Category: Tri-Town News

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    SCOTT PILLING staff Sounds of Hope members (l-r) Cassandra Patterson, William Cobbs and Solomon Cobbs perform gospel and inspirational music at the Lakewood library on Feb. 18. The group comes from Freehold.

  • Greater Media Newspapers wins five SNA awards

    “Church at Rainbow’s End” by Dennis Symons Jr. Greater Media Newspapers, Freehold, received five awards in the 2005 Suburban Newspapers of America (SNA) contest. SNA is a nonprofit, professional trade association specifically serving the suburban newspaper industry. SNA’s membership is comprised of approximately 2,000 suburban newspapers published by the leading newspaper publishing companies in the…

  • Howell resident seeks freeholder appointment

    BY LINDA DeNICOLA Staff Writer BY LINDA DeNICOLAStaff Writer If you want something done, give it to a busy person. That old adage would seem to hold true when it comes to Tommy DeSeno, one of the Republican Party members who is hoping to fill an open seat on the Monmouth County Board of Freeholders.…

  • On Campus

    Sophia Ali of Lakewood was recently named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at Boston University, Boston. James Oliverie of Jackson has been named to the dean’s list for the fall semester at James Madison University, Har-risonburg, Va. The University of Delaware, Newark, has named the following Howell residents to the fall semester…

  • Monmouth spending plan totals $457M for 2006

    BY DICK METZGAR Staff Writer BY DICK METZGARStaff Writer Many Monmouth County employees can expect to see less in overtime pay this year as officials attempt decrease the county’s rate of spending. This was evident in the 2006 preliminary budget that was introduced by the Board of Freeholders. The 2006 budget as introduced totals $457.03…

  • Area hospital will expand

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – Com-ing soon to a hospital near you: a 40 percent increase in square footage. CentraState Medical Center’s expansion project was formally approved by the Planning Board on Feb. 2. Construction will begin in April and should be complete within 12 to 15 months, said Daniel J. Messina, senior vice president and chief…

  • Voters approve budgets in three fire districts

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer BY DAVE BENJAMINStaff Writer Jackson JACKSON — Residents approved the operating budgets for this year in three of the township’s four fire districts in voting held Feb. 18. In District 1, the Whitesville Volunteer Fire Company, voters approved a $496,268 budget which carries a tax levy of $325,000. Running unopposed…

  • In the Service

    Air Force Reserve Airman Ashley M. Woodall has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. During the six weeks of training, the airman studied the Air Force mission, organization, and military customs and courtesies; performed drill and ceremony marches, and received physical training, rifle marksmanship, field training exercises, and…

  • Team will hold auditions for anthem singers

    For the sixth consecutive year, the Lakewood BlueClaws will hold auditions for national anthem singers at the Freehold Raceway Mall, Route 9, Freehold Township, March 9, from 6-9 p.m. Last year 575 people applied for the opportunity to sing the “The Star-Span-gled Banner” at the ballpark. Auditions may include solo, group or musical performances. Only…