Tag: Tri-Town News news briefs
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Tri-Town News news briefs, Nov. 9
Brain games are fun ways to maintain or improve mental fitness. The Ocean County Library will offer a full menu of fascinating games in ready-to-use Playaway Launchpad tablets for patrons at its 21 branches and reading centers, according to a press release. Launchpads contain puzzles, word games, number challenges and tests of speed and logic,…
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Tri-Town News news briefs, Oct. 26
Jackson Mayor Michael Reina has announced that municipal officials have entered into an agreement with Regroup that will allow them to send routine and emergency alerts directly to residents. According to a press release from the mayor’s office, these types of notifications may include upcoming events, road closures, emergency notifications for weather and more. The…
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Tri-Town News news briefs, Aug. 17
Dan Ariel of Jackson, who has been the general manager of Pine Belt Chevrolet, Lakewood, for 26 years, has been promoted to director of variable operations. In this position, Ariel will oversee all aspects of sales at four of the Pine Belt dealerships, supervise employees and manage all aspects of customer satisfaction. Before joining Pine…
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Tri-Town News news briefs, July 20
The Chelsea at Toms River, a senior housing and care facility, is lending a hand to families with children who have cancer by providing funds to help beat the disease, according to a press release. The Assisted Living and Memory Care community teamed up with Ocean of Love, a nonprofit organization that directly helps children…
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Tri-Town News news briefs, July 13
Two veteran members of the Jackson Police Department marked their retirement during a walk-out ceremony at police headquarters on July 1. According to a post on the police department’s Facebook page, Capt. Steven Laskiewicz and Detective Lt. Francisco Mendez were congratulated and saluted by friends, family members and co-workers. Laskiewicz, a native of Sayreville, started…
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Tri-Town News news briefs, July 6
A graduation ceremony was held for the eighth grade class at Howell Middle School North on June 20 and for the eighth grade class at Howell Middle School South on June 21 as the 2021-22 academic year came to a conclusion in the Howell K-8 School District. Both graduation ceremonies were held at Howell High…
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Tri-Town News news briefs, June 29
The Jackson Pathfinders maintain four woodland trails in Jackson: • The Silver Stream Trail, across from 254 Frank Applegate Road and within the Metedeconk Preserve of the New Jersey Conservation Foundation. The Pathfinders are officially honored by the foundation as guardians of this trail; • The Steve Kitay Living Trail, on Jackson municipal land, accessed…
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Tri-Town News news briefs, June 15
Jackson residents who want to run for public office in the 2022 election have until 4 p.m. Sept. 6 to file a nominating petition, according to a legal notice published by Township Clerk Diane Festino. Jackson’s non-partisan municipal election will take place on Nov. 8. The mayor’s term currently held by Michael Reina and the…
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Tri-Town News news briefs, June 8
Howell Police Text-a-Tip is a technology program that allows concerned Howell residents, business owners and visitors to easily, quickly and anonymously provide information about non-emergency criminal or suspicious activity – such as personal, property and drug crimes – to the Howell Police Department without exposing their personal identities or information. P3 Tips is not monitored…