Category: Tri-Town News

  • Event passes on history of civil rights movement

    Lakewood NAACP gathers for annual Freedom Fund banquet BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer James Waters, 66, of Lakewood, grew up in the middle of the civil rights movement that occurred in the United States in the 1960s. Waters, who is black, can reminisce about his visits with relatives in the southern United States and can…

  • County promotes recycling to residents and visitors

    Whether on the ground or in the air, Ocean County wants visitors and residents to get the message that recycling is a good practice no matter what time of the year. “Getting information to our visitors that Ocean County has a comprehensive recycling program and encouraging their participation is key in making certain recycling continues…

  • Adopt a Marine program sends sunscreen to troops in Iraq

    BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer The color pink is a color that Linda Leonard-Thompson often sees in her life. She drives around in her pink Cadillac, the 13th career car she earned through her occupation as a senior sales director for Mary Kay cosmetics. She enhances her clients’ appearance with makeup of many hues, including…

  • Endurance races keep officer in great shape

    Sgt. Maggie Freeman enjoys social aspect of challenging events BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent Sgt. Maggie Freeman of the Manalapan Police Department confesses that she is a junkie – a race junkie, that is. Freeman enters between 25 and 30 endurance events a year, including marathons, duathlons and triathlons. Maggie Freeman “I’m really addicted to races,”…

  • Photo

    Photo CHRIS KELLY staff Members of the Brick Township-based Show Stoppers dancers perform “One” from the Broadway show “A Chorus Line” on June 25 during the Festival of Senior Arts held at the Strand Theater, Lakewood.

  • Inspection station operator cited for safe workplace

    Parsons Corp. has announced that the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) awarded its New Jersey motor vehicle inspection station on Okerson Road in Freehold Township its Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) – Star Program Approval. The Star program is the highest possible level of recognition within VPP, an OSHA cooperative program. According to a…

  • Fate of employees left to new council

    Jackson officials weigh options for local building dept. BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer The Jackson Township Building Department is still in existence and will be at least until the Jackson Township Council meets on July 22. DAVE BENJAMIN Jackson construction official Barry Olejarz speaks to the Township Council during a meeting at which the future…

  • Council rezones parcels to residential adult community

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL – The Township Council has adopted an ordinance that rezones certain blocks and lots in the West Farms Road area from either Mobile Home Park (MHP), Agricultural Rural Estate 1 (ARE- 1) or Agricultural Rural Estate 2 (ARE-2) to a Residential Adult Community (RAC) zone. The council’s June 24…

  • Farmers market gains visibility in Freehold

    Hall of Records plaza hosts weekly sale of New Jersey produce BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer It’s not exactly the country, but customers who frequent the Freehold Borough Farmers Market might say it “feels” like the country as they peruse tables laden with fresh farm produce, fresh breads and colorful flowers. A weekly farmers…