Category: Tri-Town News

  • Civil Air Patrol activities featured at Great Adventure

    JACKSON – The Jersey Shore Council of the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America are hosting a weekend “scouting event” at Six Flags Great Adventure theme park, Route 537, April 20-22. Guests will be treated to a special presentation to be given by the New Jersey Wing Civil Air Patrol (CAP), the U.S. Air…

  • April 2007: Bold foliage with an attitude

    Green Scene Gotti Kelley Spring is the time for renewal, a chance to make your garden the best yet. An abundance of new cultivars are available on the market and one of the hottest trends is foliage. Ideally suited for a semi-shade environment, these plants are the answer to a mature garden. Foliage holds the…

  • Worship center will host financial summit May 5

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – The Hope of Glory Worship Center will host a financial summit on May 5 from 9 a.m. to noon. All residents are invited to attend the free event. Registration is required and must be made by April 25. Call the church office at (732)…

  • Panel presents differing views on eminent domain

    Schneider: City of Long Branch ‘is a destination again’ BY CHRISTINE VARNO Staff Writer BY CHRISTINE VARNOStaff Writer Adam Schneider It’s been said that Long Branch has become the poster child for eminent domain abuse, but recently Mayor Adam Schneider has offered another perspective. Schneider was one of three panelists at a forum on eminent…

  • Cost of animal license to increase in Jackson

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – It may be “ruff” for some animal owners, but animal license fees for dogs and other animals are on the rise. An amended ordinance, if adopted at the Township Council’s meeting on April 24, will raise the fees for dog and other animal licenses…

  • Abandoned property faces legal action in Plumsted

    PLUMSTED – The Township Committee has authorized the municipal attorney to initiate legal action for non-compliance with property maintenance and construction codes against the owner of an abandoned structure on property next to the community’s Welcome Center on Main Street, New Egypt. According to Mayor Ron Dancer, the last remaining abandoned structure in the business…

  • In the

    Arts Festival in Art, the Laurelton Art Society’s annual juried spring show is currently being held at the Brick Cultural Arts Center on Herbertsville Road. The exhibit will run the entire month of April and will be open to the public on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The following enrichment programs…

  • Photo

    Legendary folk singers Peter, Paul and Mary will grace the stage of the Count Basie Theatre, 99 Monmouth St., Red Bank, 8 p.m. April 20. During their career, the trio won five Grammy awards, produced 13 Top-40 hits, of which six were in the Top 10, as well as eight gold and five platinum albums.…

  • A concert version of “Rigoletto”

    Father Alphonse Stephenson will be performed by the 45-member Orchestra of St. Peter by the Sea, conducted by Father Alphonse Stephenson, at the Algonquin Arts Theater, 173 Main St., Manasquan, April 21 at 8 p.m. Based on the play “Le Roi S’amuse” by Victor Hugo, with music by Giuseppe Verdi and libretto by Francesco Maria…