Category: Tri-Town News

  • Grant farm joins list of preserved parcels

    PLUMSTED — The preservation of the 260-acre (est.) Grant family farm in Plumsted last month is the single largest farm, in acres and dollars, to be forever preserved from development in the history of Ocean County’s and Plumsted’s land preservation programs. Plumsted Mayor Ron Dancer said that to place the size of the town’s newest…

  • Landau works to be exhibited

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County will host a gala opening reception for its first major exhibit, “Jacob Landau: Humanist and Visionary.” The event will feature the work of prominent Roosevelt artist the late Jacob Landau (1917-2001), and will include commentary by David Herrstrom and a musical performance by David Brahinsky…

  • Sheriff’s advice: Be Prepared

    The Ocean County Sheriff ‘s Department, Office of Emergency Management has prepared disaster preparedness packets that are available to the residents of Ocean County. September is “National Preparedness Month” and Sheriff William L. Polhemus, who serves as the Ocean County Emergency Management Coordinator, said he wants to be sure that people have the information necessary,…

  • Nurse charged with murder in patient’s death

    Brick woman worked in medical center’s heart unit for 11 years BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer AMonmouth County grand jury has indicted a Brick Township woman on a first-degree murder count in connection with the death of a Jersey Shore University Medical Center patient. The medical center is in Neptune. Lorie Hentges, 39, of…

  • Jackson rock show

    FRANK GALIPO Joseph Kennedy, 8, of Howell, performs his “air rock star” routine during Jackson Day festivities on Sept. 7 at John F. Johnson Jr. Memorial Park, Jackson.

  • Applicant revises plans for hotel, 3 restaurants

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL — Redesigned plans for a Route 9 hotel have been filed with the Planning Board, but the applicant has not yet been scheduled for a public hearing before the board. Applicant Leonard Solondz of Lake Real Estate LLC has submitted a revised application for Northwoods Center LLC. The plans…

  • Federal budget includes funding for base projects

    New Jersey Congressmen Jim Saxton and Chris Smith, whose districts include Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, announced that a record-breaking string of 10 new construction projects worth $179.1 million is included in the fiscal year 2009 defense budget recently passed by the House of Representatives. The bill, H.R. 6599, passed by a vote of 409-4. “This smashes…

  • Teenager dies in choking accident

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — A teenager who was attending the Sept. 7 Jackson Day celebration at John F. Johnson Jr. Memorial Park died from choking after all efforts to save his life failed. David Soto, 16, a sophomore at Jackson Liberty High School, was eating a shish-ka-bob that came from a food…

  • New academic building to rise at Ocean County College

    Officials at Ocean County College, Toms River, held a groundbreaking ceremony on July 28 as construction got under way on the school’s newest academic building. The ceremony took place at the construction site, between the administration building and library on the Main Campus, College Drive. Those in attendance included students, faculty, staff, and members of…