Category: Tri-Town News
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Murphy administration unveils youth mental health resource website
Gov. Phil Murphy and members of his administration have announced a new web tool – covid19.nj.gov/youthhelp – that is designed to link parents, youths and educators with resources and supports to address youth mental health challenges exacerbated by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. In the last two budget cycles, Murphy has invested more than $100 million…
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Center Players return with live performances in Freehold Borough
FREEHOLD – Following a hiatus during the coronavirus pandemic, Center Players will mark its return to live theater with a production of Neil Simon’s “California Suite” at Center Playhouse, 35 South St., Freehold Borough, from Oct. 22 through Nov. 7. This classic 1976 play focuses on four couples who arrive in turn from New York,…
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Tri-Town News news briefs, Oct. 6
The Jackson Memorial High School Jaguar Marching Band will host a “Showcase of Champions” marching band competition on Oct. 9. Award-winning bands from around the state will compete and be judged on music and the performance of their field show. The Jackson Memorial band will perform its show “Heroes,” which pays tribute to police, firefighters,…
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Tri-Town News Datebook, Oct. 6
• The Jackson Memorial High School Jaguar Marching Band will host a “Showcase of Champions” competition on Oct. 9. Award-winning bands from around the state will compete and be judged on music and the performance of their field show. The Jackson Memorial band will perform its show “Heroes,” which pays tribute to police, firefighters, EMS,…
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Marty’s Place is teaching senior dogs new tricks
On a 25-acre section of property in Upper Freehold Township, aging dogs live out the rest of their years at a sanctuary called Marty’s Place Senior Dog Sanctuary. Walking into the main sanctuary building, people are greeted by a dog named Murphy, who is 16 years old and one of the many residents of Marty’s…
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FRHSD referendum will focus on roofing, paving projects at six schools
Voters in the eight municipalities that comprise the Freehold Regional High School District are being asked to approve a $14.46 million referendum in the 2021 general election. The referendum will address paving and roofing projects at the district’s six high schools. The municipalities in the FRHSD are Colts Neck, Englishtown, Farmingdale, Freehold Borough, Freehold Township,…
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Young environmental hero: Sonja Michaluk
By Michele S. Byers The motto “Think globally, act locally” has been used for years to encourage local action on environmental problems. Sonja Michaluk, 17, has been thinking globally and acting locally since she was a 6-year-old monitoring streams for water quality in her hometown of Hopewell Township. And the Carnegie Mellon University student went…
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Monmouth County Library schedules special programs for October
Macabre moments in Monmouth County history, magic and mysticism in Central Park, a chat with a psychic about natural intuition and how to enhance it, ghost hunting and an Atlantic Highlands mansion, even visiting the graves of dead U.S. presidents will all entice virtual readers who enjoy the dread and spine-tingling stories of eerie objects,…
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Howell council members table second look at developer’s agreement
HOWELL – The members of the Howell Township Council have tabled their possible reconsideration of a developer’s agreement regarding a residential project known as The Fountains. A developer’s agreement is an agreement between a governing body and a developer to expressly define a project’s rules, regulations, commitments and policies for a specific period of time.…
