Category: Tri-Town News
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Tri-Town News Datebook, Oct. 26
• The Monmouth County Park System will present a Mill Demonstration on Nov. 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26 and 27 at 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. at Historic Walnford, Walnford Road, Upper Freehold Township. See the 19th century gristmill in action. Each demonstration lasts about 15 minutes. Free. Details:…
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Monmouth commissioners announce ‘Brewed & Distilled in Monmouth’ initiative
The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners has announced the launch of the new “Brewed & Distilled in Monmouth” initiative. The initiative was announced during a press conference held at Red Tank Brewing Company, Red Bank, on Oct. 19. ” ‘Brewed & Distilled in Monmouth County’ is our new program which will assist in the…
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Howell council adopts bond ordinance to fund road improvements
HOWELL — The members of the Township Council have adopted a bond ordinance that will provide funding for Howell’s 2022 road improvement program. During a meeting on Oct. 18, Mayor Theresa Berger, Deputy Mayor Pamela Richmond, Councilman John Bonevich, Councilwoman Evelyn O’Donnell and Councilwoman Suzanne Brennan voted “yes” on a motion to adopt ordinance No.…
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Storrow sworn in as new chief of Howell Police Department
HOWELL — John Storrow, who joined the Howell Police Department as a patrolman in 1995, has taken the reins of the department as its new police chief. Storrow, who became Howell’s police chief on Aug. 1, was publicly sworn in to the position during a recent meeting of the Township Council. Deputy Mayor Pamela Richmond…
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Grammy Museum Experience presents ‘Ladies and Gentlemen … The Beatles!’
Grammy Museum Experience Prudential Center, Newark, has announced its newest traveling exhibit, “Ladies and Gentlemen … The Beatles!” The exhibit will run from Nov. 18 through June 25. Curated by the Grammy Museum and Fab Four Exhibits, “Ladies and Gentlemen … The Beatles!” brings visitors back to the early 1960s when rock and roll was…
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Monmouth County News Briefs, Oct. 19
A Middletown resident has been indicted for laundering money on behalf of the Cape Town Zone of Black Axe, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Andrew Suarez, 29, is charged by indictment with money laundering conspiracy, substantive money laundering counts and aggravated identity theft, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office. According…
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Jackson Memorial High School to host marching band competition
JACKSON — The Jackson Memorial High School Jaguar Marching Band will host the “Showcase of Champions!” marching band competition on Oct. 23, three weeks after the event was sidetracked by a hurricane. The event, which had been scheduled for Oct. 1, was postponed due to the arrival in New Jersey of remnants of Hurricane Ian.…
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Former Gov. James Florio was a conservation trailblazer in New Jersey
By Alison Mitchell The pristine wilderness of the New Jersey Pine Barrens may seem worlds apart from the state’s polluted industrial sites in need of cleanup and restoration. But one thing they had in common was James Florio in their corner. Florio – a former New Jersey governor, U.S. congressman, state assemblyman and chair of…
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Motorists warned to drive with caution as deer activity increases
Drivers are reminded to be extra vigilant on roads this fall as the mating season for white-tailed deer gets underway and daylight is limited during peak commuting hours, the New Jersey Department of Transportation (DOT) and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced. Deer are more likely to suddenly enter roads at this…
