Category: Tri-Town News
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Monmouth County SPCA receives $1 million donation
EATONTOWN – The Monmouth County SPCA announced in a press release that it is thrilled and honored to have been chosen to receive a large donation from Sheldon Vogel. Vogel and his late wife, Anne, who have been long-time patrons of the Monmouth County SPCA, funded the Vogel Spay/Neuter Clinic decades ago and most recently…
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Virtual run will raise funds for therapeutic riding program
Special People United to Ride (SPUR), a therapeutic horsemanship program in the Lincroft section of Middletown, has announced its second annual virtual run, scheduled for Oct. 3-9. Any time during that week, participants can walk, trot or gallop for 2 miles wherever they like to help raise money for the SPUR scholarship fund, which provides…
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Tri-Town News news briefs, Aug. 11
When voters in Jackson go to the polls on Nov. 2 to vote for state representatives, they will also vote to elect four members of the Jackson School District Board of Education. July 26 was the deadline for New Jersey residents to file a nominating petition to run for a seat on a board of…
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Nature’s fireworks: the Perseid meteor shower
By Michele S. Byers Long before fireworks were invented, our ancient ancestors watched the night sky for entertainment and inspiration. They saw changing moon phases, imagined animal and human shapes in the stars, and created elaborate myths about the constellations. And they would spot meteors streaking across the sky, and comets with bright tails. All…
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Tri-Town News Datebook, Aug. 11
• New Jersey Blood Services will conduct blood drives on the following dates: Aug. 12, Howell Donor Center, 4068 Route 9 South, Howell, 1:30-8:30 p.m. To donate blood or for information on how to organize a blood drive, call toll free, 1-800-933-2566 or visit www.nybloodcenter.org • New Jersey Blood Services will conduct blood drives on…
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Gov. Murphy: Masks required for beginning of 2021-22 school year
Citing the increasing prevalence of the COVID-19 Delta variant, New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy has announced that all students, educators, staff and visitors will be required to wear face masks indoors for the start of the 2021-22 school year. On Aug. 6, Murphy signed Executive Order 251, which will mandate masking in the indoor…
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Monmouth County commissioners provide update on pandemic, resources available
The Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners provided an update on the COVID-19 pandemic and resources available to county residents and visitors on Aug. 5. “Monmouth County is one of the highest vaccinated counties in the state. More than half the towns in our county have 70% or more of their population vaccinated. We are…
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Jackson code enforcers issue tickets in wake of illegal pool rentals
JACKSON – Code enforcement officials in Jackson issued more than a dozen summonses regarding the illegal rental of private pools in recent weeks. The Jackson Police Department issued a press release on July 22 and reported that the township’s code enforcement office had been receiving complaints from residents in reference to pools illegally being rented…
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Jackson Township Council sells land to become site of new firehouse
JACKSON – The Jackson Township Council has authorized the sale of a 12-acre property on West Veterans Highway to the Jackson Board of Fire Commissioners, District No. 2, so a new firehouse may be constructed. Township Council Vice President Martin Flemming, Councilman Alexander Sauickie, Councilman Nino Borrelli and Councilman Stephen Chisholm voted “yes” on a…
