Category: Tri-Town News

  • Fitness is goal of state police program

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Seventh- and eighth-grade pupils at the McAuliffe Middle School in Jackson recently put their physical fitness on display for instructors from the New Jersey State Police Academy. PHOTOS BY DAVE BENJAMIN Under the watchful eye of instructors from the New Jersey State Police Academy, a McAuliffe Middle School student participates…

  • A tunnel of fun in Howell

    CHRIS KELLY staff Ricky Wohler, 2, of Little Silver, crawls through a tunnel of trash that was one of the exhibits on display during Earth Day activities at the Manasquan Reservoir, Howell, on April 18. The tunnel of trash gave visitors an idea of the type of garbage that can make its way to the…

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    ERIC SUCAR staff Jackson Memorial High School’s Ryan Sindt (41) tries to sprint past a Brick Township High School defender during the second half of a lacrosse match play April 8 at Jackson Memorial. Sindt scored one goal in the Jaguars’ 14-7 victory. For more, see sports.

  • Plumsted seeks OK for budget

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Plumsted residents will go to the polls on April 21 to cast their ballots on the general fund tax levy being requested by the Plumsted Board of Education to help fund the operation of local schools in 2009- 10. Voters will be asked to approve a general fund tax levy…

  • Voters will have say on tax levy

    Jackson board proposes $137.2M budget for 2009-10 BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Jackson voters will head to the polls on April 21 to say yes or no to the tax levy proposed by the Jackson Board of Education. During a recent public hearing, the board voted 7-0 to adopt a budget that totals $137.2 million…

  • Communications professionals honored – Watch Video

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Communications professionals honored When a person calls the Jackson Police Department and asks for help, he can be certain that a trained telecommunicator will send whatever assistance is required. DAVE BENJAMIN Jackson police Sgt. John Convery (l), Police Chief Matthew Kunz (second from left) and Sgt. Russell Scialpi (r), honor…

  • Town will seed funds for officers

    PLUMSTED — Mayor Ron Dancer and the Township Committee have authorized the filing of a federal Department of Justice grant application to hire police officers, as a result of the newly enacted American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (stimulus program). Specifically, the U.S. Department of Justice has been allocated $1 billion to hire an estimated 5,500…

  • Jackson skate park reopens

    JACKSON — With help from municipal officials, teenagers, parents, a BMX champion and his mom, the Jackson skate park at the Jackson Justice Complex has been reopened. Township Council President Michael Kafton said the skate park was reopened on April 8 and will be open every day from dawn to dusk. The skate park —…

  • Military, towns trying to work out concerns

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Ayearlong joint land-use study that deals with compatible use of land surrounding Joint Base McGuire- Dix-Lakehurst has been completed. The U.S. Department of Defense Office of Economic Adjustment and the freeholder boards of Ocean and Burlington counties sponsored the study to encourage collaborative planning among the municipalities and the military…