Category: Tri-Town News

  • 3 arrested in store burglary

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – Three juveniles were arrested and charged in connection with the burglary of a drug store on Aug. 3. Jackson police officers William Sirnon and Alex Crinnian responded to an alarm at the Eckerd pharmacy, North New Prospect Road, at 3:17 a.m. Aug. 3 and…

  • Honor salutes Narozanick’s dedication to medical center

    John T. Gribbin (l), president and CEO of Centrastate Healthcare Systems, stands with Monmouth County Freeholder Theodore J. Narozanick (right, front) and Robert D. O’Donnell, chairman of CentraState Healthcare Systems’ Board of Trustees. Between them is a plaque honoring Narozanick for his longtime commitment to CentraState Medical Center and his advocacy for quality health care…

  • More discussion slated on Toll Brothers project

    Developer wants to place 58 homes on Route 524 tract BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer At a recent meeting of the Howell Planning Board, an attorney and engineer representing Toll Brothers methodically moved through a bid for 52 homes, revealing plans for the project one item at a time.…

  • Hotel ordinance has quiet introduction in Howell

    BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer HOWELL – A hotel ordinance that had previously been debated with fire was introduced with a whimper. At the July 25 meeting of the Township Council, three members of the governing body voted to introduce the ordinance without much fanfare from the panel or…

  • Author relates life story of Cuban leader Batista

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer Frank Argote-Freyre It was difficult to tell who was more excited seeing Frank Argote-Freyre’s book sitting on a shelf at Barnes & Noble – the author himself or his daughter, Amanda, 10. Either way, the experience was amazing, according to the author. Argote-Freyre, 46,…

  • Council sets salary range for officials

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – An ordinance setting the salary range for municipal officials and employees has been given final approval by the Township Council. The ordinance indicates that members of the council may be paid between $8,000 and $18,000 per year. Jackson’s mayor may be paid between $8,500…

  • Family ties at heart of ‘Lost in Yonkers’

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD – Thomas DeCaro knows what it feels like to lose a spouse. DeCaro, who is cast as widower Eddie Kurnitz in the Neil Simon play “Lost in Yonkers,” brings to his role all of the emotions that have coursed through his body since…

  • Lakewood board to appeal state’s special ed. directive

    BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer LAKEWOOD – School district administrators had until July 31 to submit an action plan to the state in response to a report from the New Jersey Department of Education (DOE) which indicates that Lakewood special education placement system is flawed. When July 31 had…

  • Parks director named deputy twp. manager

    BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer Helene Schlegel, who has been the director of Howell’s Parks and Recreation Department since 1998, has been promoted to the position of deputy township manager. HOWELL – Parks and Recreation Director Helene Schlegel is moving on to a new challenge – the manager’s office.…