Category: Tri-Town News
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Jackson to host Rova Farms Day, reveal future plans for property
JACKSON – Municipal officials will host Rova Farms Day from 1-4 p.m. Oct. 22 to celebrate a part of Jackson’s heritage and to reveal future plans for the historic site at 120 Cassville Road in the Cassville section of the community. “Say Goodbye, Learn the History, See Future Plans,” a flier posted on the township’s…
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10 years after Sandy, are we safer from flooding?
By Tom Gilbert Nearly everyone who lived in New Jersey 10 years ago has vivid, and possibly traumatic, memories of Superstorm Sandy slamming this state we’re in. Thirty-eight lives were lost. More than 300,000 homes were either completely destroyed or so badly damaged as to be uninhabitable. About 2.7 million people were left without power,…
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Tri-Town News Datebook, Oct. 19
• Jackson Mayor Michael Reina will host a session of Meet the Mayor at 7 p.m. Oct. 24 at the Jackson municipal building, 95 West Veterans Highway. Residents are invited to stop by to chat with the mayor. • New Jersey Blood Services, a division of New York Blood Center, will conduct blood drives which…
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Jackson zoners deny subdivision for Swanborne homes, house of worship
JACKSON — A 3-3 vote among members of the Jackson Zoning Board of Adjustment has resulted in the denial of an application seeking the subdivision of a property on which market rate single-family homes, affordable housing apartments and a house of worship were proposed to be constructed. Following a three-hour hearing on Oct. 5 that…
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Jackson council adopts ordinances to purchase, preserve two parcels
JACKSON — The members of the Jackson Township Council have adopted two ordinances that will authorize the municipality’s acquisition of vacant properties and prevent the development of those parcels. During a meeting on Oct. 11, council members adopted ordinances No. 24-22 and No. 25-22. Township Council President Martin Flemming, Vice President Andrew Kern, Councilman Nino…
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Monmouth County News Briefs, Oct. 12
State Theatre New Jersey in New Brunswick will present a screening of the cult classic movie musical “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” on Oct. 22 at 11 p.m. Prior to the screening, the State Theatre is hosting a pre-show party with a full-service bar and DJ from 9-11 p.m. The evening will be hosted by…
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New Black Heritage Trail to boost pride and tourism
By Jay Watson For four centuries, the Black community in New Jersey has been helping shape the state’s history, culture, arts, sciences, government, educational and religious institutions, and business and industry. For just as long, Black residents have been seeking equality, justice and an end to racism. From north to south, this state we’re in…
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Santelli named to lead Springsteen archives at Monmouth University
The Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music at Monmouth University, West Long Branch, has named Robert Santelli as its executive director. Santelli will oversee the Springsteen archives and work to create programs, exhibits and collaborations with music museums and universities around the country, according to a press release. Dr. Patrick F. Leahy, president…
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Garden at election offices commemorates amendment granting women right to vote
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP — Monmouth County officials have unveiled a site they are calling the 19th Amendment Centennial Commemorative Garden at the county’s election offices in Freehold Township. The garden, which was unveiled to the public on Oct. 6, is a tribute of the passage of the 19th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution which states that,…
