Category: Tri-Town News

Fred Davis, the national director of new chapters with the Antique Motorcycle Club of America, has announced that the Jersey Shore chapter has become the 63rd chapter in the national club. The Antique Motorcycle Club of America was founded in 1954 by a group of antique bike fans in New England, according to a press…

By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer More than four hours of testimony regarding a solar energy project proposed by Six Flags Great Adventure at a location off Reed Road, Jackson, dominated a special meeting of the Planning Board. Attorney Michelle Donato, who represents several environmental organizations, held the floor for the majority of the Nov. 9…

The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has announced that the county’s recent auction of surplus items generated $180,736, bringing the combined total of the county’s online surplus property auctions to $2,961,759. Surplus property from the county’s Division of Fleet Services, Sheriff’s Office, Buildings and Grounds Department, Reclamation Center and park system, and seized and surplus…

Clockwise from top left: Family members take part in an “In Memory” induction ceremony for U.S. Army veteran Patrick Palumbo, who served in Vietnam. Guest speaker Col. Chris McGowan addresses the audience during the annual Veterans Day ceremony at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Holmdel on Nov. 11. Veterans, family members and guests…

By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON – A local board of fire commissioners will operate with one less member until its next election in February following the resignation of one commissioner. The Jackson Fire District No. 3 Board of Fire Commissioners formally accepted the resignation of Brad Reiter, 50, without comment during its meeting on…

A Howell man has been sentenced to 12 years in state prison for sexually assaulting a toddler and electronically recording the attack, Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. Kevin Motyka, 24, was sentenced to the 12-year New Jersey state prison term with an 85 percent period of parole ineligibility, by state Superior Court…

By CHRISTINE BARCIA Staff Writer JACKSON — Local authors from all walks of life can find the encouragement to continue writing at the Jackson Writers Group. The group, which was established in 2000, was formed as a creative outlet for writers seeking to share their craft with others and to find inspiration in a non-threatening…

EDISON — The New Jersey Comic Expo is coming to Edison. MAD Event Management will debut its newest comic convention on Nov. 21-22 at the New Jersey Convention and Exposition Center, 97 Sunfield Ave. The biggest event of its kind to come to the Garden State, according to organizers, the expo is a family friendly…

TOP PICK The Monmouth Museum’s Annual Holiday Exhibition is “Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Oh My!,” with an opening reception on Nov. 22 from 4 to 6 p.m. The Monmouth Museum model train display will return. The Friends of the Monmouth Museum will present their Annual Holiday Tree, decorated with transportation memorabilia. Art scholars often talk…