Category: Tri-Town News

  • Grants obtained for police

    PLUMSTED – The federal government’s Department of Justice Bulletproof Vest Partnership Program has informed the Township Committee that the Plumsted Police Department has been awarded funds to purchase bulletproof vests. Since 1999, more than 11,900 law enforcement jurisdictions nationwide have participated in the bulletproof vest program, supporting the purchase of an estimated 642,000 vests, according…

  • Council waiting for info on possible EMS switch

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON – The future of emergency medical services (EMS) in the township remained a topic of discussion at the Oct. 23 meeting of the Township Council. Councilwoman Emily Ingram said more facts and information are needed in order for officials to make a decision regarding the provision of emergency medical…

  • Case against cops still open

    JACKSON – A civil lawsuit which charges a Jackson police officer with raping a female police informant is still pending. In November 2005, attorney Robert F. Varady served notice on Jackson officials that his client, a former female confidential informant for the Jackson Police Department, would be suing the township. On Sept. 25, 2006, Varady…

  • Fishing honors

    Liam McGoohan, 14, of Jackson, grandson of Jackson Rotary Club member Patrick McGoohan, shows off the trophy he received at the Rotary Club’s annual picnic and fishing tournament for special needs children and adults. Liam also won the fishing pole drawing.

  • Engineers seek ways to curtail foul odor

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL – Take Route 9 into Howell and make a right turn where you smell the pungent odor of rotten eggs and methane gas. Welcome! You have just entered Freewood Acres. For about four years, residents of the neighborhood just off the state highway say they have endured an unpleasant…

  • State Farm offers assistance with teen driver safety effort

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON – Police have received a $2,000 grant from the State Farm Insurance Company, which will be used to help improve the driving skills of township teenagers. “We applied for a State Farm grant for Safe Neighborhoods, which targets teenage drivers and the awareness of the dangers that are involved…

  • Police ticket another teen for violating license rules

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON – An observant police officer prevented several young people from possibly being injured in a motor vehicle accident. Police said that on Oct. 18 at 2:25 p.m. officers responded to a caller who said there was a fight involving juveniles in progress on Albert Court. The caller told police…

  • Fluorescent bulbs may be recycled

    Residents of Ocean County are being encouraged to recycle their old fluorescent light bulbs through a new program being offered by the county. The goal of the program is to keep mercury out of the waste stream. Residents can drop off a maximum of five bulbs or lamps between 7:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday…

  • The train is on time

    CHRIS KELLY staff Jaylen Brown, 5, of Lakewood, pretends to be a conductor operating a train during “Catch the Blue Comet at the Train Show!,” a model railroad show for the benefit of the Lakewood Heritage Museum featuring the Ocean County Society of Model Railroaders. The event took place on Oct. 21 at the Lakewood…