Category: Tri-Town News

  • Potential muster zone operator not available

    BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer LAKEWOOD – Although the construc-tion of a 2-acre employment services center – or muster zone – in the Lake-wood Industrial Park on Swarthmore Avenue has commenced, there is no organization to run it. At its July 6 meeting, the Township Committee was scheduled to…

  • Monmouth County earns AAA bond rating again

    FREEHOLD – Once again, Monmouth County’s bonds have been granted AAA ratings by Fitch, Moody’s and Standard and Poor’s, the nation’s three bond rating agencies. Only a small percentage of counties throughout the United States have been granted AAA ratings, the highest rating, and only a handful of those can claim they have received the…

  • Library marks milestone

    During July, the Howell library is celebrating 32 years of service to the community and 20 years in its present location at the municipal complex. The month-long celebration is designed to highlight the library’s history, collection and services. HOWELL – In April 1974 the Howell Public Library opened its doors to the public. Thirty-two years…

  • FBI subpoenas Brick town hall documents

    BY COLLEEN LUTOLF Staff Writer BY COLLEEN LUTOLFStaff Writer BRICK – The FBI has subpoenaed records from Brick Township three times in the past two weeks, township officials confirmed earlier this week. Two subpoenas were received by Municipal Clerk Virginia Lampman on July 6, ordering officials to release records related to federal funds Brick received…

  • Young woman promotes March of Dimes efforts

    JACKSON – Seema Samuel, a recent graduate of Jackson Memorial High School, has been appointed to be one of only 22 college students from across the country to serve on the March of Dimes National Youth Council and assist the organization in the design and implementation of programs targeted to youth. Currently, the March of…

  • Plumsted dad, daughter riding for a good cause

    BY WENDY LYNN DECKER Correspondent BY WENDY LYNN DECKERCorrespondent PLUMSTED – It takes approximately four-and-a-half hours by plane, 42 hours by car (if you don’t sleep) and, depending upon the shape you’re in, about 66 days by bicycle if you travel 70 miles per day, six days per week. This is the route Jim Gutacker…

  • Grad recaps busy year at Jackson Memorial

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Natalie Schroeder JACKSON – With graduation ceremonies now a memory for her, one Jackson Memorial High School student reflected on the past school year. Using a PowerPoint presentation, “2006, What a Year,” which she developed, Natalie Schroeder, a student member of the Board of Education, reviewed…

  • Forum shows differences in immigration proposals

    BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer BY CLARE MARIE CELANOStaff Writer FREEHOLD – Those wishing to better understand the nation’s current immigration reform debate were given the opportunity to do so recently. On June 20, members of the Monmouth County Human Relations Commission, in conjunction with the League of Women Voters, hosted a forum at…

  • Monmouth County sheriff wins national award

    Monmouth County Sheriff Joseph W. Oxley earned the 2006 Ferris E. Lucas Sheriff of the Year Award at the National Sheriffs’ Association Annual Conference and Exposition in Orlando, Fla., on June 18 during the opening ceremonies of the conference. Oxley was selected over 30 other formal nominees and was chosen from among the nearly 3,100…