Category: Tri-Town News

  • All options under review for Jackson EMS provider

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON – There are still a lot of unanswered questions regarding which emergency medical services (EMS) provider should be selected to supply basic life support (BLS) responses in Jackson. “We are waiting for all the information to come back,” Mayor Mark Seda said this week. “I have letters out to…

  • Rock’n Music Idol semifinalists announced

    Hundreds of contestants from throughout the state have auditioned in hope of becoming a Rock’n Music Idol for 2007-08. The competition, administered by Rock’n Music Academy in Middletown, is a search for New Jersey’s most impressive musicians ages 7 to 17 in the categories of guitar, bass, drums, keyboard/piano, vocals and vocals/instrument. Contestants are judged…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff The Kingdom Sound choir performs during the Howell Township Cultural Arts and Heritage Committee’s Festival of Choirs held Dec. 2 at the First United Methodist Church, Farmingdale.

  • For the Record

    In an article that was published on Nov. 8, CentraState Medical Center incorrectly stated that John M. D’Amato, Esq., a supporter of CentraState’s MS Center and MS Benefit, died after a long battle with MS. D’Amato died of natural causes. CentraState apologizes to the D’Amato family for the error. D’Amato was a longtime friend and…

  • Athletic center comes up short in bid for approval

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL – A developer’s plan to build an athletic training facility on Fairfield Road came up one vote short of approval at the Dec. 3 meeting of the Zoning Board of Adjustment. The applicant who proposed to construct the Monmouth County Athletic Center sought a use variance in order to…

  • Plumsted will seek state loan for improvements

    PLUMSTED – The Township Committee will introduce an ordinance to establish special improvement districts that will qualify Plumsted to receive $600,000 from the state Department of Community Affairs Office of Smart Growth, Business Improvement Zone Loan Fund. Eligibility for the zero interest $600,000 Business Improvement Zone Loan Fund is limited to only those municipalities in…

  • Board seeking to clarify who will use warehouse

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON – Planning Board members were not satisfied with testimony they heard on Dec. 3 from representatives of Tri-State Gunite of New Jersey. The applicant has been given until Feb. 25 to get all of the data the board requires and to return at that time. Tri-State Gunite is seeking…

  • New-look motor vehicle office will serve region

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer An artist’s rendering shows the motor vehicle agency service center that the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission is building on Okerson Road, Freehold Township, next to the motor vehicle inspection center. FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Say goodbye to the New Jersey motor vehicle office in Poets Square and hello to…

  • Woman resents stigma of lung cancer

    Manalapan resident, nonsmoker, wants more research on disease BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer Faced with the prospect of her own mortality, Amy Saul nonetheless remains optimistic, even feisty – determined that her life and legacy will be a source of hope and strength for others, especially her two sons. Amy Saul, pictured with her husband,…