Category: Tri-Town News

  • Re-enactment of Toms River attack planned

    TOMS RIVER – The historic attack on the Toms River blockhouse will be re-enacted by Patriots and Loyalists on May 20 at 10:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. The participants will start camping out in Huddy Park at 3 p.m. May 19. The public is invited to talk to the militia and to visit the sutlers…

  • Participants sought for Howell talent show

    The Howell Cultural Arts Committee is sponsoring its first talent show and needs the gift of song to make it a success. The event will be held July 9 at Oak Glen Park (rain date July 30). Performers will take the stage at 4 p.m. doing their best to win over the judges. Prizes will…

  • Police continue to search for Lakewood rape suspect

    BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer LAKEWOOD – Police this week continued to search for the man who is wanted in the rape of a 20-year-old township woman. Lakewood police Capt. Robert Lawson said the woman was abducted and raped on the evening of May 7 after she left the…

  • Voters pan open space tax hike

    JACKSON – Voters who went to the polls on Election Day, May 9, made their feelings clear on a nonbinding referendum that sought their opinion on an increase in Jackson’s open space assessment. By a count of 4,033 opposed to 3,145 in favor, voters told municipal officials they do not want the open space tax…

  • Aldrich Lake dredging remains sticky situation

    Howell officials hope new equipment will get project going in 2007 BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer HOWELL – The Township Council scheduled a budget workshop meeting on May 9, but residents who showed up at town hall forced the governing body to address another issue – the unfulfilled promise…

  • Yard sale will raise funds for family of sick child

    BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR. Staff Writer BY LARRY HLAVENKA JR.Staff Writer HOWELL – On May 20, a charity yard sale will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 25 Carol Lane to support a 3-year-old girl who is battling a rare form of cancer. Carol Lane is off Stanley Boulevard, which intersects Route…

  • Village shows life in 1830s

    On May 21 from 1-4 p.m., Allaire Village Inc. will present Village Life at the Howell Works. Admission is free. Owned and developed by James P. Allaire during the 1830s, the Howell Works was a thriving industrial town, iron producing being the main industry. The houses and businesses will provide visitors with insight into what…

  • Education Night planned for June 5

    The New Jersey Coastal Commun-iversity invites future teachers to a June 5 “Education Night.” The presentation will be held from 5-7 p.m. with workshops offered at 5:15 p.m. and 6:15 p.m. The free event will take place at Brookdale Community College’s Wall Township Higher Education Center. Pre-registration is requested; call (732) 280-7090, ext. 3. Representatives…

  • Datebook

    + Women in Lakewood are invited to take advantage of a one-time offer: a Personal Safety for Women class, taught by female instructors, will be given on May 22, at 8 p.m. The two-hour class, which uses scenario-based training, usually costs $129 per person. On May 22, Lakewood women may take the class for $10…