Category: Tri-Town News

  • Howell continues to work on affordable housing plan

    BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer Joe DiBella HOWELL – The township’s 487-unit state Council on Affordable Housing (COAH) Housing Plan Element and Fair Share Plan will undergo changes in the coming weeks. After three hours of deliberation on Nov. 9 the members of the Planning Board agreed to amend…

  • Jackson council supports Assembly ethics reform

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Ann Updegrave JACKSON – All government officials must be accountable to their constituents at all levels of government. That was the message delivered by Councilwoman Ann Updegrave at the Nov. 13 Township Council meeting during council comments. “In New Jersey, more and more we are hearing…

  • Pianist blends lessons of composers’ lives, works

    BY TALI ISRAELI Staff Writer BY TALI ISRAELIStaff Writer CHRIS KELLY staff While portraying the famous composer Mozart, Dennis Kobray works with first-grader Daniel DeFeo and second-grader Souyma Alturo during his presentation at the Frank J. Dugan Elementary School, Marlboro. Pianist Dennis Kobray brought the spirit of Mozart to the pupils at the Frank J.…

  • Theater group looking for a permanent home

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer BY PATRICIA A. MILLERStaff Writer SCOTT PILLING staff Maryann Ridoux, Janet Spahr and Ada Cole, members of the Brick Community Players’ board of directors, discuss plans for an upcoming production. BRICK TOWNSHIP – They live out of a very large suitcase. After every performance, the devoted members of the…

  • Landfill owner put county ahead of profit

    BY PATRICIA A. MILLER Staff Writer BY PATRICIA A. MILLERStaff Writer TOMS RIVER — The death of Ocean County Landfill owner Charles J. Hesse III last week put into perspective just what he did for all of the county’s municipalities, Freeholder John C. Bartlett Jr. said. “No one else would have worked with the county…

  • Monmouth donates $25,000 to state’s WWII memorial

    FREEHOLD – Recognizing the sacrifices made by World War II veterans, particularly those who lost their lives to preserve freedom, the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders has donated $25,000 toward the fundraising effort to build a memorial in New Jersey. “We have a Vietnam Veterans Memorial and a Korean War Memorial, but New Jersey still…

  • American Cancer Society honors dedicated volunteer

    The American Cancer Society presented its most prestigious volunteer honor, the St. George National Award, to Barbara Rabinowitz, of Lakewood, on Nov. 9. Each year the St. George National Award is awarded to volunteers in the American Cancer Society who have demonstrated extraordinary efforts within their communities in the fight against cancer. The Jersey Shore…

  • Donated clothing offered to sexual assault victims

    LAKEWOOD – Sexual assault is a devastating and life-altering event for victims and their families. Often times, following a physical examination in a hospital emergency department, victims of sexual assault are asked to leave their clothing as evidence to be analyzed by law enforcement officials. Rather than discharge victims home, most of whom are female,…

  • Equine science update planned

    The latest in equine science will be discussed next month at Rutgers University in New Brunswick. The Equine Science Center (ESC) will host its annual Equine Science Update 6-9 p.m. Dec. 12 at the New Jersey Museum of Agriculture on Rutgers’ Cook College campus, according to an ESC press release. The Equine Science Update, geared…