Category: Tri-Town News

  • Howell students conclude year with trip to TSA national convention

    Howell students conclude year with trip to TSA national convention

    HOWELL — Shortly before the conclusion of the 2021-22 academic year, students from Howell Middle School North and Howell Middle School South attended the Technology Student Association (TSA) national convention in Dallas, Texas. The TSA is a national organization of more than 250,000 middle school and high school students who are engaged in science, technology,…

  • Howell students conclude year with trip to TSA national convention

    Howell students conclude year with trip to TSA national convention

    HOWELL — Shortly before the conclusion of the 2021-22 academic year, students from Howell Middle School North and Howell Middle School South attended the Technology Student Association (TSA) national convention in Dallas, Texas. The TSA is a national organization of more than 250,000 middle school and high school students who are engaged in science, technology,…

  • Tri-Town News On Campus, July 27

    Tri-Town News On Campus, July 27

    Adelphi University, Garden City, N.Y., has named Jackson residents Maura Carney and Michelle Palmese to the dean’s list for the Spring 2022 semester. Widener University, Chester, Pa., has named the following area residents to the dean’s list for the Spring 2022 semester: Meaghan Appuliese of Jackson, Robert Lamastra of Howell, Sarah Wilderotter of Howell and…

  • 2022 Monmouth County Fair opens five-day run in Freehold Township

    2022 Monmouth County Fair opens five-day run in Freehold Township

    The 2022 Monmouth County Fair will open its five-day run at the East Freehold Showgrounds, Kozloski Road, Freehold Township, today, July 27. The 47th annual fair will run from July 27-31 and is presented by the Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners in cooperation with the Monmouth County Park System and the Monmouth County 4-H…

  • Colleagues mourn passing of state Assemblyman Ronald Dancer

    Colleagues mourn passing of state Assemblyman Ronald Dancer

    New Jersey political figures have paid tribute to their colleague, state Assemblyman Ronald Dancer, 73, of Plumsted Township, Ocean County, who died on July 23 after a long illness. Dancer, a Republican, was representing New Jersey’s 12th Legislative District at the time of his passing. His district colleagues were Republican Sen. Sam Thompson and Republican…

  • New Jersey leads U.S. in correcting injustice in exposure to pollution

    New Jersey leads U.S. in correcting injustice in exposure to pollution

    By Jay Watson Many New Jersey residents are lucky enough to live in places where they can breathe clean air and drink clean, healthy water. But many others are not, especially those in low income and minority neighborhoods, which have more than their fair share of polluting industries like incinerators and power generating plants. “If…

  • Tri-Town News Datebook, July 27

    Tri-Town News Datebook, July 27

    • The Jackson Police Department will hold its annual “National Night Out,” America’s Night Out Against Crime event, from 6-9 p.m. Aug. 2 at the Jackson Shopping Plaza (ShopRite), North County Line and Cook roads. The event is presented by Jackson PBA No. 168. All are invited to attend the event, which will include police…

  • Board of county commissioners presents 2022 Monmouth County Fair

    Board of county commissioners presents 2022 Monmouth County Fair

    The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners, in cooperation with the Monmouth County Park System and the Monmouth County 4-H Association, will present the 47th annual Monmouth County Fair which will take place from Wednesday, July 27, through Sunday, July 31, at the East Freehold Fairgrounds, 1500 Kozloski Road, Freehold Township. “The board could not…

  • Wiffle Ball tournament in Jackson will support James Volpe Foundation

    Wiffle Ball tournament in Jackson will support James Volpe Foundation

    JACKSON – Playing Wiffle Ball was James Volpe’s favorite pastime and is one of the ways in which friends and family members keep his memory close. “He was very competitive and a good teammate,” said John Mucia Jr., a close friend and president of the James Volpe Foundation, which was established in Volpe’s memory after…