Bank at 2285 West County Line Road was approached by an individual who presented a threatening note that demanded…

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    Julia Magliaro, 4, of New York, finds the picking just perfect as she picks green beans at DeWolf’s U-Pick Farm in Plumsted on Aug. 23.

  • Haircut event to benefit baby

    JACKSON — The Jackson Women of Today and Justin’s Barbershop are joining forces to hold a cut-a-thon on Sept. 13 to help baby Lucy. Haircuts will be available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Justin’s Barbershop in Romeo’s Plaza, Bennetts Mills Road. Haircuts will cost $8 for children and $10 for adults. Money raised…

  • Supporters gear up for 2nd FAAN Walk for Food Allergy

    Although all parents worry about their children’s safety, parents of children with food allergies have an additional challenge. Educating the public and raising funds for research are two ways parents, friends and families of children with food allergies are helping to widen the safety net. Joining the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) Walk for…

  • Man charged with making threats to two at company

    BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer HOWELL — A Holmdel resident has been arrested and charged with making terroristic threats against the chief executive officer of Center State Mortgage in Freehold. The firm’s chief executive officer is Howell Mayor Robert Walsh. Police said Jerry J. Lin, 28, was being held in lieu of $100,000 bail after…

  • 37th farm to be preserved

    PLUMSTED — The Ocean County Board of Freeholders has given the goahead for the 28-acre Krowicki farm to be enrolled in the farmland preservation program. This marks the 37th farm in Plumsted to gain farmland preservation status. The farm will be protected from future development, according to Mayor Ron Dancer. The Krowicki farm, on Route…

  • Howell may revise code on buffers

    BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer HOWELL — Planning Board officials have recommended that the Howell Township Council remedy conflicts between buffer restrictions within the township’s land use ordinance. Councilman Curtis Vislocky initiated discussion about the inconsistencies during an Aug. 11 meeting and deemed the language in the ordinance to be vague and confusing. “A lot…