Category: Tri-Town News

  • 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…

  • Survivor seizes chance to make people aware

    Mark Goldstein, 74, developed, overcame bout of breast cancer BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Mark Goldstein JACKSON – He is a survivor and his aim is to heighten the awareness that men can develop breast cancer. “Statistically, this is a woman’s disease and there is no doubt about that” said Mark Goldstein, 74, a 19-year…

  • Master plan now includes historic preservation goals

    PLUMSTED – The township now has its first historic preservation element, as part of the municipality’s master plan. The master plan is the document that guides the growth and development of the community. It is comprised of multiple elements. According to Mayor Ron Dancer, the historic preservation plan was officially adopted by the Plumsted Planning/Land…

  • Dog park on Easy Street being planned in Howell

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer HOWELL – Four thousand licensed dogs and their owners may eventually have a park created just for them. If all plans fall into place, a dog park could be open in the community by the spring of 2009. The Howell Parks and Recreation Department and the Recreation Advisory Committee have…

  • For the Record

    The Rev. Steve Brigham of the Lakewood Outreach Ministry Church may be contacted at (732) 364- 0340 or (732) 814-5537. There is also a post office box at Lakewood Outreach Ministry Church, P.O. Box 326, Lakewood 08701. Pastor Lee Tucker’s address is 1331 Ventura Drive, Lakewood 08701. Contact information for these individuals who offer assistance…

  • Church making an effort to help Lakewood’s needy

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer On a recent day at the corner of Second and Lexington avenues in the parking lot of the Future Glory of Zion Church, parishioners accepted the challenge of helping to restore the spirit of some of Lakewood’s downtrodden individuals with food and the Gospel. PHOTOS BY ANDREW MILLER staff Lenny…

  • IN THE ARTS

    Kids are in for a treat, even if they don’t like peas. Hot Peas ‘n Butter opens the children’s season at Mercer County Community College’s Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, Sept. 29 at 2 and 4 p.m. Hot Peas ‘n Butter is a unique children’s group founded on the premise that kids…

  • Building to carry name of former police chief

    Howell officials will pay tribute to Harvey F. Morrell Jr. BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer Harvey F. Morrell Jr. HOWELL – He has been described as “the pillar on which Howell was built,” “a model public servant” and a “law enforcement legend.” For more than 56 years, Harvey F. Morrell Jr. has been an agent…