• Jackson Relay for Life returns as fight vs. cancer continues

    Jackson Relay for Life returns as fight vs. cancer continues

    By Andrew Martins Staff Writer JACKSON – The competition and spirit of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, will also be found in Jackson in May at the community’s annual Relay For Life event. The Relay for Life Planning Committee unveiled the Summer Olympics theme during a Jan. 26 kickoff event held…

  • Tri-Town News Datebook, Feb. 25

    • Soup for the Soul, a cooking demonstration, will take place at 11:30 a.m. March 5 at the Plumsted Library, 119 Evergreen Road, New Egypt. Participants will make and taste chicken corn soup. Alert the library of food allergies. Seating is limited. Details: 609-758-7888. • The Plumsted Library, 119 Evergreen Road, New Egypt, will host…

  • Zoners, applicant work out shopping center details

    Zoners, applicant work out shopping center details

    By Jennifer Ortiz Staff Writer HOWELL – Members of the Howell Zoning Board of Adjustment may be getting closer to a decision on a proposed shopping center that would include an LA Fitness Center, two retail shopping buildings and parking facilities on Lanes Mill Road. Testimony continued on Feb. 8 and the matter is expected…

  • Tri-Town News Business Briefs

    Lori Pepenella has joined the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore, Howell, as the director of community development. Pepenella will oversee Girl Scout special events in Monmouth and Ocean counties. She will also work closely with community partners to maximize sponsorship opportunities and grants. Pepenella was previously employed with the Southern Ocean County Chamber of…

  • Tri-Town On Campus, Feb. 11

    Tri-Town On Campus, Feb. 11

    Shelby Young of Jackson has been named to the dean’s list for the 2015 fall semester at Delaware Valley University, Doylestown, Pennsylvania.   Breanna Almeida of Howell has been named to the dean’s list for the 2015 fall semester at Delaware Valley University, Doylestown, Pennsylvania.   The University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island, has…

  • Seniors led Jaguars swimmers to successful season

    Seniors led Jaguars swimmers to successful season

    By Wayne Witkowski An early-season loss to Toms River High School North marred an otherwise perfect regular season and made the difference in Jackson Memorial High School’s boys swim team repeating as Shore Conference A South Division champions. Toms River North ended up unbeaten in the division. The Jaguars (10-1 in the regular season) dropped…

  • Eight Jackson wrestlers advance to Region 6 tourney

    Eight Jackson wrestlers advance to Region 6 tourney

    By Wayne Witkowski Four Jackson Memorial High School wrestlers and four from Jackson Liberty High School moved on to the Region 6 championships at Toms River High School North this week. One wrestler from each school upheld his No. 1 seed in the District 21 championships and another upended a No. 1 seed in the…

  • Rafferty among Jackson athletes moving on to indoor MOC

    Rafferty among Jackson athletes moving on to indoor MOC

    By Wayne Witkowski Jackson Memorial High School senior Ryan Rafferty qualified for a return to the NJSIAA Meet of Champions (MOC) in two events, which did not go as expected. Rafferty finished second in the 1,600 meters at the Group III championships Feb. 20 at the John Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex in Toms River, clocking…

  • Goetz secures another 20-win boys hoops campaign

    Goetz secures another 20-win boys hoops campaign

    The Carl W. Goetz Middle School boys basketball team notched its fourth straight 20-win season, going 21-6 overall and finishing 11-3 in the Ocean County league’s Red Division. A seven-point loss in its second meeting with Toms River Intermediate North cost Goetz a share of the division championship. Ron Bantang, a 6-foot-1 center who was…

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