Category: Tri-Town News

  • New Jersey State Museum will feature sharks in new exhibition

    New Jersey State Museum will feature sharks in new exhibition

    Sharks are one of the most feared animals throughout the world, even though the odds of ever encountering one are highly unlikely. “Jaw Dropping World of Sharks,” a new exhibition from the New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, aims to dispel some of the myths and misunderstandings about sharks and their relatives by exploring their biology,…

  • Foundation’s new report shows ‘The Future Is Electric’

    Foundation’s new report shows ‘The Future Is Electric’

    By Tom Gilbert It may seem like a tall order: Make changes to your home to lower your energy bills, remove harmful pollutants from the air you breathe, and help in the global fight against climate change. But it is not as hard as it might sound. According to a new report commissioned by the…

  • Tri-Town News Datebook, March 23

    Tri-Town News Datebook, March 23

    • The Monmouth County Retired Educators Association will hold its spring meeting on April 12 at Our House Restaurant, 420 Adelphia Road, Howell, at 11 a.m. Voting for the new slate of officers will take place. Guest speaker Meredith Oppenheim will introduce Vitality, a new program available to members. Members are asked to bring a…

  • CentraState Healthcare System names Tom Scott president and CEO

    CentraState Healthcare System names Tom Scott president and CEO

    FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – CentraState Healthcare System has announced the promotion of Tom Scott to president and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) after serving seven years as a senior vice president and Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective April 9. Scott succeeds John T. Gribbin, who announced his retirement in February after leading the CentraState Medical Center for…

  • Bonevich formally declines appointment to Howell Planning Board

    Bonevich formally declines appointment to Howell Planning Board

    HOWELL – Councilman John Bonevich has formally declined his sudden appointment to the Howell Planning Board. On March 16, Bonevich sent a letter to the Township Council in which he declined the appointment that was made during a council meeting on March 1. Bonevich cannot resign from the Planning Board because he has not been…

  • Manalapan veterans committee will host model train show March 27

    Manalapan veterans committee will host model train show March 27

    MANALAPAN — On March 27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Manalapan Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee will host its fifth annual Model Train Show fundraiser at the Manalapan Community Center, 114 Route 33 West, Manalapan (just past Peking Pavilion). The train show is returning after a two-year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Model…

  • Howell officials define fulfillment centers, warehouses in new ordinance

    Howell officials define fulfillment centers, warehouses in new ordinance

    HOWELL – The members of the Howell Township Council have adopted an ordinance that defines fulfillment warehouse/centers, warehousing and distribution. The issue has been on the front burner in recent years as the Planning Board and the Zoning Board of Adjustment continue to consider development applications for those types of uses in the community. Mayor…

  • Monmouth County News Briefs, March 16

    Monmouth County News Briefs, March 16

    A Howell resident who ran an illegal gambling business has admitted filing a false tax return, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced on March 9. Steven Bryce, 52, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Anne E. Thompson in Trenton federal court to Count Five of an indictment charging him with subscribing to a false tax…

  • Monmouth County commissioners introduce 2022 budget

    Monmouth County commissioners introduce 2022 budget

    By Tom Arnone Last week the 2022 Monmouth County budget was introduced during the March 8 meeting of the Board of County Commissioners. The introduced budget is $474.1 million for 2022 and once again there is no tax increase for the residents of Monmouth County. It is interesting to note that compared to the 2010…