Category: Tri-Town News

  • Komen Race for the Cure returns to Great Adventure

    JACKSON – The Komen Race for the Cure will return to the Six Flags GreatAdventure theme park, Route 537, on Oct. 5 with a goal of once again raising funds to help fight breast cancer. “We have accomplished a lot over the past 14 years. We’ve raised $17 million, investing $3.3 million to support cutting-edge…

  • Jackson man honored as Clinician of the Year

    John McCarthy, a certified home health aide at the Visiting Nurse Association of Central Jersey, was named 2008 Clinician of the Year by the Visiting Nurse Association of America (VNAA), the national professional association for VNAs. The national award was given in recognition of outstanding achievement by a clinician in improving an organization’s ability to…

  • Critter Corner

    Bentley Bentley  Breed shepherd mix Color light brown Age six years Sex male Description bright; gets along well with children and other pets; wonderful; has been an outside dog; needs some training to live inside; eager to please; quick learner      Churchie Churchie Breed domestic shorthair Color gray Age two years Sex male Description very handsome; fabulous; very…

  • Town budget up for vote

    JACKSON- The Township Council is expected to vote to adopt the 2008 municipal budget when it meets on June 24. The budget for this year totals $41.5 million and holds the municipal tax rate steady at 79.4 cents per $100 of assessed valuation. That means the owner of a house that is assessed at $200,000…

  • Lakewood Elks support special-needs individuals

    Youth Appreciation Night is just one way organization helps out BY DENNIS JORDAN Correspondent LAKEWOOD – Bryan Souders is looking forward to graduating from the sixth grade at Lakewood’s Oak Street School and starting classes at the Lakewood Middle School this fall. His mother, Adele Souders, is apprehensive about the move. “We’re a little worried…

  • Summer arts series to debut

    PLUMSTED – Main Street New Egypt and the Plumsted Township Council for the Arts have teamed up to present Sizzlin’ Summer Arts. The series was designed to offer something for everyone, from young children to adults, and every age in between. The events will all center around downtown New Egypt, with several events taking place…

  • Howell’s 2008 budget checks in at $43.7M

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL- A$43.7 million municipal budget to fund Howell’s operation in 2008 has been introduced by the Township Council. The budget was introduced on June 10. A public hearing on the budget has been scheduled for the council’s July 10 meeting, to be followed by a vote to adopt the spending…

  • Four charged with using stolen credit card at park

    JACKSON- Four people were arrested at the Six Flags Great Adventure theme park, Route 537, on June 10 and charged with credit card theft, fraudulent use of credit cards and a variety of other charges. According to Jackson police, the suspects are Prince Ramirez, 20, and Marylin Ramirez, 27, who both reside on 114th Street,…

  • Fire displaces residents of Jackson townhouses

    Benefit car wash, bake sale scheduled for 9 a.m. June 21 BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON – Friday the 13th proved to be unlucky for residents who live in several Jackson townhouses.Astructural fire damaged the residences of eight families. JacksonMills Volunteer Fire Company Fire Chief Mike Lubertazzi said a fire occurred at Willow Point,…