• Resident receives 12-year sentence after guilty plea

    PLUMSTED — Nearly six months after admitting to the 2013 sexual assault of a child, Anistides Vigil, 49, of New Egypt, was sentenced to 12 years in state prison. According to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office, Vigil was charged with firstdegree aggravated sexual assault as a result of an incident involving a 9-year-old child in…

  • Plumsted third-grader’s art honored

    PLUMSTED — A pupil at the Dr. Gerald H. Woehr Elementary School was recently selected to be one of 11 children in the United States to have their artwork used as a cover for a popular children’s book. Third-grader Matthew Adamski was one of nearly 6,000 students to enter the “Magic Tree House: Create a…

  • Jackson nearing decision on full-day kindergarten

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer JACKSON — The possibility of instituting a full-day kindergarten program was expected to have been discussed at a meeting held earlier this week. A public forum and presentation regarding the viability of a full-day kindergarten program was scheduled for Jan. 20. This issue of the Tri-Town News went to press…

  • ON CAMPUS

    Kristina Bogdan of Jackson was recently initiated into the Phi Kappa Phi honor society. Kristina is pursuing a degree in psychology at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Amy Segen of Howell, a behavioral health major and music minor, sang alto for the Christmas concert at Alvernia University, Reading, Pa. Led by Professor…

  • Discarded trees aid dune effort

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Members of Plumsted Youth for Nature and the Environment unload discarded Christmas trees at Bradley Beach, Monmouth County, where they will be used to reconstruct dunes and counteract beach erosion. More than 150 evergreen trees that decorated homes in Plumsted and surrounding towns over the holidays were repurposed for the…

  • Questions loom over N.J.’s fiscal health

    By ADAM C. UZIALKO Staff Writer Gov. Chris Christie’s State of the State address did not sufficiently outline a plan to overcome the economic challenges facing New Jersey in the eyes of some local officials. State Assemblywoman Nancy Pinkin (D-Middlesex) said she was dissatisfied with the speech because she felt the governor did not meaningfully…

  • Plumsted utilities authority addresses treatment issues

    By ANDREW MARTINS Staff Writer Several weeks after residents raised concerns to state representatives regarding a proposed wastewater treatment system, the Plumsted Municipal Utilities Authority (PMUA) has responded to those concerns. The authority’s response addresses some of the more prevalent points brought up by individuals who spoke during a special hearing held by the state…

  • Photo

    MATT DENTON Chloe Glickman, Gillian Kritch and Bella Glickman, from left, were happy participants when the Girl Scouts of the Jersey Shore celebrated National Popcorn Day with special activities at their facility in Howell on Jan. 18.

  • Patterns

    JOVELLE TAMAYO Ariana White decorates a paper snowflake as part of a program at the Sadie Pope Dowdell Library in South Amboy on Dec. 29.

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