Category: Tri-Town News

  • Jackson horse euthanized after contracting West Nile

    Ocean County has recorded its first case of equine West Nile virus since September 2006. A 21-yearold mare from Jackson became sick on Sept. 26 and was euthanized the next day due to deteriorating health conditions. Blood samples later confirmed the presence of the virus. The horse was not vaccinated for the virus, according to…

  • Archives and History Day returns to Monmouth library

    Through the years, a dedicated group of men and women have meticulously preserved many of the historical records of Monmouth County dating back to 1665. This month, on Archives and History Day, Oct. 13, the county’s past will be celebrated once again at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Symmes Drive, Manalapan. Visitors will be treated…

  • Francis remembered for commitment to town

    Plumsted committeeman was a key proponent of preserving rural look BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer Plumsted Deputy Mayor Kenneth H. Francis was remembered by Mayor Ron Dancer this week as a person who worked hard to preserve the municipality’s quality of life. Kenneth H. Francis Francis, 48, a resident of Plumsted for 21 years, died…

  • Singing her heart out

    AMY ROSEN Alina Zimmerman, 11, of Howell, wowed the audience when she took the stage with the Nerds to belt out “I Will Survive” as the Nerds closed out the Freehold Borough 2007 summer concert series with a performance on Sept. 27 in the Monmouth County Hall of Records parking lot.

  • Climber’s success is up among the treetops

    Mark Chisholm sets world record at event in Hawaii BY PATRICIA YOCZIS Correspondent Mark Chisholm gives new meaning to tree climbing. While many youngsters like to climb trees, he has become an international tree climbing champion and recently set a new world record. Over many years of competition, Mark Chisholm of Howell has come to…

  • In the Service

    1st Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Paul R. Wainwright III, son of Diana L. Wainwright and Paul R. Wainwright Jr., both of Howell, recently graduated from the Navy’s Nuclear Power School with Nuclear Power Training Unit, Ballston Spa, N.Y. During the six-month course, Wainwright received fundamental training in several technical fields related to the nuclear…

  • Resident questions plan for emergency services

    Claims Jackson mayor seems to be rushing into a new operation BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON – Residents have started to ask questions about a plan put forth by Jackson officials that would create a municipally operated emergency medical response unit. Paul Mayerowitz, a resident of the Westlake adult community, raised the issue at…

  • All together now

    CHRIS KELLY staff The Howell High School vocal group Rebel Yell performs for the crowd at Howell Day, Sept. 29, at Oak Glen Park, Howell.

  • Freeholder will help study issues of teenage driving

    Monmouth County Freeholder Barbara J. McMorrow has been appointed to the Governor’s Teenage Driver Study Commission. “I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to tackle the issues that face young drivers, their peers, their families and their community,” McMorrow said in a press release issued by Monmouth County. “I want to ensure that our young…