Category: Tri-Town News

  • Animal officer recalled as dedicated employee

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — Municipal officials in Jackson have offered their condolences after learning of the passing of animal control officer Joe Spano. Spano, 53, died on Oct. 9 at the Boston Medical Center, Boston. He had been employed in Jackson for seven years at the time of his death. At the…

  • Mayor’s post, council seat at stake in Howell

    Walsh, Bohlin, Clark, Wynalek are making bids for office BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer Robert Walsh HOWELL — There will be at least one, and possibly two new faces in Howell government in January. The only incumbent on the Nov. 4 general election ballot is Township Councilman Robert Walsh, who is running for mayor. Walsh’s…

  • Adelphia opens new firehouse

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer The Adelphia Fire Company, which serves northern Howell, has opened a new station (pictured) at 993 Route 33, Howell. The fire company’s headquarters remain on Adelphia Road (Route 524). HOWELL — Fire District No. 2, which is served by the Adelphia Fire Company, has opened a second station at 993…

  • Seniors’ meeting room opens

    PLUMSTED — The township’s first senior citizen meeting/activities room, located in the municipal building at 121 Evergreen Road, will officially open with a ceremonial dedication on Oct. 23 at 11 a.m. Mayor Ron Dancer and members of the Township Committee will be joined by Congressman Chris Smith and the director of the Ocean County Office…

  • Director returns to local scene with play at Jewish museum

    After a three-year hiatus from the Monmouth County arts community, David Sorin of Howell is making his directorial return with the production of Mark Harelik’s “The Immigrant” at the HayLoft Performing Arts Space in Freehold Township. The new space is inside the Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County in the Mount’s Corner shopping center at…

  • Questions linger over environmental issues

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — Environmental concerns were part of the discussion as the Planning Board continued to hear testimony on an application submitted by Gelori LLC to construct a 16,000-square-foot retail building. The building is proposed for a site on the north side of West Veterans Highway (Route 528), east of Hawkin…

  • FRHSD approves agreement for rental of ice hockey rink

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer The ice is ready and waiting at the Wall Sports Arena in Wall Township as the newly formed hockey teams in the Freehold Regional High School District get ready to open their first season. On Oct. 6, the FRHSD Board of Education approved a five-year rental agreement with Rams Associates…

  • Math games are fun, but help pupils learn

    ‘Arithmetickles’ comes to Southard School BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer ERIC SUCAR staff Host Ben Bendor asks his audience members for their participation during the “Arithmetickles” show he presented at the Southard School, Howell, on Sept. 23. “Arithmetickles” is an interactive, music-filled math show school assembly that involves pupils in the learning process. HOWELL —…

  • Brennan honored by FRHSD

    BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Administrators from the Freehold Regional High School District acknowledged U.S. Army 1st Lt. Brian Brennan, 23, of Howell, during a Board of Education meeting held Oct. 6 at Howell High School. Brennan is a graduate of Howell High School. He went on to graduate from The Citadel in South Carolina…