Category: Tri-Town News

  • Jackson alumni to gather

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – Jackson Memorial High School alumni will be gathering for their first picnic. The JMHS picnic will be held on Aug. 19 from noon to 5 p.m. at Frog Bridge Day Camp, 7 Yellow Meeting House Road, Millstone Township. The fundraiser will benefit the Jackson…

  • Police place a premium on Route 9 safe driving

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer BY TOYNETT HALLStaff Writer HOWELL – It is filled with about 300 orange cones, colorful signs and long stretches of barricades that will be used to enhance safety along the Route 9 corridor in Howell. An enclosed equipment trailer and two new police vehicles have been acquired by the Howell…

  • ‘Foreigner’ pays visit to Howell

    A side-splitting comic gem with a social conscience? An in-your-face comedy that tackles topics like morality and prejudice? That’s exactly what the troupe from The South Street Players of Freehold delves into with their upcoming dessert theater production of “The Foreigner” by the late playwright Larry Shue. The play will run on the New Jersey…

  • Bus accident case returned to Jackson

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – No criminal charges will be filed in connection with a March 9 motor vehicle accident that injured a Jackson school bus driver. On that day, a bus being driven by Susan Kaiser, 58, of Lakewood, was hit by a hydroseed trailer that became separated…

  • Girl Scout reps vote for merger

    By an overwhelming vote on June 4, delegates from the Girl Scouts of Ocean County and the Monmouth Council of Girl Scouts ratified their merger after more than a year of planning. The newly formed Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore will formally launch July 1 and serve almost 18,000 girls with the assistance of…

  • Irate residents blast decision not to spray

    Property owners irked at Jackson officials and caterpillar damage BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – Residents whose property has been significantly affected by gypsy moth caterpillars demanded answers last week to several questions, among them: How come Jackson did not participate in a spraying program? What will happen next year?…

  • Benefit soccer tourney scheduled

    JACKSON – The Jackson Police Department and Police Benevolence Association No. 168 will be co-hosting a soccer charity event. The second annual event will be held at the Justice Complex, 102 Jackson Drive, during the weekend of June 23-24 with a rain date of July 14-15. Play will begin at 9 a.m. each day. Admission…

  • Scam artist threatens local officer

    BY CHARLES W. KIM Correspondent BY CHARLES W. KIMCorrespondent PLUMSTED – A telemarketer went too far recently when he allegedly threatened to kill a police officer over the phone, police said Monday. “We are subpoenaing the phone records,” Plumsted police Lt. George Titko said. “These [scams] happen all the time; we haven’t had anything this…

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