Category: Tri-Town News

  • Police still searching for missing teenager

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Victoria Laboy JACKSON – Police are continuing to search for a 17-year-old girl who has not been seen since Aug. 15. Jackson said Victoria Delia Laboy was last seen wearing blue jeans and a brown T-shirt. She has a cracked front tooth and is described as…

  • Blood drive to aid youngster

    JACKSON – Blood is desperately needed for the benefit of a young Jackson resident. Congregants, friends and neighbors from St. Aloysius parish and school and members of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of Columbus are asking for help. Courtney Hughes, 9, has Ewing’s carcinoma and is in need of blood. “She was [recently] brought…

  • Buffer burns Best Buy in hearing before board

    Electronics retailer expected to return for hearing in Dec. BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer Howell HOWELL – Planning Board members said at their Aug. 25 meeting that while they would not mind having a Best Buy store in town, in order to gain approval the electronics retailer needs to…

  • Church plans to dedicate new facilities on Sept. 24

    JEFF GRANIT staff A new cross sits atop Hope Lutheran Church as part of the renovations to the house of worship on Elton-Adelphia Road, Freehold Township. FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Hope Lutheran Church, Elton-Adelphia Road, has just completed a $625,000 addition and renovation of its facilities in time for the 40th anniversary of the church. This…

  • Budget will take bigger bite in property taxes

    Jackson council introduces $37.9M spending plan for ’06 BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Mark Seda JACKSON – The news that Jackson residents had been waiting to hear for weeks was delivered on Aug. 22 when Mayor Mark Seda and the Township Council introduced a $37.9 million budget for 2006. The spending…

  • Firemen’s assoc. honors Narozanick’s dedication

    FREEHOLD – The Monmouth County Firemen’s Relief Association has honored county Freeholder Theodore J. Narozan-ick, of Freehold Borough, noting his “outstanding service, commitment and dedication” for the many years of support he has provided to firefighters throughout Monmouth County. At the association’s 2006 caucus meeting held Aug. 21 at the Long Branch Middle School, Narozanick…

  • 9/11 study seeks children

    Columbia University, New York, is recruiting families in the area for a study to understand how children are affected by their parents’ exposure to the events of Sept. 11, 2001. According to a press release, the study is funded by the National Institute of Mental Health and stems from information gathered from a study of…

  • Recreation contest winners announced

    LAKEWOOD – Deputy Mayor Ray Coles has announced the winners of the Lakewood Recreation checkers, chess and Nok Hockey contests. Each playground had its own tournament during the week and sent their age group champions to Pine Park playground for the Lakewood Overall Championship. The winners are: Checkers ages 12-15: DeVante Mendez, Tyquan Strand, Monet…

  • Adopt-a-Shelf volunteers needed

    The Ocean County Library is looking for a few good people to adopt a shelf. The library system is accepting applications from young people and adults who volunteer to maintain the book shelves in many of its branches. Those branches include Jackson and Plumsted. “The volunteers will work through a coordinator at the branch,” said…