Category: Tri-Town News

  • Freeholders will support upgrades to planetarium

    Noting the successful fundraising efforts that have been undertaken so far to upgrade and renovate the Robert J. Novins Planetarium at Ocean County College, Toms River, the Ocean County Board of Freeholders is poised to follow through on its commitment to fund the building’s renovations. “The Ocean County College Founda-tion, under the leadership of Steve…

  • Residents anxious to see Freewood Acres park

    Howell neighborhood’s new rec site has been subject of discussion for several years BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer BY TOYNETT HALLStaff Writer Up until now, sand lots and streets were the only places children who lived in Howell’s Freewood Acres section could play. That will change when a highly anticipated community park is built at…

  • Motorcycle ride adds new chapter to story

    Participant recounts Holocaust project at Tennessee school BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer DAVE BENJAMIN Renee Kornbluth, who is the daughter of Holocaust survivors, tells members of the Jackson Hadassah chapter about the motorcycle ride she made to Whitwell, Tenn., in support of a fundraising effort that honors victims of the Holocaust.…

  • Cartooning workshop pays attention to detail

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer BY TOYNETT HALLStaff Writer HOWELL – Artist Wendy Born Hollander is teaching youngsters the art of cartooning through observation. Hollander, a book illustrator and instructor at Diney’s Place, the Commun-ity YMCA Children’s Cultural Center in Red Bank, was invited to teach a session about cartooning at the Howell Library by…

  • Updegrave selected council president at reorganization

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Ann Updegrave JACKSON – Township Council-woman Ann Updegrave was selected as president of the Township Council when the governing body held its annual reorganization meeting July 1. There was no municipal election in May and all members of the council remain in place: Updegrave, Angelo Stallone,…

  • Enrollment projections a concern

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer BY TOYNETT HALLStaff Writer HOWELL – Mayor Joseph DiBella has expressed concern about a report that indicates that enrollment at Howell High School will continue to increase over the next few years. A demographic study recently released by the Freehold Regional High School District predicts flat growth for the district…

  • Town continues to seek space for Howell VFW

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer BY TOYNETT HALLStaff Writer HOWELL – Ninety-five men and 26 women from Howell have been searching for a permanent home for nearly 20 years. They have fought battles overseas and returned home with no refuge. Members of Howell Memorial Post 9691 Veterans of Foreign Wars have laid down their plight…

  • Town to buy new equipment

    JACKSON – The Township Council was expected to amend a 2001 bond ordinance at its meeting on July 10 and use the remaining funds for a variety of items. The amended ordinance provides for the acquisition and installation of an emergency generator, an emergency communication system and a communication tower for the emergency management department…

  • Tax bills ready to be sent out

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – Tax bills for 2007-08 were expected to be mailed to property owners in Jackson last week, according to tax collector Michael W. Campbell. Ahead of the projected July 6 mailing date for the tax bills, Campbell said municipal officials were just waiting for Ocean…