Category: Tri-Town News
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Residents will gather to celebrate Jackson Day at Johnson Park
JACKSON – From step-off to wrap-up, opening parade to closing fireworks, Jackson Day 2022 on Oct. 2 is shaping up to be an old-fashioned get-together and celebration of community. “Jackson Day celebrates all the local organizations and nonprofits … it’s just an all- day event in our town that marks the end of summer and…
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Transparency in Jackson? Residents are still waiting for answers
By Mark Rosman The next time you hear a politician use the word “transparency,” do not believe for a minute that he or she wants to be transparent with you or your fellow residents. It sounds good, but it’s likely not true. Here’s an example of politicians being non-transparent. The members of the Jackson Township…
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Plan to combine two buildings into one in Jackson stalls at planning board
JACKSON — A hearing on an applicant’s proposal to combine two previously approved warehouse buildings into one building did not reach a conclusion during the Sept. 19 meeting of the Jackson Planning Board. The applicant, 340 West Commodore, LLC, was represented by attorney Salvatore Alfieri, planner Ian Borden and traffic engineer John Rea. In introducing…
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Monmouth County News Briefs, Sept. 21
Monmouth County Commissioner Director Thomas A. Arnone has released the following statement regarding making Sept. 11 an official holiday: “On behalf of the Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners, I am calling on state and federal legislators to make Sept. 11 an official holiday to honor the victims, first responders, volunteers and all who were…
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2022 Archives and History Day will be held at Brookdale on Oct. 1
Monmouth County Clerk Christine Giordano Hanlon has announced that Professor Richard Veit will be the featured speaker at the county clerk’s 27th annual Archives and History Day event to be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 1 at Brookdale Community College, Lincroft. Residents of all communities are invited to attend the free event.…
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New Jersey DEP urges residents to check trees for beech leaf disease
Officials at the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) are urging New Jersey residents to check trees on their property for signs of beech leaf disease and to report their findings to the New Jersey Forest Service, DEP Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette announced. Beech leaf disease was first detected in Bergen and Essex counties…
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Our marvelous, mysterious, migrating monarchs
By Jay Watson To the casual observer, the flight of monarch butterflies may seem as random as a puff of wind. In backyards and gardens, they flutter from flower to flower until the wind lifts them off again in a new direction. But these beautiful insects, with their stunning orange and black wing patterns, never…
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Tri-Town News Datebook, Sept. 21
• Actor, writer and stand-up comedian Paul Reiser will perform at the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts at Ocean County College, Toms River, on Oct. 8 at 8 p.m. Singer-songwriter Vance Gilbert will open the evening. Tickets are $35 to $55. Reiser has received multiple Emmy, Golden Globe, American Comedy Award and…
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Jackson council appoints Samara O’Neill to fill open seat on governing body
JACKSON — The members of the Jackson Township Council have appointed Samara Porter O’Neill to an open seat on the governing body. During the Sept. 13 meeting of the mayor and council, O’Neill’s name was placed into nomination and Township Council President Martin Flemming, Vice President Andrew Kern and Councilman Nino Borrelli voted “yes” to…
