Category: Tri-Town News

  • 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.

  • A soldier’s home he can call his own

    Volunteers build apartment for Lt. Brian Brennan BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer Looking in from the street, one would never be able to tell that a 1,000- square-foot addition has been constructed onto the Howell home where U.S. Army 1st Lt. Brian Brennan resides. ERIC SUCAR staff U.S. Army 1st Lt. Brian Brennan sits in…

  • Council taps Tilis for seat

    Retired educator joins Jackson’s governing body BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Retired educator Howard Tilis, 66, has been chosen to fill a vacant seat on the Jackson Township Council. Tilis, whose last position before retirement was the director of testing, evaluation and grants for the New Brunswick public schools, was selected to fill the seat…

  • Getting Fido to Sit! Stay! and say ‘Fleas’

    ‘PhoDOGraphy’ offers tips on ‘shooting’ man’s best friend BY JULIE KIRSH Staff Writer Frustrated dog lovers looking for that elusive “Kodak moment” of their pooch need search no further — photographer Kim Levin’s latest book is a primer for pet paparazzi. “PhoDOGraphy” is a teaching book, as Levin describes it, featuring more than 100 photos…

  • DiBella, Schomaker end terms in office

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL — After six years of service to the community, Mayor Joseph DiBella bid farewell to his constituents on Dec. 16 at the last regular meeting of the Township Council for 2008. DiBella did not seek re-election in November. In January, Robert F. Walsh, who currently serves on the council,…

  • Dec. 22 fire in mobile home displaces Jackson family

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — An early morning fire in a mobile home at 462 Maria St. in the Cassville section of the community caused a Jackson family to seek refuge in temporary housing. The Dec. 22 fire call at 6:06 a.m. sent units of the Cassville Volunteer Fire Company, Whitesville Volunteer Fire…

  • Public menorah lighting honors Festival of Lights

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer DAVE BENJAMIN State Sen. Robert Singer participates in the lighting of the Hanukkah menorah in Jackson on Dec. 23. JACKSON — The holiday of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, was celebrated at town hall last week during Jackson’s third annual menorah lighting. The holiday that is celebrated by Jews around…