Category: Tri-Town News

  • Effort under way to fund home for Jewish seniors

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — A Red Bank resident who has been affiliated with the Workmen’s Circle since birth will lead the effort to raise money for the construction of a Jewish elder home in Freehold Township. According to a press release, Seena Stein, principal of Newmark Knight Frank’s office in New Jersey, said her lifetime commitment…

  • High court strikes down open space law

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer AJackson municipal ordinance that sought to force developers to provide recreation areas within their residential projects has been rejected by the state Supreme Court. The court’s recent unanimous ruling ends a case that has been in the legal system for half a decade. An ordinance adopted by Jackson’s governing body…

  • Freeholders urge support for southern VA hospital

    Ocean County freeholders are urging the Veterans Administration (VA) not to abandon a proposal that could result in a veterans hospital to better serve southern New Jersey. In a letter sent to retired U.S. Army Gen. Eric K. Shinseki, secretary for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Ocean County Freeholder Gerry P. Little urged the…

  • Kafton, Rivere picked to lead town council

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — The 166th township reorganization, and fourth reorganization meeting of the mayor and Township Council, was held on July 7 at the Jackson municipal building. By a vote of 3-2, Councilman Michael Kafton was selected to once again serve as council president. That term will run from July 1,…

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    Travis D’Arnaud of the Lakewood BlueClaws connects with a pitch during the BlueClaws’ game against the Greensboro Grasshoppers on July 3 at FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood. The BlueClaws won the game, 2-0, and D’Arnaud was 1-4 with a double and an RBI.

  • Swine flu takes life of child

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer A6-year-old Jackson boy who recently completed the first grade at Jackson’s Holman School has died from the swine flu. The Ocean County Health Department confirmed last week that the boy who was admitted to a hospital on June 25 died on June 27. He became the first Ocean County resident…

  • Author cooks up books about baseball, bios

    William Cook writes stories about American history BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer William Cook’s interest in writing began in high school when he was the editor of his school newspaper. Yet he did not become serious about writing books until he reached his mid-40s, starting out with novels that he could not get published. William…

  • Senior lunch program moves to new location

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — Senior citizens who enjoyed eating nutritious lunches served at the Central Jersey Italian American Club under the auspices of the Jackson Nutrition Program will now be dining at the Melvin Cottrell Center for Senior Citizens and the Disabled. As of July 6 the senior lunch program has moved…

  • Board OKs addition to Howell Commons

    BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer HOWELL — After a second round of testimony addressed several issues that had been brought up by Planning Board members, plans for an expansion of the Howell Commons shopping center were approved. Howell Commons is at Route 9 north and Locust Road. Initially, the expansion proposed by Howell Associates consisted…