Category: Tri-Town News

  • Nov. – a frosty reception

    Green Scene The first snow has fallen, unexpectedly so, and it is time to put your garden to bed. Simple housekeeping is of essence. Start with the hand tools that served you well all season. Inspect them, clean them, wipe them with oil and hang them up. It probably will be too cool to sip…

  • DWI checkpoints coming to Plumsted

    PLUMSTED — The resources of the Plumsted Police Department will be enhanced and expanded under the terms of a intergovernmental shared services agreement with the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office that was approved by the Township Committee at its meeting of Nov. 5. According to Mayor Ron Dancer, the prosecutor’s office and the Plumsted police will…

  • Datebook

    • “Mrs. Gould’s Seventh Annual Holiday Social” will be performed at Georgian Court University, 900 Lakewood Ave., Lakewood, now through Dec. 21. Call for times. Tickets: $40, includes performance and tea luncheon. Details: 732-987-2263. • The Jackson Friends of the Library will host a book sale at the library, 2 Jackson Drive, Jackson, Nov. 13,…

  • Bell choir to perform

    For the fourth year in a row, the First Presbyterian Church, 118 West Main Street, Freehold Borough, will be the site of an uplifting Christmas concert. The 2008 holiday concert that is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 is part of an ongoing series that was created to help defray operating expenses for the stately…

  • Walsh, Clark win in Howell

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL — Residents elected Robert F. Walsh as Howell’s new mayor and his running mate Susan Schroeder Clark as a member of the Township Council on Election Day, Nov. 4. Walsh and Clark ran as independent candidates, unaffiliated with any political party. Walsh will give up his seat as a…

  • Plumsted schools report little violence, vandalism

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer PLUMSTED — There were no incidents of vandalism that cost the Plumsted School District money during the 2007-08 school year. School administrators recently released the district’s 2007-08 violence and vandalism report. According to state law, each school must issue a report and hold a public meeting to discuss the contents…

  • Amendments try to aid Americans in war zones

    In an attempt to provide safer and faster evacuation of American citizens, especially children, from war zones, U.S. Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) has authored two amendments to the Stability and Democracy for Georgia Act of 2008. Smith’s congressional district includes Howell, Jackson, Lakewood and Plumsted. The act seeks to authorize assistance to meet the urgent…

  • Spay/neutering offered to pets

    Appointments are being accepted for a low-cost spay/neuter clinic for cats and dogs that are owned by lowerincome Ocean County residents. The clinic will be held Nov. 17. “It makes sense to eliminate unplanned litters, since most pet owners are not professional breeders,” said Ella Boyd, public health coordinator. “The clinic can help a family…

  • Plans for veterans memorial under way

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — Plans to construct a veterans memorial garden with a statue that will pay tribute to all of Jackson’s military veterans are in the development stage. In late October a committee was established by Mayor Mark Seda to put plans for a veterans memorial garden into action. Charles Garofano…