Category: Tri-Town News

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    CHRIS KELLY staff Yogi Berra team member Tim McCann gets set to make a play on Larry Doby team member Tom Ambrosole and complete a double play during the Atlantic Baseball Confederation Collegiate LeagueAll-Star Game played at FirstEnergy Park, Lakewood, on Sunday.

  • Poker player will pit skills against the best

    Steve Gross prepares to play in Las Vegas at World Series of Poker BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer Before July 8, Marlboro resident Steve Gross could not legally step foot inside of a casino – but that did not stop him from becoming a world class poker player. Gross,…

  • Suspect held in rape of Lakewood woman

    Old Bridge incident provided break in case BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer The striking resemblance between a sexual assault suspect in Old Bridge and the sketch of a man who was wanted in connection with the rape of a Lakewood woman led police to Brandon J. Fritz, 21. Lakewood…

  • Workforce investment board exceeds standards

    FREEHOLD – Monmouth County’s Workforce Investment Board (WIB), in collaboration with the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders, has exceeded all 15 performance standards established by the U.S. Department of Labor for the program year that ended June 30, 2005. The standards measure the effectiveness of programs and services supported by the federal Workforce Investment Act…

  • Howell will bail out league with $140K loan

    Concession stand will be finished at No. Howell site BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer With an agreement between Howell officials and representatives of the North Howell Little League worked out, a concession stand project will not become the $410,000 home run some residents feared it could turn into. Instead,…

  • Design standards expected to be introduced as code

    BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer HOWELL – In April, the Planning Board adopted a revised master plan which included language that would set a series of objectives for community design standards. Last month, Township Manager Thomas Czerniecki spoke with Greater Media Newspapers to outline his recommendations for the design…

  • Datebook

    + Gangs in the neighborhood will be discussed by representatives of the Howell recreation and police departments at 6 p.m. July 27 at Howell town hall, 251 Preventorium Road. + The St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Mary of the Lake Church, Lakewood, still has tickets available for the Lakewood BlueClaws game July 28…

  • Club members continue effort vs. breast cancer

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – The Westlake Women’s Club has proudly received a bronze sculpture in recognition of its efforts to fight breast cancer. “We are elated and very proud of our group which has worked tirelessly to accomplish such lofty goals,” said Barbara Spielman, one of the coordinators…

  • New Egypt bassist clicks in new band

    BY SHARON LEFF Correspondent BY SHARON LEFFCorrespondent Though the four local boys had been playing music since they were children and had all been members of other bands before, they finally found the combination that worked when they formed My Eyes Just Closed. The group has been playing together for a little more than a…