Category: Tri-Town News

  • Summertime fun

    Madelyn Mohr, 5, of Howell, enjoys a ride on the carousel during her visit to a carnival that was sponsored by Lakewood Elks Lodge No. 1432 on Aug. 13 in Lakewood.

  • Volunteers will distribute bulbs

    JACKSON — Mayor Mike Reina has announced that Jackson will take part in Project Porchlight, an award-winning energy efficiency program. The objective for this campaign is to empower people to believe that simple actions matter and to make smart choices that protect the environment. According to a press release from the mayor’s office, not only…

  • Young people take pride in mission participation

    BY DEVIN ALESSIO Staff Writer Summer vacation for most local teenagers is synonymous with a time of rest and relaxation. Nine youths from the DeBows United Methodist Church in Jackson recently returned home from a mission trip to Branford, Conn., where they spent their time doing something much different than their peers. The local teenagers…

  • Local rescue group helps to save 41-year-old horse

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Helping Hearts Equine Rescue in Millstone Township helped rehabilitate Finnigan, a 41-year-old horse who was abandoned when his owner moved out of state. MILLSTONE — For a person, 41 years of age is the prime of life. For a horse, it is absolutely ancient. A horse that age was rescued…

  • Drunken drivers will be on police officers’ radar

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — Law enforcement officers will be on the lookout for drunken drivers as part of the summer’s “Over the Limit, Under Arrest” program. The program will begin Aug. 21 and will run through Sept. 7. Local and state police officers will be on patrol and looking for intoxicated motorists.…

  • 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…

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    Holbrook Little League’s Jordan Mundell gets set to turn a double play as a base runner from North End, Bridgeport, Conn., bears down on him during a game in the Eastern Regional Tournament on Aug. 8 at Michael J. Tighe Park, Freehold Township. The Holbrook Little League Junior League all-stars from Jackson won this game,…