Category: Tri-Town News

  • Analyst: Project revenues will outweigh cost to town

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer An artist’s renderings show what the duplexes (top) and community center will look like in the Jackson Valley age-restricted residential community being proposed by Hovbilt in the Cassville section of Jackson. JACKSON – An economic analyst and consultant continued his testimony before the Planning Board on…

  • Plumsted hires new officer to bring dept. to 11 members

    Plumsted PLUMSTED – The Township Committee appointed Vince Doell as a new full-time fully certified patrolman to the Plumsted Police Department on Nov. 20. The appointment of Doell brings the number of full-time fully certified police officers to 11, the highest level in the history of the township. Doell is from Forked River and previously…

  • Parish plans $3.5M project to meet community’s needs

    BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer HOWELL – The Rev. Brendan Williams, pastor of the Roman Catholic Church of St. Veronica, Route 9 north, does not like the idea of having to ask his parishioners for money – especially $3.5 million. But with a parish that has grown to more…

  • Town tries to get a handle on tricky traffic situations

    BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer HOWELL – Township Manager Thomas Czerniecki expects to unveil a policy that will give residents a new way to voice their concerns about traffic problems in the community. Speaking at the Township Council’s Nov. 28 meeting, Czerniecki said that at the present time, residents…

  • Computerized scheduling to streamline ride system

    A state-of-the-art computerized network will streamline the way passenger routes are scheduled in the Ocean County Transportation Department’s Reserve-A-Ride system. Beginning in early 2007, the county will begin implementing new software that will enhance the way rides are scheduled and tracked, said Kathleen C. Edmond, director of the Ocean County Transportation Services Department. “This is…

  • Citizens’ complaints delay proposed change in lot size

    BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer Howell HOWELL – Following the Planning Board’s adoption of revisions to Howell’s master plan earlier this year, the Township Council must now adopt ordinances to put those revisions in place. Many of the necessary ordinances have been adopted without incident. However, at the council’s…

  • Paramedics seek ability to transport patients

    Emergency responders say they are caught in a financial crunch BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Sen. Ellen Karcher Residents of Marlboro and Manalapan may soon feel the impact of an emergency response crisis affecting Mobile Intensive Care Units (MICU) in the state. MICU operations have long been strained by…

  • Fields, technology could be among services to be shared

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Jackson JACKSON – Plans to share services between the Jackson School District and the municipality have been set in motion. “The process of combining some of the efforts of the school district and the town is what community is all about,” Town-ship Councilwoman Emily Ingram said.…

  • Grant to pay for paving in Plumsted

    PLUMSTED – State Commissioner of Transportation Kris Kolluri informed the Township Committee on Nov. 15 that a grant application in the amount of $140,000 to pave Lakeview Drive has been approved. According to a press release, the township will receive the $140,000 from the state’s Fiscal Year 2007 Transportation Trust Fund’s Municipal Aid Grant Program.…