Category: Tri-Town News

  • Board member pays fines connected to street sign

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — Scott Sargent, who was elected to the township Board of Education in April, has paid municipal court fines totaling more than $500 in connection with his campaign for a seat on the board. The fines were levied by Lakewood Municipal Court Judge Scott J. Basen last week. The…

  • Power swing in pro park

    Tom Carney, 11, of Lakewood, takes a swing during the Lakewood summer recreation program’s home run derby, which gave youngsters a chance to experience what it is like to play ball on a professional field. The summer camp’s home run derby was held at FirstEnergy Park, home of the Lakewood BlueClaws, on July 18. CHRIS…

  • Jackson seeks state action on developer rec payments

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — A resolution which urges the state Legislature to amend the Municipal Land Use Law and require developers to provide some type of recreation facility or to pay impact fees when building a project has been approved by a Township Council vote of 5-0. “We want to ask the…

  • More than a handful of beautiful babies

    Manalapan couple blessed with birth of quadruplets BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer JEFF GRANIT staff Andrew and Tracy Gorelczenko recently moved to Manalapan and had an instant full house following the birth of quadruplets (l-r) Mary Bess, Brady, Toby and Zara. More than a handful MANALAPAN – Tracy Gorelczenko, 34, and her husband, Andrew, 38,…

  • West Nile returns to county

    An Ocean County dead crow submitted to the state lab for testing on July 17 has been confirmed positive for the presence of West Nile virus (WNV), according to an Ocean County Health Department spokesman. “The dead bird was collected in Toms River,” said Edward Rumen, the health department’s public information officer. “It was the…

  • Senior safety program scheduled for Aug. 6

    With an eye toward educating and raising awareness for seniors, the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office with Community Medical Center is teaming up with the Ocean County Board of Freeholders to host a Senior Safety Symposium. The half-day event will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 6 in the main auditorium on the…

  • Technology pupils excel

    HOWELL — Recently, 32 middle school students from the Howell School District’s Technology Student Association (TSA) represented Howell when they participated in the 30th annual National TSA Conference in Orlando, Fla., from June 28 through July 2. During the four-day event, 4,800 students from the United States and Germany competed. Of those, 1,100 were middle…

  • Suspect sought in Lakewood shooting

    LAKEWOOD — On July 27 at about 10:48 a.m., Lakewood police received a call from officials at Kimball Medical Center who said they were treating a female with a single gunshot wound to the head. Officer Dennis Dowden responded and gathered information surrounding the shooting. It was determined that the incident occurred on New York…

  • Work on 2010 census starting

    Ocean County Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari, who led the 2000 U.S. Census effort for Ocean County and who will serve as liaison for the 2010 activities as well, said, “Ocean County was widely recognized as being a leader in the tri-state area because it kicked-off its census campaign early and had widespread citizen participation…