Category: Tri-Town News

  • County partners with DOD in land preservation effort

    Long concerned over encroachment issues affecting area military bases, Ocean County is poised to partner with the U.S. Department of Defense in preserving more than 200 acres of open space in the area of the Joint Base McGuire, Fort Dix, Lakehurst. “Two parcels of property on Long Swamp Road in Plumsted Township are being considered…

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    James Coyle, 4, of Brick Township, drives a Donald Duck ride during his visit to a carnival that was sponsored by Lakewood Elks Lodge No. 1432 from Aug. 13-16 in Lakewood. James visited the fun summer event on Aug. 13.

  • Howell will move offices to school

    BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Plans are all but finalized to move Howell’s municipal offices from the current municipal complex on Preventorium Road to the Southard School on Kent Road, Howell. The Southard School will not be operating as a school this year following a decision by the Howell Board of Education to shutter the…

  • Residents will vote on open space tax

    At issue is a drop in the tax rate from 3 to 2 cents per $100 of assessed value BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Jackson residents will be able to have a say as to how much Jackson’s local open space tax assessment should be when they go to the polls Nov. 3 to vote…

  • Explorers learn about ecology, lore of Pinelands

    N.J. Forest Service and Jackson Pathfinders sponsor annual Full Moon Hike BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer There were many things to see, hear and learn as young explorers hiked along with Jackson’s Pathfinders on paths lit only by the face of a giant moon. Laura Stone (l) and Ann Corbett, Forest Resource Education Center bluebird…

  • Jaguar band to perform tonight at Munley Field

    JACKSON — Following a series of evening rehearsals, the Jackson Memorial High School Jaguar band season is getting back into full swing. “Band members are attending band camp, which started on Aug. 10,” said Suzanne Rogalsky, vice president of the Jackson Memorial Band Parents Association. “During band camp, drill is set, memorized and practiced by…

  • County to preserve 4 more farms

    Four additional farms will be added to Ocean County’s farmland preservation program, bringing the total number of protected parcels to 47, according to a press release from the county. The four farms, three in Jackson and one in Plumsted, will add 130 preserved farm acres to the county’s rolls. To date, the farmland preservation program…

  • Strand Theater Ensemble nominated for Perry awards

    The Strand Theater Ensemble, Lakewood, received 19 New Jersey Association of Community Theaters (NJACT) Perry Award nominations, including Outstanding Production of a Musical for its production of “Little Women,” at the NJACT nominations ceremony on Aug. 1. Nominations in 34 competitive categories for the NJACT 36th annual Perry Awards were announced recently by the NJACT…

  • VSA arts seeks creative writing

    The Unlimited Potential Theater Company (UPTCo), a project of VSA arts of New Jersey (VSA/NJ), is seeking poems, essays, short stories and plays by New Jersey residents 18 years of age or older for its 16th annual Joyce Indik New Jersey Wordsmith Competition. The contest is open to all writers, and submissions by writers with…