Category: Tri-Town News

  • Product born out of fireman’s experience

    HOWELL — In 1996, Peter Kuppler and other firefighters were called to respond to a residential fire in Howell where they believed several children were trapped in an upstairs room. When two firemen mistook a storage room for the children’s bedroom, they suffered serious injuries from smoke inhalation, injuries that Kuppler believes could have been…

  • Planners reject affordable housing

    Jackson panel says ‘no’ to Windsor Crescent apartment complex BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Some Jackson residents will be remember the evening of Oct. 20, 2008, for a long time. That was the night when members of the Planning Board sat for more than five hours to listen to residents give testimony as to why…

  • Students see results of mixing alcohol, driving

    DWI simulator is part of ‘Save a Life Tour’ BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Chris Geysbeck, manager of the “Save a Life Tour,” shows Alexiz Jankowski of Middletown how to operate the DWI simulator that recently made a stop at Georgian Court University, Lakewood. The machine gives people a chance…

  • Former Howell resident killed in Pa. car crash

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer Melissa Fogel Aformer resident of Howell who had moved with her family to central Pennsylvania was killed and several of her family members were injured in an Oct. 19 motor vehicle accident on Interstate 81 in Lebanon County, Pa. According to police, Melissa Fogel, 17, was killed as she was…

  • Marching to the beat

    CHRIS KELLY staff Michael Korkowski performs with the Howell High School marching band during halftime of the football game between Brick Memorial High School and Howell on Oct. 24 in Howell. The visiting Mustangs defeated the Rebels, 24-17, in overtime.

  • Town may want in on plan to go green

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Peggy Sturmfels JACKSON — It’s not easy being green and environmentally sound. And so, Jackson officials are looking into the idea of creating a committee that will examine ways to make the municipality more environmentally sound without creating a major expense for taxpayers. The issue was the topic of discussion…

  • Donation will help buy special-education items

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — The Jackson Educational Foundation continued its support for the Jackson School District by presenting a $2,800 donation to the Board of Education during a meeting on Oct. 21. “Last spring we had our first carnival day and we picked the hottest day of the year to have it…

  • Residents will rally for friend

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — A fundraising event to help a local mom will be held at 5 p.m. Nov. 8 at the Central Jersey Italian American Club, 36 Cpl. Luigi Marciante Jr. Memorial Boulevard, off County Line Road. The benefit will help defray the cost of medical expenses for Tara Seda, the…

  • $25,000 housing rehab grant offered in New Egypt

    PLUMSTED — The Township Committee has obtained a $25,000 state housing rehabilitation program grant and is seeking qualified homeowners or buyers to submit applications for the grant funds. Specifically, up to $25,000 is available for rehabilitation improvements to owner/occupied single-family homes or potentially new homebuyers who have a purchaser’s contract with a closing date within…