Category: Tri-Town News
-

Donations of DVDs sought for troops
District 30 legislators Sen. Robert Singer and assemblymen Joseph Malone and Ronald Dancer have announced that their legislative offices will be participating in the Operation DVD program. Operation DVD is an appeal to constituents to donate new or used movie DVDs and music CDs, which will then be shipped to American troops overseas. Operation DVD…
-

Mayor says he will move for better communication
BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer Joe DiBella HOWELL – Mayor Joseph DiBella wants to take government to the people. Speaking shortly after a recall effort that sought to remove him from office failed to gain a spot on the Nov. 7 general election ballot, DiBella said he wants to…
-

Web site seeks to make life easier for caregivers
BY ADAM RIBACK Correspondent BY ADAM RIBACKCorrespondent VieBridge Connections has created a new way for caretakers of the chronically ill to interact with each other and gain new and important knowledge. The firm has built an interactive Internet Web site that supports caregivers, the chronically ill and the elderly by helping them to self-manage conditions,…
-

Jackson woman killed in accident
Two grandchildren remained hospitalized earlier this week BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – A cell phone call may have been a contributing factor in the motor vehicle death of a township woman. The Aug. 9 crash that claimed the life of Susan Ivanitski, 50, of Jackson, left two grandchildren who…
-

Judge orders municipality to release builder’s bonds
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Mark Seda JACKSON – A series of 13 performance bonds has been released by the Township Council to builder U.S. Home (also known as Lennar) after a state Superior Court judge ordered Jackson to hand over the money. Judge Eugene D. Serpentelli’s decision supported the position…
-

School referendum plans put on hold
Plumsted officials want to ask voters for $38M in improvements BY ADAM RIBACK Correspondent BY ADAM RIBACKCorrespondent Plumsted The Plumsted Township School District is waiting for approval from the state’s Local Finance Board for four construction proposals that would require an extension of the district’s bonding capacity. Recent financial complications have arisen after the Township…
-

Council proposes criminal history check for coaches
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – A criminal history background check could become part of the employment screening process for all municipal employees and members of local sports groups who work with children. An ordinance proposing the criminal background check was introduced by the Township Council on Aug. 8. A…
-

U.S. Navy honors engineer who gave his life on 9/11
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer LAKEHURST – A new road at Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst has been dedicated to the memory of a victim of the terrorist attack on America of Sept. 11, 2001. The new road to the fire rescue station was dedicated to the memory of Jeffrey Patrick…
-

Equine surgeon urges U.S. to stop slaughtering horses
BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer BY JANE MEGGITTStaff Writer UPPER FREEHOLD – A local veterinarian took her concern for horses before members of Congress recently. On July 25, local veterinarian Dr. Patricia Hogan joined people like T. Boone Pickens, a legendary Texas oil man, in testifying before the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce…
