Category: Tri-Town News

  • Freeholder blasts governor for aid cuts to municipalities

    New Jersey residents, already paying the highest property taxes in the nation, will likely see their bills go even higher following Gov. Jon Corzine’s announced cuts to municipalities, Ocean County Freeholder Director Joseph H. Vicari said. “Every Ocean County resident should be very disturbed by these cuts,” Vicari said. “This is more money leaving Ocean…

  • Duo invades mobile home in Howell

    HOWELL- OnMarch 10 at 9:43 p.m., two men – one who wore a ski mask and carried a gun, and one who held a knife – broke into a mobile home in the Winding Brook Mobile Home Park, Route 547, near Oak Glen Road. According to Howell police Capt. Steven Dreher, no one inside the…

  • Florida teen arrested, faces multiple charges

    Indictment comes 2 years after serious accident in Howell, May 30, 2006 On Feb. 25 a Monmouth County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Robert Bayly, 19, of Cape Coral, Fla., with one count of thirddegree assault by auto and one count of fourth-degree assault by auto. These charges pertain to a 2006 motor vehicle…

  • Volunteers needed for Green Tech Committee

    PLUMSTED – The Township Committee has authorized the establishment of a Green Technology advisory committee to explore ways to reduce energy use and costs with conservation efficiencies and renewable energy systems, including solar and wind. According toMayor Ron Dancer, Plumsted is also subscribing to the state’s Clean Energy and SmartStart Buildings Program, as well as…

  • Key club seeks vendors for flea market March 29

    The Jackson Liberty High School Key Club is seeking vendors for its second annual flea market scheduled for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. March 29 at Jackson Liberty High School, 125 North Hope Chapel Road, Jackson. The Key Club raises money for many charities. In addition members are fundraising to send representatives to the International…

  • Empty bowls lunch to benefit food bank

    Howell High School will host event from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 5 BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent HOWELL- How does an empty bowl feed the hungry? When the bowl is one of many hand-crafted bowls that are bought by guests during an annual empty bowls event. Howell High School, Squankum-Yellowbrook Road, will host an…

  • Walk MS will have new starting point in 2008

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – The new Wellness Center at CentraState Medical Center will be the new starting location for this year’s annual Freehold Walk MS. Participants, those already registered and those interested in registering, are being asked to meet on April 13 at 9 a.m. at theWellness Center, where the walk itself will begin at 10…

  • Sides debate definition of permitted use on site

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON – A number of issues surrounding an applicant’s plan to build a warehouse and other facilities on a Herman Road property remain unresolved. In the latest twist, the applicant has agreed to ask the Zoning Board of Adjustment if what is being proposed is a permitted use in a…

  • Former baseball coach faces 7 years in prison

    On March 10, Robert Nanni, 53, of Howell, pleaded guilty before state Superior Court Judge Paul F. Chaiet to official misconduct, a seconddegree crime, and theft by deception and theft of services, both third-degree crimes. According to a press release, in exchange for his guilty plea the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office will recommend that Nanni…