Category: Tri-Town News

  • County info is just an e-mail away

    Ocean County residents and visitors can now have important Ocean County information including press releases, commuter forecasts and emergency management updates e-mailed to them. “Getting information to our residents is key when it comes to letting them know about the numerous programs and services Ocean County offers,” said Freeholder James F. Lacey, who serves as…

  • Board has questions on subdivision plan

    Proposed driveways in cul-de-sac are an issue on Jackson application BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — Saying there were too many loose ends to be able to vote, the Planning Board has directed an applicant to return in February and provide additional testimony on a proposed subdivision of property. The property in question is…

  • Council pulls ordinance to sell park-ride property

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL — The Township Council has pulled an ordinance from consideration which would have authorized the sale of the Aldrich Road park and ride parking lot because of what officials said was ambiguous language in the document. The action came at the council’s Nov. 25 meeting. Questions about the sale…

  • Food drive to be held at holiday event

    The Good Samaritan Food Pantry is a local organization that is helping local families in need. “The Good Samaritan which started a few years ago providing food for only six people a month now serves 300 people a month in our local communities. It was the youth group at Emley’s Hill United Methodist Church that…

  • In the Service

    Air Force Airman Coty W. Hertler, the son of Louis and Dana Hertler of Howell, has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio. During the six weeks of training, the airman studied the Air Force mission, organization, core values, and military customs and courtesies; performed drill and ceremony marches, and…

  • Cards may be sent to troops

    Serving members of the military and their families was the first mission of the American Red Cross more than 125 years ago and it remains a core part of the Red Cross service to the armed forces mission. For the second year in a row, the Red Cross is partnering with Pitney Bowes to collect…

  • Organization honors veterans

    LAKEWOOD — On the 233rd anniversary of the founding of the U.S. Marine Corps, Lakewood Lodge No. 174 Free & Accepted Masons opened its doors to the Lakewood High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC). The evening’s event was to celebrate and honor American veterans. The members of the JROTC put on a performance…

  • Meridian Health Village gains approval in Jackson

    JACKSON — The Jackson Zoning Board of Adjustment has approved the construction of Meridian Health Village at Jackson, a 150,000-square-foot multicare health facility. The building will be constructed on an 11-acre property at the intersection of Bennetts Mills and South Cooks Bridge roads. The property is in a Neighborhood Commercial zone and required a use…

  • Foundation aids first responders

    JACKSON — Local first responders are getting a little extra help from a different source of funding — a bank. “OceanFirst Bank has been serving the needs of the people of Ocean County for more than 100 years,” said Senior Vice President of Business Development Nina Anuario. “Currently we have 23 branch offices and one…