Category: Tri-Town News
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Accessible trails make nature available to all
By Tom Gilbert Before being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2009, Karen Richards was an athlete. She could hike for miles on rugged mountain trails and she regularly swam distance laps in a pool. Having multiple sclerosis changed all that for Karen, who is the New Jersey Conservation Foundation’s director of finance and administration. She…
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Tri-Town News Datebook, Nov. 16
• The Monmouth County Retired Educators Association will celebrate the holidays on Dec. 13 at 11 a.m. at the Molly Pitcher Inn, 88 Riverside Ave., Red Bank. Members are encouraged to bring a non-perishable donation for the food bank. The association is also collecting unwrapped children’s toys, books or gift cards for Bridges At The…
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Tri-Town News news briefs, Nov. 9
Brain games are fun ways to maintain or improve mental fitness. The Ocean County Library will offer a full menu of fascinating games in ready-to-use Playaway Launchpad tablets for patrons at its 21 branches and reading centers, according to a press release. Launchpads contain puzzles, word games, number challenges and tests of speed and logic,…
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Monmouth County News Briefs, Nov. 9
An Ocean County man has been arrested and charged with committing a daytime robbery of a West Long Branch check-cashing business in Monmouth County five years ago that netted $700,000, Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Oct. 28. Travis A. Bryant, 41, of Jackson, is charged with first degree robbery, second degree…
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Jackson voters appear to have tapped Reina for new four-year term
JACKSON — Voters in Jackson appear to have re-elected Michael Reina, who has served as the township’s mayor since December 2008, to a new four-year term as mayor. Voters also appear to have elected Reina’s two running mates in the 2022 general election to four-year terms on the Township Council. According to unofficial election results…
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Brookdale student magazine ‘Collage’ wins 2022 Gold Crown award
The Brookdale Community College 51st edition of “Collage,” a magazine that showcases the highest caliber art, design and literary pieces that Brookdale students create, has been awarded the 2022 Gold Crown for Print Literary Magazines from Columbia University Scholastic Press Association (CSPA). In addition, the publication received a Gold Medalist Critique Rating and three All…
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Jackson police charge suspects with shoplifting at outlet mall
JACKSON – The Jackson Police Department has charged four individuals with organized retail theft enterprise shoplifting; shoplifting; obstruction of the administration of the law; and hindering apprehension following an investigation into shoplifting activities at the Jackson Premium Outlets, Route 537. According to police, during the past two months, stores at the Jackson Premium Outlets were…
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Gov. Murphy announces comprehensive plan to combat auto theft
Gov. Phil Murphy, alongside state Senate President Nick Scutari and state Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, has announced his support for a series of legislative proposals and administrative actions to combat auto theft in New Jersey. The Nov. 7 announcement builds upon steps taken earlier this year, which have already proven to have an impact. Auto…
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YMCA to celebrate Dr. King at 34th commemorative breakfast on Jan. 13
The YMCA of Greater Monmouth County has announced a return to a live event to commemorate the life and legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. After a virtual format for two years due to COVID-19, the Y welcomes the community to attend the 34th annual memorial breakfast on Jan. 13 from…
