Category: Tri-Town News

  • FPAC showcase a hit at Howell H.S.

    BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Afitting rendition of “The Body Electric” from the movie musical “Fame” capped off an evening of song, dance and other artistic endeavors at Howell High School’s 25th anniversary FPAC Showcase. The Gosewich Auditorium at Howell High School hosted the 25th anniversary Fine and Performing Arts Center Showcase on May 28.…

  • Grant applications and 2009 budget approved

    PLUMSTED — The Township Committee has authorized the submission of three grant applications to the New Jersey Department of Transportation requesting $150,000 in state aid for paving and drainage improvements of two streets and the construction of two additional parking lots for downtown New Egypt. The committee took the action at its meeting on June…

  • Civil War encampment visits county courthouse

    As part of its celebration of the bicentennial of President Abraham Lincoln’s birth, the Ocean County Library is hosting a Civil War encampment that will be held on the Ocean County Courthouse lawn, Washington Street, Toms River, June 13. According to a press release from the county, soldiers used to muster in front of the…

  • OUT OF THE CLASSROOM AND ONTO THE PLAYGROUND – Advertorial

    By Gloria Averbuch Advertorial  OUT OF THE CLASSROOM AND ONTO THE PLAYGROUND By Gloria Averbuch Sky Blue FC Collette McCallum Photo credit to: Howard C. Smith/ISIphotos.com Just as learning is not confined to a classroom, neither are sports and fitness confined to organized teams and programs. You can do a lot to promote children’s fitness,…

  • Coalition challenges Oyster Creek relicensing in court

    Groups not giving up fight to shut down nuclear plant BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Acoalition of citizens groups has filed suit in federal court, seeking to overturn the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) recent relicensing of the 40-year-old Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in Lacey Township. “We are appealing the decision because the…

  • Teacher facing jail term

    Middlesex County Prosecutor Bruce J. Kaplan announced on June 2 that a teacher who resides in Howell and most recently taught in Old Bridge pleaded guilty before state Superior Court Judge Frederick P. DeVesa in New Brunswick to a fourth-degree count of cruelty and neglect stemming from a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old male high…

  • This is one run that will go to the dogs

    Howell police officers trying to raise money for a new K-9 pup BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer HOWELL — As two Howell police pups hand in their badges to retire from active duty, the Howell community is preparing for an athletic fundraiser to replace the crime-fighting dogs. The first Run for Rover fundraiser, sponsored by…

  • Monmouth population climbs past 660,000

    The Monmouth County Planning Board has approved the county’s 2009 population estimates that sets the official total population estimate for the county at 662,987 people. According to a press release from the county, the new estimates show that the total population of Monmouth County increased by just over a half a percentage point (0.55 percent)…

  • Brunch benefits local family

    JACKSON — A charity brunch was hosted on May 17 by the Jackson Women of Today. More than $680 was raised at the brunch, and a total of $900 has been raised to benefit the O’Hara family. According to a press release, members of the O’Hara family were involved in a serious motor vehicle accident…