Category: Tri-Town News

  • Foundation plans fashion show

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – A fashion show and luncheon to enhance educational programs and activities for all of the schools in Jackson is being planned. “The Jackson Educational Foundation is sponsoring its first Fashion Show Luncheon at the Outback Steakhouse, 2770 Hooper Avenue, Brick, on June 2 from…

  • 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…

  • Clergy association hosts forum on death penalty

    FREEHOLD – On the same day that the New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill to change the death penalty to life without the possibility of parole in New Jersey, the Freehold Clergy Association presented an update on New Jersey’s death penalty by two men with direct experience with the issue. Held at the…

  • 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…

  • Howell law regulates location of sex shops

    BY TOYNET HALL Staff Writer BY TOYNET HALLStaff Writer HOWELL – Addressing an issue that has been a topic of conversation in the community for years, the Township Council has adopted an ordinance which regulates where sexually oriented businesses may locate. The ordinance was adopted in a unanimous vote at the council’s May 15 meeting.…

  • 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…

  • Board OKs office building

    JACKSON – Planning Board members have voted 7-0 to approve an application that proposed the construction of an office building on South Cooks Bridge Road near Bennetts Mills Road. The building was approved at the board’s May 7 meeting. Planning Board attorney Gregory P. McGuckin said the approval includes several conditions, including the installation of…

  • 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…

  • Howell resident enjoys 100th birthday bash

    Ira Peavy has plenty of stories to tell about years gone by BY KATHY BARATTA Staff Writer BY KATHY BARATTAStaff Writer Ira Peavy (r) was honored on the occasion of his 100th birthday by family and friends including (l-r) state Senate candidate Steve Morlino, former Howell Mayor Tim Konopka, Monmouth County Freeholder Barbara McMorrow and…