• datebook 

     A comedy night fundraiser featuring Joseph Anthony and Tim Hayes, and hosted by the Adelphia Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary, will be held from 6:30-10:30 p.m. Jan. 12 at Our House Restaurant, Route 524, Howell. Admission includes a hot buffet, dessert, coffee and tea. Raffles, a gift auction and a cash bar will also be…

  • Howell donates truck to hard-hit Union Beach

    HOWELL — About 70 years ago, the Union Beach Fire Department donated a truck full of jackets, helmets, axes and boots to the Howell Fire Department to help get the organization on its feet while it was still in its infancy. Recently, Howell repaid the favor at the time of Union Beach’s greatest need by…

  • datebook 

     Kind Heart Rescue, a sanctuary for homeless dogs and rabbits, is accepting donations of treats and new or gently used toys for bunnies and dogs. All donations will go to dogs and rabbits waiting for new homes. Donations can be dropped off at 3 Hyacinth Court, Cream Ridge. For additional information, go to www.kindheartrescue.com.…

  • Howell official: JCP&L’s fast response fizzled out

    BY TOM CASTLES Staff Writer HOWELL — Post-Tropical Storm Sandy uncovered the roots of thousands of trees across New Jersey and, according to one Howell official, quite a few fundamental flaws in the township’s infrastructure. Reports surfaced in the weeks following the Oct. 29 storm that relief efforts were delayed significantly because Jersey Central Power…

  • for the record 

    In accordance with state law, Plumsted School District Superintendent of Schools Karen Jones makes the full required employee contribution of 35 percent to the health benefits she is provided with by the district. A Nov. 29 article in the Tri-Town News incorrectly stated that Jones was not making a payment toward her health coverage. Jones’…

  • GUEST COLUMN

    Time to ban all guns DENNIS LEVINSON I am a retired elementary school principal. The massacre at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., has left me extremely upset about the murders of innocent children and adults, and disgusted with this country’s acceptance of gun violence. Our politicians are unwilling to stand up to…

  • Bills would mandate fire sprinklers in new residences

    I n Lakewood, more than 65 firefighters battled flames on the evening of Dec. 13, 2012, that consumed a multi-story home. Luckily, the family, which was home when the fire started, escaped without harm. First responders cited newer building materials such as vinyl siding as a cause for the accelerated burn and total destruction of…

  • CODA

    Modest proposals from readers and a few others GREG BEAN My column last week on the need, and inevitability, of passing some necessary gun legislation in the near future drew plenty of reaction, most of it from the usual suspects who berate me every time they think I put in my liberal mouthpiece. Like Larry,…

View our current articles

Stay connected to your community