Category: Tri-Town News

  • Youths invited to free throw event Jan. 19

    All boys and girls ages 10 to 14 are invited to participate in the local level of competition for the 2008 Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship, sponsored by the Howell-Jackson Council No. 6201. The local competition will be held on Jan. 19 at the St. Veronica School gymnasium, Route 9 north, Howell. On-site registration…

  • Water company customers facing an increase

    Howell mayor calls news of higher rates ‘totally unacceptable’ BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer Customers of the New Jersey American Water Company may have to dig a little deeper to pay their bills in the near future. Speaking at last week’s reorganization meeting of the Howell Township Council, Mayor Joseph DiBella read a letter from…

  • Men’s Expo 2008 set for Jan. 26

    TheMen’s Expo 2008 and Texas Hold ’em Tournament, a free WRAT-FM 95.9 event focusing on New Jersey men, will help men and women keep those New Year’s resolutions- and make a few new ones – as they visit exhibits featuring the latest in health, automotive, electronics, sports, finance, fashion and new-product launches, Jan. 26 from…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Jackson’s Caitlyn Testa (No. 12) is fouled by Brick’s Kat Connelly (No. 23) during a road game on Jan. 4. See Sports.

  • Rev.’s appointed rounds are off the beaten path

    Steve Brigham continues outreach to homeless population BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer On a regular basis the Rev. Steve Brigham of the Lakewood Outreach Ministry wakes at the crack of dawn to visit 11 campsites in Ocean County. These are not the type of campsites where families go to spend a weekend enjoying nature. Brigham…

  • Resident professes love of flag

    DAVE BENJAMIN Jackson resident Joseph Brill was honored by the Township Council for his unwavering support and respect for the U.S. flag. JACKSON – Respect and honor your country’s flag. That is the message Jackson resident Joseph Brill has been delivering at recent meetings of the Township Council. Council members said thank you to Brill…

  • Indoor paintball arena opens in Spotswood

    BY VINCENT TODARO Staff Writer Paintball players have a new place to enjoy their sport. All Star Paintball Arena, which opened for business off Summerhill Road, Spotswood, Middlesex County, in November, is one of the state’s few indoor facilities for the sport, whose popularity has been growing in recent years. Manager Steve Liss said the…

  • Senators trying to acquire more gypsy moth funding

    In response to a report from the New Jersey Department ofAgriculture that the 2008 gypsy moth infestation in New Jersey could be drastically worse than last year’s, New Jersey senators Bob Menendez and Frank Lautenberg are pressing acting U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Charles Conner to use his discretion to allot more funding for gypsy moth…

  • Roberts, Stevens honored by Plumsted committee

    PLUMSTED – During the final Township Committee meeting of 2007, the committee thanked retiring Committeewoman Ada G. Roberts and Municipal Court Administrator Anita Stevens for their dedicated public service on behalf of the residents of Plumsted. Roberts stepped forward to fill the unexpired termof her late husband of 54 years, CommitteemanMike Roberts, on June 4,…