• Eagle Scout project will save tax dollars

    PLUMSTED — Faced with a new state water management law to label each stormwater catch basin along township roads with decal warnings, “Only Rain In The Drain,” and no state funds to pay for it, a local Boy Scout will undertake the project as part of his Eagle Scout community badge. Mayor Ron Dance said…

  • Christian singer eager to share gift of song with others

    BY JANE MEGGITT Staff Writer Dawn Michele Bryan believes it is never too late to turn dreams into reality. Dawn Michele After singing in the contemporary choir at St. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic Church in Hightstown as well as at St. Joseph’s Church in Millstone Township, the 52-year-old mother of two set out to…

  • New system will have test site at Lakehurst

    LAKEHURST — The U.S. Navy has awarded a $9.4 million contract for the construction of the Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) test site at Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst. According to a press release from NAES Lakehurst, Ranco Construction Inc. of Southampton is the prime contractor for the site construction scheduled to begin later this summer.…

  • Kafton, Rivere picked to lead town council

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer JACKSON — The 166th township reorganization, and fourth reorganization meeting of the mayor and Township Council, was held on July 7 at the Jackson municipal building. By a vote of 3-2, Councilman Michael Kafton was selected to once again serve as council president. That term will run from July 1,…

  • High court strikes down open space law

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer AJackson municipal ordinance that sought to force developers to provide recreation areas within their residential projects has been rejected by the state Supreme Court. The court’s recent unanimous ruling ends a case that has been in the legal system for half a decade. An ordinance adopted by Jackson’s governing body…

  • Freedom Fest

    The annual Freedom Fest was held at the Horse Park of New Jersey in Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth County, last week and featured competitions, rides, games and crafts. Left: New Egypt firefighters compete in the Junior Firefighter event. Above: Daniel Scharfberg of Lawrenceville shows off his catch from the Fishing Friendzy booth.

  • Police work to protect pedestrians

    Howell officers want walkers and drivers to be aware of each other on local roads BY LAUREN CIRAULO Staff Writer Howell residents making their way around town by foot will soon travel more safely through the streets of Howell with the launch of the Howell Police Department’s new pedestrian safety program. The Howell Township Council…

  • Two people with H1N1 flu recovering

    BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer Two additional cases of H1N1, also known as swine flu, were confirmed in Jackson within the past week by the Ocean County Health Department. Leslie Terjesen, Ocean County Health Department public information officer, said the confirmed cases were a child and an adult. She told the Tri-Town News on July…

  • Photo

    Michael Sklad (l) holds up the fish that Hunter Krawchuk, 9, of New Egypt, caught at the Fishing Friendzy station that was set up at the Freedom Fest at the Horse Park of New Jersey, Upper Freehold Township, on July 9. More pictures, page 3.

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