Category: Tri-Town News

  • Adult homes plan rejected

    JACKSON — An application filed be Diamond Developers at Miele Farms LLC has been denied by the Planning Board. The application proposed the construction of a 315-home adult community on South Hope Chapel Road near the intersection of Ridgeway Boulevard. The application has been in front of the board for almost two years. The board’s…

  • Hearing on budget is June 3

    PLUMSTED — A public hearing on the 2009 municipal budget will be held at the Plumsted Township Committee meeting at 8 p.m. June 3 at the municipal building. Members of the public may ask questions about the spending plan before the members of the governing body vote to adopt it. According to information provided by…

  • Jersey Fresh marked with another death

    Olympian loses mount to ‘Saw Tooth Oxer’ jump BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer For the third year in a row, tragedy marred the Jersey Fresh CCI**/***/CIC*** held at the Horse Park of New Jersey in Upper Freehold Township. A horse died on the cross-country course during this year’s show, which took place May 7-10. Phillip…

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    ERIC SUCAR staff Edward Reynolds, 6, examines a race car from New Egypt Speedway that was on display at New Egypt Day, May 16, in Plumsted Township. Activities for children and adults were held at Oakford Lake Park on Front Street.

  • Theft of quad leads to arrests in Jackson

    JACKSON — A police investigation into the theft of an all-terrain vehicle sometime between May 2 and May 5 from a West Veterans Highway residential garage led to the arrest of Ronald J. Pearn Jr., 23, and Michael A. “Kurt” Cornish, 18, both of Jackson, on May 7. Information received by the resident and an…

  • Vislocky joins town council

    BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Curtis Vislocky has been appointed to serve as a member of the Howell Township Council. He was appointed at the governing body’s May 12 special workshop meeting. Vislocky replaced Michael Howell, who recently resigned due to personal reasons. The new councilman will serve on the council until the November election,…

  • Gov. places conditional veto on housing bill

    Makes suggestions about legislation that could convert age-restricted units BY JENNIFER AMATO Staff Writer On May 4, Gov. Jon Corzine placed a conditional veto on state Senate bill 2577 that would permit the conversion of age-restricted housing developments to non-age-restricted housing developments. According to the original bill, developers would be allowed to rezone any future…

  • Supreme Court upholds tree removal law

    Jackson mayor ‘thrilled’ with outcome of case BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Calling Jackson’s tree removal law “one of the most groundbreaking ordinances created in the state,” Jackson Township Council President Michael Kafton saluted the state Supreme Court’s unanimous decision to uphold that law. Mayor Michael Reina said he is “thrilled, just thrilled” with the…

  • Libertarian Party selects candidate for governor

    The New Jersey State Libertarian Party’s state board has selected Kenneth R. Kaplan as its candidate for governor. Kaplan has a lifelong familiarity with New Jersey’s residents and issues, according to a statement from the Libertarian Party. Born in Newark and growing up in West Orange, Kaplan lived in Rockaway and Livingston before moving to…