Category: Tri-Town News

  • Parents group plans meeting for Nov. 2

    JACKSON – The next session of the Jackson Parent-to-Parent support group will be held Nov. 2. The topic for the evening is building language and social skills in children with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and PDD (Pervasive Developmental Disorder). The speaker for the evening will be Mark Corallo, who has an extensive background in…

  • Council wants law enforcement to examine finances

    JACKSON – At their meeting on the evening of Oct. 24, members of the Township Council were expected to read into the record their call for action regar-ding the previous township administrator and township government. The meeting took place after the Tri-Town News deadline on Tuesday. In a press release issued Monday, the council members…

  • Jackson man advocates for heart disease funding

    JACKSON – Survivors of heart disease and stroke from around the nation recently journeyed to Washington, D.C., to ask their federal representatives for help in dealing with those critical medical issues. One of the people who sought help from U.S. leaders was Jackson resident Richard Zaback, a doctor of optometry who survived a life-threatening stroke…

  • Freeholders award deer carcass removal contract

    With the state bowing out of the business to remove deer carcasses from area roads, the Ocean County Board of Freeholders has awarded a two-year contract for the work that can also be used by county municipalities. “Up until July 3, the state Depart-ment of Transportation handled the pickup and disposal of deer carcasses from…

  • Missing girl found

    JACKSON – Police said this week that a 17-year-old township girl who was reported missing in Jackson on Aug. 15 has been found. Jackson Detective Lt. John Siedler said Victoria Delia Laboy was located in The Bronx, N.Y., at the home of a relative. Siedler said the teenager was found on Sept. 28. Prior to…

  • Library will celebrate anniversary

    JACKSON – The Jackson Library, 2 Jackson Drive, will celebrate its fifth anniversary on Nov. 4 with ceremonies beginning at 10 a.m. The Jackson Library is a branch of the Ocean County Library. “The Jackson branch has been serving the community in this beautiful new building for five years,” said librarian Meagan Toohey. Activities on…

  • Man faces charges in stabbings

    JACKSON – Police are asking for the public’s help in providing information about a stabbing incident that resulted in injuries to two township men. According to an Oct. 23 press release from the Jackson Police Department, officers responded to a 911 call from a residence at 220 Bartley Road at 12:56 a.m. Oct. 22. The…

  • 10 seek election to charter study commission

    Howell voters will be asked if they want a charter study panel BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer Two five-person slates are seeking to be elected to a charter study commission that would investigate different types of municipal government that could be used in Howell. On Election Day, Nov. 7,…

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    SCOTT PILLING staff With the help of Otto the talking car, Shelby McCann demonstrates the proper way to look before crossing the street. For more on Otto’s visit to the Ardena School in Howell, see page 18.