Category: Tri-Town News
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Entries will be accepted for fair’s Home and Garden competition
It is time for residents to start getting their entries ready for the 2022 Monmouth County Fair Home and Garden Competition. Fair staff members will accept entries of art, photos, crafts, needlework and canning on July 24 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and on July 25 from 8-11 a.m., according to a press release.…
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Springsteen announces E Street Band tour beginning in February
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will mark their return to the road in February 2023 with a string of to-be-announced United States arena dates, followed by European stadium shows kicking off on April 28 in Barcelona, Spain, and a second North American tour leg starting in August. “After six years, I’m looking forward…
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Girl Scouts donate Earth-friendly cloth bags to Jackson Food Pantry
JACKSON – Local Girl Scouts are doing their part to help promote environmentally friendly alternatives to recently banned single-use plastic shopping bags. Just ahead of a ban on single-use plastic grocery bags that took effect on May 4, Junior Scouts in Troop 396 took on a project to decorate and donate reusable cloth bags that…
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Jackson resumes Memorial Day observance to honor the fallen
JACKSON — After a two-year pause due to the coronavirus pandemic, members of the Jackson community will honor the service and sacrifice of the patriots who gave their lives in defense of the nation’s freedom with a parade and ceremony on Memorial Day, May 30. “We would like to see a large turnout as we…
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Tri-Town News On Campus, May 25
Samantha Emmons of Jackson has earned a degree from East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. A commencement ceremony was held on May 8 at Eiler-Martin Stadium. Brielle Glick of Jackson was recently initiated into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest all-discipline collegiate honor society. Brielle was initiated at the University of Delaware,…
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A little help from Mother Nature on climate change
By Tom Gilbert In the fight against climate change, it is clear New Jersey needs a full toolbox of strategies to address both the causes and impacts – from reducing greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels through clean energy and electrification, to nature-based solutions like preserving mature forests and converting flood-prone residential lands to open…
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Seatbelt enforcement campaign takes place May 23 to June 5
Law enforcement officers will take part in the national Click It or Ticket campaign from May 23 to June 5. Officers throughout New Jersey will step up enforcement to ensure drivers and passengers recognize the lifesaving value of seatbelts. There will be zero tolerance; motorists who are not buckled in will be issued a ticket.
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Tri-Town News Datebook, May 25
• Monmouth County officials have scheduled a paper shredding event so residents have the opportunity to dispose of old documents and confidential files safely. A shredding event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 18 in Howell at the Memorial/Adelphia School, 485 Adelphia Road (Route 524). County residents may shred up to…
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Jewish Federation delegates participate in Washington, D.C., conference
Leaders from Monmouth and greater Middlesex counties – the area served by the Jewish Federation in the Heart of New Jersey – recently joined with hundreds of other advocates from around the country in Washington, D.C., for the Jewish Federations of North America’s Washington Conference to urge the nation’s leaders to combat anti-Semitism and hate…
