Category: Tri-Town News

  • Shared construction dept. may be in works

    BRICK TOWNSHIP — As Brick Township was poised to partner with Toms River to form a northern Ocean County construction inspection department, Mayor Stephen C. Acropolis said other towns could also be part of the arrangement. Acropolis said he has already spoken with Jackson Mayor Michael Reina and with representatives of several other towns. “There…

  • Employees celebrate serviceman’s return

    Jean Joseph JACKSON — Administrators at Care- One recently welcomed one of their own, Jean Joseph, the administrator of the Care- One of Jackson Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on History Lane, back from six months of military duty overseas. Joseph is a 21-year veteran of the military, according to a press release from Care- One.…

  • Rt. 537 zoning change rejected by officials

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD — Property owners along Route 537 whose zoning could have changed from Highway Development (HD) to Community Commercial (CC) protested at a Dec. 18 public hearing, and the Township Committee listened. The Township Committee voted unanimously against changing the zoning, which had been recommended by township planner Charles…

  • County set to move on addition to jail

    Ocean County is getting ready to start work on a 157,000-square-foot addition to the Ocean County Jail on Hooper Avenue, Toms River. “This project is a very large undertaking and will take about two years to complete,” said Ocean County Freeholder John P. Kelly, who serves as director of law and public safety. “We will…

  • Father, son face drug charges

    JACKSON — Township police culminated a two-month investigation with the arrest of two men and charged them with drug distribution and other crimes. Joseph L. Coletrella, 51, and his son Joseph D. Coletrella, 18, were both arrested by Jackson police on Nov. 25, according to a press release issued by the Jackson Police Department. Capt.…

  • Scouts announce 2009 Women of Distinction

    The Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore kicked off the holiday season by unveiling the five Women of Distinction honorees Dec. 2 at Woodlake Country Club in Lakewood. The honorees, all examples of women making a difference in their communities, are Sylvia Allen, Kathleen Ellis, Maj. Wendy Galloway, Sister Rosemary Jeffries and Gina Petillo. “I…

  • New mayor on duty in Howell

    Robert F. Walsh and Susan Schroeder Clark sworn in to office BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer Howell residents filled town hall on New Year’s Day to watch Robert F. Walsh be sworn in as Howell’s mayor and Susan Schroeder Clark take the oath of office as a member of the Howell Township Council. Walsh and…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Jackson Memorial High School’s Tim Baker drives to the hoop during a game against Brick Township High School on Jan. 2. The Green Dragons defeated the Jaguars, 52-49, in Jackson.

  • Democrats seek candidate for ’09 election

    Party did not field a slate in last two Howell races BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer The Howell Democrats will be screening candidates as they search for a person to run in a special election to be held in November. An unexpired term on the Township Council will be on the ballot at that time.…