Category: Tri-Town News

  • Oyster Creek meeting geared to industry insiders

    Patricia A. Miller Ocean View White finding. Resource loading. Cross-cutting. Action matrix. Degraded cornerstone. Welcome to the mind-numbing world of nuclear plant corporate-speak. That’s what audience members heard when they attended the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) May 23 hearing on how the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in Lacey performed in 2006. They heard…

  • Infant’s memory lives on as foundation aids others

    BY TALI ISRAELI Correspondent BY TALI ISRAELICorrespondent Emma Patmore may have only lived for 10 months, but her legacy continues. The foundation, begun as her namesake, is raising funds for children like Emma – those who have died without explanation or diagnosis. The Emma Patmore Foundation was organized by Gregory and Tara Patmore, of Pennsylvania,…

  • In the

    Arts “Paper, Metal and Stone,” an art exhibit by Mira Welnowska, of Jackson, will be on display June 3-26 at the Ocean County Artists Guild on Ocean and Chestnut avenues in Island Heights. An artist’s reception party will take place June 3, 1-4 p.m. Details: (732) 270-3111. Welnowska, who teaches sculpture modeling classes in her…

  • Youths work to distribute carbon monoxide detectors

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – When a tragedy occurs the youngsters at the Carl W. Goetz Middle School step up to the plate and in so doing are now set to distribute about 500 carbon monoxide detectors. “It’s been almost one year since Jackson teenager Billy Miller succumbed to…

  • Police receive new contract

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – The Township Council has approved a new three-year contract with the membership of Jackson Police Benevolence Association No. 168. “The membership was happy with it,” said Police Officer Joe Oleksy, the PBA president. “We came to an amicable agreement on both sides there. There…

  • Holmdel Community Church, 40 Main St., will hold a coffee house featuring the church’s HUCC Finn band May 26 at 5 p.m. The free event will feature country, folk and rock music. For information, call (732) 946-8821 or e-mail [email protected]. Photographic Portraits, by Susan Roche of Marlboro will be on exhibit at the Marlboro Branch…

  • Rat Pack fans will get a blast from the past when Jerry Spathis of Old Bridge performs Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin hits during a dinner show May 27 at La Riviera Italian Restaurant and Lounge, 113 Main St., Matawan. Spathis, a former restaurant and nightclub owner, was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. and raised in…

  • New facility to provide many medical services

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Construction is continuing on the CentraState Ambulatory Campus adjacent to CentraState Medical Center, West Main Street, Freehold Township. The ambulatory campus will house a fitness center open to the public, the Multiple Sclerosis Center, rehabilitation facilities, a dialysis unit and physicians offices, FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP…

  • Youngsters may not buy toy guns that look realistic

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Munic-ipal officials pride themselves on trying keeping residents safe from harm. To that end, the members of the Township Committee recently adopted an ordinance that bans the sale of toy guns that look like real guns to anyone under the age…