Category: Tri-Town News

  • Local filmmakers tap into Jersey Devil legend

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Jeff Heimbuch The desolate back roads and dark woods of the New Jersey Pine Barrens are no place to be late at night. The campers found that out too late. Some of them went missing forever. Pieces of others were found near where the creature had left them. That…

  • The long, hot summer

    BY GOTTI KELLEY Correspondent While you dig the hole to find a home for your latest native plant, you can run the risk of adding another crick to your lower back. Watch how you handle your tools, be aware of your stance when digging, lift properly, and don’t even attempt to move a 100-pound boulder…

  • Towns in two counties planning for new base

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — Three United States military bases in central New Jersey — Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst, Fort Dix and McGuire Air Force Base — will soon be formally united as Joint Base McGuire, Dix, Lakehurst. A study is under way to encourage collaborative planning and communication between the base…

  • Brick Twp. child’s fight vs. cancer touched many

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer Avery Lubrecht BRICK TOWNSHIP — Rainbows became a symbol of hope during 4-year-old Avery Lubrecht’s brief battle against brain cancer. A rainbow appeared over Windward Beach in late April on the night a vigil planned for the little girl had to be postponed because of rain. Rainbow posters adorned…

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    During a T-ball game for children and their parents at FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood, Samantha Gorlick, 9, connects for a hit. The Lakewood summer recreation program hosted the activity on Aug. 6 for youngsters ages 4-6 and their moms and dads. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Making sweet music

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Eric Augustin, of Neptune, and Landa Joseph, of Brick Township, found the perfect spot to sit and sing on a beautiful summer day at Ocean County Park, Lakewood, Aug. 16.

  • Residents keep up fight against taking of land

    Road improvements are required near site of adult community BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer Howell residents Kenneth Bordfeld, Tracey Mallett and Elaine Piper came before the Township Council on Aug. 12 looking for answers. The three Howell homeowners are faced with the prospect of having a piece of their property seized by Centex Homes as…

  • Jackson cancels contract for surveillance cameras

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — The Township Council has voted to terminate a contract with a firm that was going to install closed-circuit surveillance cameras at several locations in the municipality. At the Aug. 12 meeting of the governing body, council members Mike Kafton, Mike Reina and Bobbie Rivere voted to cancel the…

  • Committee recommends retaining building dept.

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Jackson mayor reviewing report; decision awaited JACKSON — The Township Council wants Mayor Mark Seda to leave the Jackson Building Department in place. After hearing recommendations from a Citizens Budget Advisory Committee, council members voted 5-0 on Aug. 12 to proceed with an option that will permit Jackson to continue…