Category: Tri-Town News
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Tri-Town News Datebook, Oct. 27
• The Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County will present a Zoom event, “Antisemitism In America,” by Anti-Defamation League speaker Eileen Hershenov, at 2 p.m. Nov. 7. This will be a PowerPoint presentation. Admission is $5 for museum members and $7 for non-members. Details: 732-252-6990 or visit http://www.jhmomc.org • Bat Shalom Hadassah will host the…
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Howell planners deny application for warehouses on Howell Road
HOWELL – A 3-3 vote from members of the Howell Planning Board during a meeting on Oct. 21 resulted in the denial of an application that proposed the construction of two warehouses on Howell Road in the Jerseyville section of the municipality. A Planning Board typically has nine regular members and two alternate members. Attorney…
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Warehouse proposal fails to pass muster before Jackson zoning board
JACKSON – An application that proposed the construction of 397,495 square feet of warehouse space and 34,800 square feet of office space in four buildings on North County Line Road failed to garner enough votes for a use variance during the Oct. 20 meeting of the Jackson Zoning Board of Adjustment. The applicant, Countyline Holdings…
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Monmouth County SPCA raises more than $320K at Fur Ball Gala
The Monmouth County SPCA held its 2021 Fur Ball Gala on Oct. 2 at the Molly Pitcher Inn, Red Bank. The sold out, outdoor event brought together 300 of the shelter’s supporters and friends to celebrate 75 years of existence as the Monmouth County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Monmouth County SPCA…
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Jackson zoning board approves site plan for townhomes on Harmony Road
JACKSON – The members of the Jackson Zoning Board of Adjustment have granted preliminary and final major site plan approval to an application that proposed the construction of 202 townhouses on Harmony Road. The zoning board approved a use variance for the applicant, Hyson Estates LLC/Grand Harmony, in February 2020. The applicant returned this year…
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New Jersey to invest $634 million to enhance Medicaid services
Acting New Jersey Department of Human Services Commissioner Sarah Adelman has announced that the federal government has approved department plans to invest $634 million over the next three years to bolster efforts to strengthen and expand home and community-based Medicaid services for older adults and individuals with disabilities. The plan will bring in $329 million…
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Species are now being lost at fastest rate in history of Earth
By Michele S. Byers A few weeks ago, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service made headlines by announcing the removal of 23 species from its endangered list, but this was not good news. These species are not recovering, they are extinct and gone forever. The announcement was a belated obituary for these creatures which have…
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Physicians publish study comparing first and second waves of COVID-19
LONG BRANCH – The latest published study by Monmouth Medical Center physicians showcasing COVID-19 research compares the demographic characteristics, clinical presentation and disease severity of the second wave of COVID-19 with the first wave in the United States. The manuscript, “Variation in Clinical Characteristics, Outcomes and Mortality of Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 During the Second…
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Tri-Town News Datebook, Oct. 20
• Bat Shalom Hadassah will host the annual Jackson Township Hanukkah menorah lighting at 4:30 p.m. Dec. 1 at the Jackson municipal building, West Veterans Highway. The entire event will be outdoors; masks are required. The candles will be lit by Rabbi Shmuel Naparstek. The event is sponsored by Bat Shalom Hadassah, Jackson Chabad, Westlake…
