Category: Tri-Town News

  • Bands sought for Jan. event

    JACKSON – It’s not too early to start getting ready for the 2008 Battle of the Bands. The Jackson Educational Foundation in conjunction with the Jam Room Music Complex of Howell will be sponsoring the second annual Battle of the Bands on Jan. 19 from 7-11 p.m. at Jackson Memorial High School, Don Connor Boulevard.…

  • County nets $452K at auction

    The Monmouth County Board of Freeholders announced that the 2007 Monmouth County surplus auction netted $452,045. The amount includes the proceeds from a one-day auction held in Freehold Township and a five-day online auction. Seized and surplus property of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, motor pool, bridge department and park system were auctioned. Vehicles made…

  • Suspect sought in assault

    Lakewood police are seeking a black man who is believed to be between the ages of 30 and 40 in connection with the Oct. 9 assault of a township man. LAKEWOOD – Police are continuing to search for the suspect who assaulted a 53-year-old township resident on Oct. 9. Police believe an aluminum baseball bat…

  • Generation connection

    ANDREW MILLER staff Cecilia Whitehouse, 86, and John Milne, 11, both of Howell, enjoy themselves while playing a game of Upwords during an after-school program at the Ardena School, Howell, that welcomes senior citizens to the school to share an afternoon of games and camaraderie with pupils.

  • Jazz month will feature films and performances

    Jazz Week, typically celebrated at the headquarters location of the Monmouth County library in Manalapan, has just expanded to Jazz Month. Free jazz and related jazz programs will heat up the library in November when the library presents Jazz Month 2007. This year’s concerts will begin with the Claudio Roditi Quintet on Nov. 4 at…

  • Leutwyler named to seat on Plumsted committee

    PLUMSTED – The Township Committee has appointed Dave Leutwyler to complete the remainder of the late Ken Francis’ term of office on the Township Committee through Dec. 31. According to Mayor Ron Dancer, prior to his death Francis informed his family that he would like to see Leutwyler, his close friend, carry on his work…

  • Cats help save woman from poison

    BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Two faithful feline friends are being credited with saving not only each other, but Rose Forte, too, with whom they share a home in the Silvermead adult community off Jackson Mills Road. Forte, 72, said she has been a resident of Silvermead for 30 years. However, her…

  • Bride shares special day with loving friend

    Bug has been with Marlboro native in good times and bad BY REBECCA MORTON Staff Writer Acouple wishes to share with the people they love. For one bride it was a day she wanted to share with her beloved horse, Bug. Guided by her husband, J.D. Haesloop, Penny Haesloop rides Bug on her wedding day…

  • All in a row

    SCOTT FRIEDMAN Valentina Jacovino, 2, of Toms River, neatly arranges the gourds she has collected during a pumpkin-picking trip to DeWolf’s Farm, Plumsted, on Oct. 14.