Category: Tri-Town News

  • ChessFest to return in Sept.

    On Sept. 27, Prevention First will host the eighth annual ChessFest – ChessFest 2008 – in Asbury Park. This year’s event is planned to benefit the more than 14,000 children and adults who are expected to participate. It is also geared to set a new Guinness world record for the most chess games played simultaneously…

  • Freeholders want updated numbers used in rail study

    Monmouth panel passes resolution in pursuit of favorable outcome BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders remains staunchly behind a proposal to build a passenger train line that would run through the western part of the county. The Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex (MOM) passenger rail line is the name used to describe…

  • Volunteers being sought to count New Jersey’s bats

    Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey is looking for volunteers to help protect one of the most endangered land mammal groups in the United States – bats. According to a press release, New Jersey is home to nine species of bats, including the Indiana bat, a federally protected species whose population has declined by approximately…

  • Carlin showed teaching side to Jackson resident

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Jackson resident Gus Acevedo (second from left) goofs around a bit as he is joined by fellow students in a class in the 1970s that was taught by comedian George Carlin (wearing “Front” T-shirt) at the Sherwood Oaks Experimental College in California. Carlin’s death on June 22 prompted Acevedo to…

  • Jacob Landau’s spirit comes full circle

    Monmouth U. receives major gift of works by Roosevelt artist BY LINDA DeNICOLA Correspondent An artistic legacy will be carried forward into the future with the addition of a major gift to Monmouth University, West Long Branch. The gift, which will benefit students, scholars and the public, includes more than 300 prints, drawings and paintings…

  • Jackson under the gun to build affordable units

    Windsor Crescent would have 112 apartments off County Line Road BY DENNIS JORDAN Correspondent JACKSON – The process for approval of the Windsor Crescent affordable housing project resumed at the June 16 meeting of the Jackson Planning Board amidst frequent verbal interruptions from the many residents who were present to hear details of the plan.…

  • Datebook

    • Jackson’s Independence Day celebration will be held on July 3 at John F. Johnson Jr. Memorial Park, Kierych Drive, Jackson. Entertainment by Dr. Cheeko (island and popular music) at 6:30 p.m. and a fireworks display at dusk. Rain date July 5. Parking and facilities for handicapped persons will be available onsite. Details: 732-928-1200, ext.…

  • Classic comedy capers

    Barry Bernard and Howard Lazan of Jackson perform the comedy routine “The 2,000-Year-Old Man,” which was created and originally performed by Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner. Bernard and Lazan staged their version of the comedy classic on June 25 during the Festival of Senior Arts held at the Strand Theater, Lakewood. CHRIS KELLY staff

  • Kittens available for adoption

    They are cute, they are soft and cuddly, and they are ready to offer a lifetime of love to any caring family who wishes to adopt them: They are the spring litters of kittens at the Ocean County Health Department’s two animal shelters. “We are temporarily overstocked with adorable kittens awaiting adoption at our northern…