• Teen talent show slated for Strand

    The Strand Theater will host its second annual Teen Talent Show. The Teen Theater Geeks program, directed and produced by Chloe Gesslein, will be presented Sept. 19 at 3 p.m. at the theater, located at 400 Clifton Ave., Lakewood. All are welcome to attend. Tickets are $10. Details and reservations: www.strand.org or 732 367 7789.…

  • OCREA will host 50th anniversary luncheon

    The Ocean County Retired Educators Association (OCREA) will host its 50th Anniversary Luncheon at the Eagle Ridge Golf Club in Lakewood on Oct. 15. Members and their guests are welcome to attend this event, which will focus on the accomplishments of OCREA for the past 50 years as well as present endeavors. In addition to…

  • Myers is the quiet storm

    Guest Column • Mike Moran D’arby Myers Here we are deep in September. Fall is in the air. Children are back to school. The Pop Warner, high school, college and professional football seasons have begun. If all that excitement isn’t enough, it is also hurricane season. Hurricane season begins in June and ends in November.…

  • Playground to be closed for repairs

    JACKSON — The Jackson Jungle playground at the Jackson Justice Complex, West Veterans Highway, will be closed during November for upgrades. According to a press release, the Jackson Jungle was built in 2000 through the efforts of several Jackson nonprofit organizations, many volunteers, the Jackson Department of Public Works and the Township Committee. Mayor Michael…

  • Driver, student injured in bus accident

    HOWELL — Two people were injured when a school bus collided head-on with a lighting pole in the Howell Commons shopping center parking lot at 7:25 a.m. Sept. 3. The bus has a regular stop at the Route 9 shopping center to pick up students and transport them to St. Rose High School, Belmar. Howell…

  • Datebook

    • The Jackson Women of Today will hold two food distribution dates for September. A special distribution will be held on Sept. 23 for clients who are handicapped or over 60 years old from 5-6:30 p.m. Sept. 24 is the regular distribution of food from 5-7 p.m. in the DPW Building, 10 Don Connor Blvd.,…

  • Candidates’ words and actions tell different stories in Jackson

    This letter is in response to an article that appeared in the July 30, 2009, issue of the Tri-Town News. I noticed the dazzling article praising Jackson Township Council President Mike Kafton and his running mate, Howard Tilis. Mr. Kafton stated, “Jackson, more than ever, needs a strong leader to guide it through these very…

  • Youths will learn about journalism

    BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer HOWELL — Young residents of Howell will soon have the opportunity to learn the fundamentals of journalism in Communication Station for Kids, a new program that aims to educate students on various aspects of the communication field. The program, founded and instructed by public relations representative Judith Drucker, is available…

  • Editor shows lack of concern for other people

    This letter is about Managing Editor Mark Rosman’s voting dilemma in his recent column “Corzine and Christie: A Couple of Characters.” Am I to understand that Mr. Rosman wants anther political party, a third, or perhaps like Italy’s unlimited choices, that twice elected the man who controls the media? I cannot understand Mr. Rosman’s complaint…

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