Category: Tri-Town News

HOWELL — With three elderly sisters seeking ingredients for their stone soup, Robin Hood cracking jokes and a princess doing a medieval line dance, participants at the Howell Senior Center put on a performance of “Sherwood Shenanigans” for the center’s annual variety show. The variety show, which is now in its 13th year, showcases the…

SCOTT FRIEDMAN Jackson Liberty High School’s Mike Russo captured his 154th career win and third Region 6 crown on Feb. 28 at the Pine Belt Arena, Toms River. Russo, a two-time state tournament place-winner, will begin his quest for his first state title on March 6 in Atlantic City.

By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer Testimony on an application that proposes the construction of an age-restricted community and commercial space is expected to be heard tonight, March 5, by the Howell Planning Board. The developer of Boulder Ridge is seeking approval to construct an active adult community consisting of 141 residential lots and a…

By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Gov. Chris Christie Gov. Chris Christie seeks to maintain flat levels of aid to municipalities and school districts in his fiscal year 2016 budget despite making the largest-ever pension payment in New Jersey history. During his Feb. 24 budget address at the State House, Christie outlined a new set of…

Mike Miller of Jackson, who is an employee in the Six Flags Great Adventure safari, will attempt to set a world record for karaoke singing on March 24 at McGinn’s Pub, Route 537, Jackson. Miller will be raising money for the Wounded Warriors Project. Mike Miller is a man from Jackson who likes to sing.…

By TAYLOR M. LIER Staff Writer The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has given its support to the residents of Upper Freehold Township as a plan for a high-pressure gas pipeline that would pass through the municipality continues to take shape. Residents initially brought their concerns about the pipeline to the freeholders’ Jan. 22 meeting.…

By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — The 2015 budget in each of Jackson’s four fire districts was approved by voters in the Feb. 21 fire district election. In Fire District No. 1, which is served by the Whitesville Fire Company, the 2015 budget was approved by a vote of 38-3. According to documents provided…

UPPER FREEHOLD — The Monmouth County Park System has announced the opening of an additional section of the Union Transportation Trail in Upper Freehold Township. The new section, which is approximately 3 miles long, brings the trail’s total length to 7 miles, according to a press release. The Union Transportation Trail, which opened to the…

By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — An intersection that has been the location of several motor vehicle accidents in recent years was the scene of a fatal collision on Feb. 25. The intersection of Hawkin Road and Route 528 is at the border of Jackson and Plumsted. Just after 3:20 p.m., emergency personnel from…