Category: Tri-Town News

  • Relay for Life keeps hope alive of a cure for cancer

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer PLUMSTED – A fun-filled overnight relay, the sixth annual Relay for Life, will raise money for the American Cancer Society. The theme this year will be “Decades of Hope, Time for a Cure.” “My life has been touched by so many brave people who have fought…

  • PAL participation gives teenager a chance to lead

    BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer BY TOYNETT HALLStaff Writer Jaime Szyarto HOWELL – Howell High School senior Jaime Szyarto, 17, has been named the National PAL Female Youth of the Year in recognition of her efforts to assist the Howell PAL in its attempt to prevent juvenile crime by engaging youths in athletics and other…

  • Child turns toy drive into something special

    BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Correspondent BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Correspondent Victoria Migneco, 9, of Jackson, has been collecting gently used toys and will donate them to the Catholic Charities Emergency Services Program of Ocean County, which will hand them out to children who are less fortunate than others. JACKSON – If only all 9-year-olds took such…

  • Students gain ‘on air’ experience

    ‘Lakewood Now!’ gives Lakewood High School pupils a chance to shine BY TOYNETT HALL Staff Writer BY TOYNETT HALLStaff Writer PHOTOS BY Lakewood High School seniors Amanda Feeley (above, left) and Jeremy O’Neill test sound levels in the television studio before a “Lakewood Now!” broadcast. Below, seniors Jimmy Estrada and Ashley Kirkland rehearse their lines…

  • Fundraiser honors woman who sought to help others

    Friend recalls struggle Claudia Thomas had after 2004 accident BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer In this photo from 2006, Claudia Thomas is seen getting accustomed to her redesigned home in Howell. Thomas was injured in 2004 when she stopped to assist the victims of a motor vehicle accident. Thomas…

  • Professional services pacts are awarded

    BY MARK ROSMAN Staff Writer BY MARK ROSMANStaff Writer JACKSON – The Jackson Board of Education has awarded professional firms contracts that will cover various services in the school district. All of the professional services contracts were awarded by the board without competitive bidding pursuant to state law, according to legal notices published by the…

  • Strand will host summer theater camp for youths

    The Strand Theater, 400 Clifton Avenue, Lakewood, will, for its fourth year, host a summer theater youth camp July 16-27 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for ages 7-18. The fee is $395 for the two-week instructional period and includes a third bonus week July 30 through Aug. 3, concluding with two performances of “Jack…

  • Freeholders, congressman discuss county security

    Citing Ocean County’s proximity to a number of potential terror targets and the interest to reaffirm vigilance in light of the recent Fort Dix terrorist plot, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) and Ocean County freeholders John P. Kelly and James F. Lacey met on May 22 with the head of the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task…

  • Pretty pictures

    Clockwise from above: Amber Astalos, 6, of Jackson, begins to create a chalk drawing during Jackson Chalk Art Day held May 19 in the ShopRite Plaza parking lot. Artists of all ages took part in the annual event, creating works like the one at left that last for a while before being washed away. At…