Category: Tri-Town News

  • Area surgeon to oversee equine hospital in N.Y.

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer A local but nationally recognized equine veterinary surgeon will take her services to a $7 million facility in Elmont, N.Y., next year. Dr. Patricia Hogan, who has worked at the New Jersey Equine Clinic (NJEC) in the Clarksburg section of Millstone Township for 11 years, will…

  • Democrats look for replacement candidates

    Howell, Craig drop out; party chairman seeks people willing to serve BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer At this rate the Democrats will be sitting out of the Howell Township Council election in November. Only a week after confirming with the Monmouth County Clerk of Elections that Laurie Howell –…

  • Web site contains info on emergency preparedness

    As part of its participation in September as National Preparedness Month, the Ocean County Health Department has launched a new Web site addressing emergency preparedness issues. “The site, www.ochd.org/72hour, provides useful information on any type of emergency likely to occur in Ocean County,” said Edward Rumen, the health department’s public information officer. “It can help…

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Howell quarterback Sean O’Reilly muscles his way past a diving Colts Neck defender during the Rebels’ opening night game against the Cougars in Howell on Friday.

  • Church will break ground

    Jackson JACKSON – A date and time have been set for the groundbreaking ceremony of the new Hope Cathedral Church. Sonja Parker, church communications director, announced that the ceremony will be held on Sept. 15 at 5 p.m. at the site where the new church will stand on West Veter-ans Highway between Route 571 (Cassville…

  • N.J. Latinos said to get poor mental health care

    Experts say language barrier and stigma are largely to blame BY KAREN E. BOWES Staff Writer BY KAREN E. BOWESStaff Writer FREEHOLD – Compared to whites, Latinos in New Jersey continue to receive inferior mental health care. While social stigma and a language barrier are thought to be the main reasons, a myriad of others…

  • Beach walk will benefit autism research in N.J.

    Thousands of Jersey Shore residents touched by the effects of autism will join together at the inaugural New Jersey Shore Walk for Autism Research. The walk will take place on Sept. 30 at Manasquan Beach in Manasquan. Check-in time is at 10 a.m. and the walk will begin at 11:30 a.m. Participants in the New…

  • Planners hear revisions to Rite Aid application

    Pharmacy proposed at Cooks Bridge and Bennetts Mills roads BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer An artist’s drawing shows the design of a Rite Aid pharmacy the firm wants to build at the intersection of Bennetts Mills and Cooks Bridge roads, Jackson. JACKSON – Representatives of Rite Aid resumed their presentation for…

  • Hall of Fame returns to New Jersey

    Once located in Freehold and then moved to Los Angeles, the National Broadcasters Hall Of Fame (NBHF) has returned to New Jersey and will be located at the Information Age Learning Center and Museum in Wall Township at the former Camp Evans. At noon on Sept. 16, the NBHF will induct Arthur Anderson, Charles Osgood…