Category: Tri-Town News

  • Grawtown plan still seeks final approval

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — Planning Board members and the representative of one applicant are still wrangling over details concerning a proposed General Development Plan (GDP). The next hearing on the matter has been scheduled for May 4. The application submitted by RG-2 concerns a series of residential developments planned for Grawtown Road.…

  • Plans still in the works for veterans memorial

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — The construction of a veterans memorial remains the goal for a group of people in Jackson. The veterans memorial was discussed at the April 14 meeting of the Township Council. “We have a number of devoted residents who are currently working on this endeavor along with others who…

  • Kimball foundation names 2009 honorees

    LAKEWOOD — Kimball Medical Center Foundation’s annual gala, themed “Murder on the Orient Express,” will be held May 9 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Woodlake County Club in Lakewood. This year four area residents will be honored as outstanding humanitarians who provide extraordinary leadership to Kimball Medical Center. Jackson resident Nina Anuario, senior…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Emma Schaale, 4, and Jamie Schaale, of Howell, work together to build a birdhouse during Earth Day activities at the Manasquan Reservoir, Howell, on April 18.

  • Secretaries’ union waits for new deal

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — The Jackson School District employees who make up the Jackson Central Office Secretarial Association (JCOSA) want the public to know they have not had a new contract for 17 months. There are 32 members of the union. “It is a disgrace that our members have been working for…

  • Wal-Mart threats vex cops

    BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Astring of phoned-in bomb threats to the Wal-Mart department store on Route 9 south at Lanes Mill Road, Howell, has perplexed police and triggered financial consequences for the local retailer. “This is causing a lot of stress for the store,” Howell Police Department Detective Lt. Don Neill said. “They have…

  • State offers assistance to help smokers quit

    According to the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services, dieting, exercise and smoking cessation are typically the top three items on everyone’s list of personal goals, yet without the proper support, they too often go unrealized. The reasons for quitting are as varied as the smokers themselves. Whether it is the cost of…

  • Judge orders Jackson to OK apartments

    Windsor Crescent will help township meet affordable housing quota BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer The Jackson Planning Board has been ordered by a state Superior Court judge to approve an affordable housing development that its members voted to deny in 2008. Judge Vincent J. Grasso directed the board to approve the Windsor Crescent development to…

  • Teen drivers will display special decal on vehicles

    Gov. Corzine signs Kyleigh’s Law Gov. Jon S. Corzine has signed Kyleigh’s Law, making New Jersey the first state in the nation to have a teen driver decal law. Named in honor of 16-year-old Kyleigh D’Alessio, S-2314/A- 3069 requires the use of an identifier on vehicles driven by teens holding a permit or provisional license.…