Category: Tri-Town News

  • Howell reps will meet COAH objectors

    BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer HOWELL — The Township Council has appointed four individuals to serve on Howell’s affordable housing mediation team and to meet with representatives of four entities that have filed objections with the New Jersey Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) to an affordable housing plan Howell officials submitted to the state in…

  • Independent ‘Bricktown’ gains distributor’s backing

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer BRICK TOWNSHIP — For independent filmmaker Michael Kelber, there was never any doubt where he would shoot his first feature-length movie. Right in his hometown — Brick Township. “There’s no place like home,” said Kelber, who lives in North Hollywood, Calif., now. “I grew up here. I have all…

  • Donations to fund fireworks

    PLUMSTED — Private fundraising, with major donations from the New Egypt Agway and Blacey’s Auto Parts, have made it possible for Plumsted to continue its tradition of an Independence Day fireworks display, according to Mayor Ron Dancer. Faced with cuts in state aid, the Township Committee adopted a budget with no tax dollars appropriated for…

  • County tests beach water

    The Ocean County Health Department, from mid-May through Labor Day, monitors the water quality at public bathing beaches throughout Ocean County. The 66 salt-water sites are sampled every Monday and the 17 fresh-water sites are sampled every Tuesday. Presently, all public beaches have tested within acceptable standards, according to a press release from the health…

  • THE MORAL OF THE STORY – Advertorial

    By Gloria Averbuch Advertorial  THE MORAL OF THE STORY By Gloria Averbuch  Athletes and coaches have a lot to offer us. I learned this last night as I sat among the crowd at a Sky Blue FC game and listened to Head Coach Kelly Lindsey give what was billed as a coach’s "chalk talk." This…

  • Two locals among canoe/kayak winners

    The Monmouth County Park System held its 39th Manasquan River Canoe and Kayak Race on May 9. Eighty paddlers participated in solo, team and senior race categories. The winners are as follows: Bill Bryan, Jackson, was among the winners in the mixed solo canoe category. He completed the course in 1:02:47. Mixed Senior Tandem Canoe:…

  • Rotary Club donation finds its way overseas

    JACKSON — For members of the Jackson Rotary Club, knowing that the organization raised more than $22,000 for members of the military and their families feels pretty good. But actually seeing the fruits of their effort as they are about to be shipped overseas to the men and women who need them is even more…

  • Kidz-4-Kidz expands to Monmouth County

    At the age of 3, Ashley Lauren Vermeulen of Brick Township was diagnosed with Wilms tumor (kidney cancer). Vermeulen is now 21 years old and studying dance in college, and the cancer survivor uses her talent to give back to the community. Vermeulen co-founded Kidz-4-Kidz, a group that uses dance and theatrical performance to raise…

  • Food vouchers made available

    PLUMSTED — The Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program, offering $30 in vouchers, is now available in Plumsted for income-eligible Ocean County residents 60 years old or older at participating farmers markets. In Plumsted, four farm markets are participating in the program sponsored by Community Services Inc. of Ocean County, including DeWolf’s U-Pick Farm, 10 West…