Category: Tri-Town News

  • Teens’ driving habits placed under scrutiny

    Special commission hears suggestions from parents, students BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer What can be done to decrease the startling recent spike in motor vehicle accidents involving teenagers was the topic of a public hearing conducted by the Governor’s Teen Driver Study Commission on Nov. 19 at Colts Neck High School. PHOTOS BY ERIC SUCAR…

  • CVS pharmacy gains OK from Jackson planners

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON – A 14,000-square-foot CVS pharmacy at the intersection of Don Connor Boulevard and West Veterans Highway has been approved by the Planning Board. The application was heard on Nov. 19. Board members Eileen Tobasco, William Cook, George McKay, Len Haring, Dan Burke, Vice Chairman Todd Porter and Chairman Kenneth…

  • Meeting will discuss septic systems

    JACKSON – The Pinelands Commission will hold meetings in municipalities throughout the Pinelands area in November and December to discuss the impact septic systems have on water quality. During the meetings, commission staff will be present to answer questions related to septic systems and will discuss how septic systems can affect public health, water quality…

  • Board wants residents to hear all budget talks

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON – Board of Education members are aiming to give the public a better of view of how the school district’s annual budget is developed. Speaking at a Nov. 13 board meeting, Superintendent of Schools Thomas Gialanella said, “We are going to make the budget presentations and the budget process…

  • Jackson event to mark Hanukkah celebration

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON – The 25th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev (Dec. 5) marks the beginning of Hanukkah and the second annual lighting of the menorah at town hall, West Veterans Highway. The community is invited to attend the lighting of the menorah (candelabra) at 5 p.m. After the lighting…

  • Township officials approve spraying for gypsy moths

    PLUMSTED – Department of Agriculture inspectors have completed the gypsy moth survey in Plumsted’s wooded areas, as requested by the Township Committee. According to Mayor Ron Dancer, the survey results show that outbreaks of the leaf eating gypsy moths are expected in the spring. Approximately 1,600 acres of woodland in Plumsted qualify for the gypsy…

  • Pathfinders move ahead on upgrades to local trail

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON – Members of the Jackson Pathfinders are asking for assistance from the mayor and Township Council to move paperwork forward so they can get started on improvements to the Bunker Hill Bog Trail off East Veterans Highway and Whitesville Road. Karen Borga, chairwoman of the Pathfinders, addressed the council…

  • Retelling a classic tale

    PHOTOS BY SCOTT FRIEDMAN Above: Howell residents James Dyne (l), Maggie Worsdale and Tom Worsdale dress backstage in period costumes prior to a reading of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” at the Howell Library on Nov. 18. Left: Dyne retells the classic story. The event was sponsored by the Howell Township Cultural Arts and Heritage…

  • Business owner sentenced to 15 months in prison

    The owner of a landscaping and contracting business was sentenced to 15 months in federal prison on Nov. 20 for tax evasion, U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Christie announced. U.S. District Judge Stanley R. Chesler also ordered Christopher M. Aldarelli Sr., 41, of Howell, to pay the Internal Revenue Service more than $864,000 in back taxes,…