Category: Tri-Town News

  • Yearling sales markedly down in New Jersey

    UPPER FREEHOLD — It was a sobering Sunday for the horse industry. That’s how Bob Marks, the marketing director of Perretti Farms, described the 2008 New Jersey Classic Yearling Sale, held Sept. 7 at the Horse Park of New Jersey in Upper Freehold Township. Perretti Farms practically gave away the 14 horses it brought to…

  • New recycling facility opens

    LAKEWOOD – Each year, more than 80,000 tons of material is processed at Ocean County’s regional recycling center on New Hampshire Avenue in Lakewood. Bottles, cans, cardboard, newsprint and a host of items make their way across a web of conveyor belts, where the materials are sorted and readied for market. With the recent opening…

  • GOP selects Wynalek to run for council seat

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL — Republican Party officials have named a candidate to round out their 2008 slate. Their pick is a neophyte to local politics and a married mother of three children. Susan Wynalek, 52, will seek a four-year term as a councilwoman on the Howell Township Council in the Nov. 4…

  • Decoy & gunning show returning to Tuckerton

    Each fall, the Ocean County Board of Freeholders hosts Ocean County’s Decoy and Gunning Show to highlight working decoy and southern New Jersey water fowling heritage. Now, artists have a chance to display their abilities while honoring part of Ocean County culture in the official show print contest. “We are encouraging all artists to participate…

  • County, local partners to address homelessness

    FREEHOLD – Monmouth County officials and their community partners have begun developing a plan aimed at ending chronic homelessness in 10 years. “I am delighted this forum is taking place,” Monmouth County Freeholder John D’Amico Jr. said. “We have a moral obligation to help those who are less fortunate — especially those who, for one…

  • Plan for homes wins approval

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL — On Sept. 4, applicant Sierra Builders I LLC received final approval from the Howell Planning Board to create 19 lots for single-family residential development and three stormwater management lots in an R-3 Zoning District. The approval was granted with the condition that the applicant meets state Council on…

  • Officials deal with water issue

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — School district staff members were praised at a recent Board of Educationmeeting for their efforts in dealing with a situation that arose at the Elms Elementary School on Sept. 15. Speaking at the Sept. 18 board meeting, Superintendent of Schools Thomas Gialanella said that at about 9 a.m.…

  • Cell phones will be turned into minutes

    The Ocean County Library will participate in the national Cell Phones for Soldiers program by distributing postage-paid envelopes for shipping cell phones at 17 of its branches. The local distribution of the envelopes began on Aug. 11, said Senior Librarian Meagan Toohey. Cell Phones for Soldiers is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. It sells the collected…

  • Residents may vote for new Hall of Fame class

    The New Jersey Hall of Fame has announced 30 nominees in five categories as the organization launched voting for the class of 2008. These leaders and legends, from presidents to poets, in the categories of Historical, Arts and Entertainment, Sports, Enterprise and General, hail from all corners of New Jersey and share a close relationship…