Category: Tri-Town News

  • Rehab of old farmhouse provides COAH units

    BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPP Staff Writer BY JENNIFER KOHLHEPPStaff Writer Live in a newly restored farmhouse on 2 acres in the quiet, rural setting of Millstone Township for only $450 to $500 per month. Does this sound like a dream? Does it sound more like a fantasy if the acreage is a landscaped yard with rows…

  • Residents, builder, town battle over bond release

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – Homeowners at Westlake Village are up in arms about concerns they say have not been addressed by U.S. Home, also known as Lennar. The residents were so upset that they convinced Jackson’s former governing body, the Township Committee, before it gave way to the…

  • Photo

    PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Sydney Fenske, 6, of West Orange, pretends to drive her grandfather’s 1959 Chevrolet Corvette during a car cruise in Howell. Sydney’s grandfather, Chris Anderson, of Lakewood, was among the car enthusiasts who brought their American classics to the July 8 event.

  • Life swap proves to be challenging for couple

    Howell husband, wife will be featured on ‘Try My Life’ in August BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer When a Howell couple said to each other, “walk a mile in my shoes,” the Style Network said “Try My Life.” “Try My Life” is a reality television series where spouses exchange…

  • Howell comes alive with classic cars

    Saturday nights filled with sights that bring back memories BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer Muscle car enthusiasts, to get your motor running, just head out on the highway. Route 9, that is. What you’ll find at the Chick-fil-A, Route 9 north at Lanes Mill Road, Howell, on Saturday evenings…

  • Lakewood to sell land for use as access road

    LAKEWOOD – In order to create an amicable compromise between a developer, residents and two towns, the Township Committee has unanimously voted to sell a piece of land to create an access road for the Plaza 70 shopping center on Route 70. In March 2005, the Planning Board in neighboring Brick Township approved Edgewood Properties’…

  • Mayor will remain on Planning Board

    HOWELL – Almost four months after announcing that he would appoint a mayor’s designee to fill his position on the Planning Board, Mayor Joseph DiBella said he intends to remain on the panel. “I’ve been able to reorganize some things,” the mayor said. “I’m staying on.” In March, DiBella cited professional demands, business obligations and…

  • Resident faces charges of attempted murder

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer JACKSON – A Begonia Court resident has been arrested and charged with two counts of attempted murder, aggravated assault with a weapon and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose. “The allegations are that (John Yuro) was in an altercation with three individuals,” Ocean County…

  • Photog’s shots capture athletes’ big moments

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer DAVE BENJAMIN Jackson Board of Education member Michael Hanlon (r) thanks Bill Bricker for the effort he puts in photographing Jackson Memorial High School sporting events. JACKSON – His photographic accomplishments have filled the showcases in Jackson Memorial High School year after year. “For the athletes…