Category: Tri-Town News

  • Western Monmouth Chamber of Commerce 2008 ATHENA AWARD NOMINEES

    The Western Monmouth Chamber of Commerce presents the 23rd Annual ATHENA Award with Diamond Sponsor: BMW of Freehold, a member of the DCH Auto Group; Ruby Sponsor: HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Hospitals of New Jersey at Tinton Falls and Toms River; Platinum Sponsor: CentraStateHealthcare System;and Silver Sponsors:Ampersand Graphics, Commerce Bank, Especially For You Florist, Greater Media Newspapers,…

  • Congressman honored for efforts to rescue two girls

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer HOWELL — Emotions ran high in town hall on Oct. 21 as Howell officials and a local family thanked Congressman Chris Smith for helping to secure the safe return of two girls from Georgia in the weeks following an invasion of that nation by Russia this past summer. Smith’s intervention…

  • Resident faces drug charges

    HOWELL — A township man was charged with possession of anabolic steroids after police came to his home to execute a domestic violence restraining order on Oct. 15. According to the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office, officers found a significant amount of steroids and hypodermic syringes after executing the restraining order. Sheriff’s Officers Sean O’Neill and…

  • Schools putting forth effort to aid FoodBank

    The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties has asked the children in all area schools — public and private — to think of those less fortunate this holiday season by running a special food drive. With the demand for food increasing by 32 percent, the 2008 Schools Holiday Hunger Challenge will help the FoodBank and…

  • Aldrich park and ride to be sold by Howell

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL — In an effort to generate revenue for the municipality, the Howell Township Council has introduced an ordinance that would allow officials to sell the Aldrich Road park-and-ride commuter parking lot. Township Manager Helene Schlegel said, “We do not make any profit in operating a park-and-ride. It would be…

  • Walsh, Clark win in Howell

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer 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…

  • County Line Shoppes gains planners’ nod

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — The Planning Board has approved an application which proposes the construction of a 23,000-square-foot shopping center, County Line Shoppes. The new shopping center will be on County Line Road, just west of Harmony Road, between a Walgreens pharmacy and a Sunrise assisted living facility. It is expected to…

  • Vicari: Hard times call for seasoned freeholder

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer In these tough economic times, experience counts, says Republican Freeholder Joseph H. Vicari, who is seeking his 10th term on the board. Joseph H. Vicari “Now more than ever, people need the experience,” Vicari said in a recent interview at his freeholder office in the Ocean County Administration Building…

  • Political newcomer says fresh voice needed

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Stacy Lubrecht Stacy Lubrecht entered the race for the lone seat on the Ocean County Board of Freeholders earlier this year with absolutely no political experience. And that’s a plus for Ocean County residents, she said. “What we need now is someone who sees things from a totally outside…