Category: Tri-Town News

  • Howell, TWU agree on 3-year contract

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL — Following 16 months of negotiations, representatives of Howell and the Transport Workers Union Local 225 came to an agreement on a new contract on March 6. The TWU represents 14 employers in Monmouth and Ocean counties. The union has 1,200 total members, including 125 individuals who are employed…

  • St. Patrick’s Day smiles

    Seniors enjoy annual St. Patrick’s Day blast BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer DAVE BENJAMIN Tex and Peg Truch were two of the many guests who enjoyed a St. Patrick’s Day luncheon at the Jackson Senior Center. JACKSON — With a few stanzas of “Will Ye Go Lassie Go,” about 150 pounds of corned beef, and…

  • Improvements planned at New Egypt intersection

    PLUMSTED — The intersection of Lakewood-New Egypt Road (Ocean County Route 528) and Pinehurst Road (Ocean County Route 539) in Plumsted will undergo a major overhaul this year. The Ocean County Board of Freeholders will seek bids on the estimated $1.5 million project that will add turn lanes and improve the line of sight for…

  • BlueClaws make plans for eight flea markets

    LAKEWOOD — On eight Sundays this summer and fall, FirstEnergy Park will host another year of flea markets and vendors are encouraged to sign up for their locations now. Each flea market will take place in the large parking lot outside the ballpark. “We have always received a great response from both vendors and buyers…

  • State expands Plumsted gypsy moth spray area

    PLUMSTED — The state Department of Agriculture Bureau of Plant, Pest and Disease Control has approved an additional 451 acres of wooded property in Plumsted for inclusion in this spring’s gypsy moth aerial suppression spray program, according to Mayor Ron Dancer. The Township Committee hosted an informational public meeting regarding the proposed gypsy moth spray…

  • Women hold key Howell positions

    Study hard, have thick skin are words of advice from those who serve township BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer Her path in life was already predestined. From early on, she was told she was to become a lawyer. Her late father, William J. White Sr., taught her the simple principles of life that would help…

  • Two perspectives on the Holocaust

    On March 15, the opening of “The Exhibit: A Journey to Life” at the Monmouth Museum in Lincroft brought to life the world that was lost during the Holocaust. Suitcases, scrapbooks, family photographs and other memorabilia are part of the multimedia exhibit, “A Journey to Life,” which documents the life experiences of Holocaust survivors, and…

  • New signs show way to avoid congestion

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer DAVE BENJAMIN A yearlong lobbying effort put forth by Michael Kaufman of Jackson has resulted in signs that direct motorists away from a traffic bottleneck in Lakewood. LAKEWOOD — A lobbying effort to improve conditions at a township traffic bottleneck has led to action being taken by the state Department…

  • Crafters continue service to community

    The Happy Crafters at the Orchards at Bartley, Jackson, is a group of creative residents who gather twice a week to make various arts and crafts items and develop opportunities to sell them. For more than two years, they have been working to raise money for organizations and families in need in the Jackson community.…