Category: Tri-Town News

  • Planner discusses town’s ‘scary’ COAH obligation

    REGIONAL INTEREST BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Although fulfilling its state-mandated quota of affordable housing units is important to Upper Freehold Township, residents do not seem concerned about the issue. There were more people on stage than in the audience when township officials discussed the issue at a joint meeting of the Township Committee and…

  • Rev. vows to continue aid to area’s homeless

    Campsite that housed Mexican nationals removed by county BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer TOYNETT HALL The Rev. Steve Brigham of the Lakewood Outreach Ministry Church will no longer provide propane tanks to the homeless because of the rising cost of propane. Brigham will offer individuals who are living in the woods around Lakewood a wood-burning…

  • Steel Mill keeps Asbury sounds of the past alive

    Former E Street drummer Vini Lopez finds success playing early Springsteen BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer JEFF ALLEN The members of Steel Mill are (l-r) Vini Lopez, John Galella, Tony Amato and Ed Piersanti. The band plays songs that were written by Bruce Springsteen when he was a member of Steel Mill in the early…

  • Community effort will put shine on town in October

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — Plans are under way for “Operation My Town,” an annual event that will have volunteers cleaning up Jackson. Patricia Wood, who is Jackson’s Clean Communities Coordinator, said the event is set for Oct. 18. This will be the second community cleanup of 2008. Connie Sidor is helping Wood…

  • Editor says leaving off name was unintentional

    Candidate for mayor asks why his name was not in newsletter BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL — The Howell Historical Society found itself placed under the microscope after accusations of tampering and political sabotage were made by Township Councilman Robert Walsh during a regular meeting of the Township Council on Aug. 12. Walsh, an…

  • Panel will meet privately to discuss board member

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — Board of Education members may determine at a closed session to be held at the beginning of their next meeting on Sept. 16 whether board member Scott Sargent will be reprimanded for his actions prior to the April 15 school board election. On April 14, Sargent received summonses…

  • County offers assistance to seniors

    In an effort to make certain that Ocean County senior citizens do not miss out on the 2008 economic stimulus, the county Office of Senior Services continues to offer assistance to individuals so they can obtain their payment. “There are still over 8,000 seniors in Ocean County who have not filed for their economic stimulus…

  • Mural inspired by Renoir gives library special touch

    HOWELL — After years of staring at the gray walls in the Howell library, librarian Veronica Stevens finally got the opportunity to turn a blank space into a beautiful mural. Stevens applied for a grant that was made available by the Monmouth County Arts Council for any community-based organization that would engage teenagers in the…

  • Administrators urged to make concessions

    Marlboro rep wants benefits returned and end to use of ‘Dr.’ title BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Katie Goon, who is Marlboro’s representative on the Freehold Regional High School District Board of Education, last week called on several district administrators to stop using the title of doctor and to return any benefits they received after…