Category: Tri-Town News

By JEREMY GROSSMAN Staff Writer Libraries throughout central New Jersey host book clubs and discussion groups to suit a broad range of patrons’ interests. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR If New Jersey were hit with a zombie apocalypse, the odds for survival would not be great, according to Tyler Rousseau, emergent technologies coordinator at the Monroe…

By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer The 2015 budget put forth by the Plumsted Board of Fire Commissioners will be reviewed by the Plumsted Township Committee following voters’ rejection of the proposed tax levy in the Feb. 21 fire election. Voters rejected the commissioners’ proposed tax levy for the third year in a row. This year,…

By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Much has changed in Jackson during the past 50 years as the township’s population grew from 6,500 residents to about 56,000 residents today. The Jackson Police Department has also grown to keep pace with all of the changes. Retired Maj. Borden Applegate has kept scrapbooks that tell the story of…

JACKSON — Anti-Semitic messages that were posted online by a group of Jackson teenagers are expected to come under scrutiny by the U.S. Department of Justice after those messages were shown to U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ). The posts included photographs of a teenage girl dressed in faux Nazi regalia and threats of violence against…

Members of Greater Media Newspapers’ advertising, editorial, photography and production staffs scooped up 16 awards in the New Jersey Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest. “We are blessed with an exceptional and dedicated staff,” Greater Media Newspapers General Manager and Publisher Ben Cannizzaro said. “I am extremely pleased with the well-deserved recognition from the New Jersey…

By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — Several weeks after a resolution that would have granted a full license renewal to the Fountainhead mobile home park was tabled following complaints from residents, the Township Council has approved a six-month license with conditions attached. The mobile home park off North Cooks Bridge Road has drawn the…

TOP PICK New Jersey Repertory Company presents the world premiere of “The M Spot” by Michael Tucker, star of TV’s “L.A. Law.” Jerry and Maddie have been married — forever — and are looking for something to recapture the former vitality of their marriage. They’ve been through the mill when it comes to therapists and…

By KENNY WALTER Staff Writer Population growth has put a strain on infrastructure, creating the need for investment in bridges, roads and tunnels, along with an update to bus and train systems. STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER ERIC SUCAR The population of central New Jersey is expected to grow as the number of foreign born workers increases and…

PLUMSTED — Residents will have their say on the finances of Plumsted’s fire district when they vote on the $2 million budget that has been proposed by the Board of Fire Commissioners. The vote is scheduled for 2-9 p.m. Feb. 21 at the New Egypt firehouse, Main Street. All registered voters in Plumsted are eligible…