Howell youths will perform at upcoming Monmouth County Fair
BY AMY ROSEN Staff Writer
Justin and Alina Zimmerman of Howell are siblings who don't play together the same way that most siblings do. While other children might play Monopoly and video games, playing together for the Zimmermans means making music. More...
JACKSON - Mayor Mark Seda and the members of the Township Council, in conjunction with the Department of Recreation and Senior Services, have announced that The Nerds will return to the township's stage on July 23 along with The Punks, for the fir More...
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer
JACKSON - In order to promote safety in John F. Johnson Jr. Memorial Park on Jackson Day, Sept. 6, Township Council members have discussed an idea put forth by Jackson's recreation director. More...
The smell of kettle corn, the lights of the rides, and the sounds of musical entertainment and animals being proudly displayed at the East Freehold Park Showgrounds, Kozloski Road, Freehold Township, in an indication that summer is here and so is t More...
Ocean County residents of modest incomes can register for a clinic to have their pet spayed or neutered on July 28 at the special rate of $30 for a cat and $45 for a dog. More...
BY GOTTI KELLEY Correspondent
It's not what you think and, no, you did not forget to scrape off the moss up there. Green roofs and walls are all the rage and are appearing in ever-greater numbers on "green" houses, corporate headquarters and public buildings. More...
PLUMSTED - A new Wawa convenience store with 24-hour gas service is expected to have a groundbreaking in August at its location at the intersection of Route 539 and Route 528. More...
$450K grant funds renovations, new therapy programs
BY JAMIE ROMM Staff Writer
Winnie the Pooh, Superman, Santa Claus and a Tyrannosaurus rex are just some of the toys that play therapist Chris Bellissimo has on his shelves at Amanda's Easel, a program of 180 Turning Lives Around Inc. More...
Monmouth County officials are not backing down from their previously pledged support for a passenger rail line that would pass through the western portion of the county. More...
BY DAVE BENJAMIN Staff Writer
JACKSON - Kenneth Bressi was reelected chairman of the Jackson Planning Board when the panel reorganized on July 7. Councilman Michael Reina, who previously served as chairman of the Planning Board, returned to the panel that evening. More...
BY CLARE MARIE CELANO Staff Writer
FREEHOLD - Advocates for and members of Freehold Borough's Latino community are mourning the loss of a person they called a leader in the fight for workers' rights. More...
BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer
JACKSON - Eight months ago the local band Catalyst began rehearsing with its final lineup. Next week the band could come one step closer to hitting it big. More...
Air National Guard Airman Thomas R. Moss, the son of John Moss of Howell and Roxanne Colter of New Haven, Mo., has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio. More...
JACKSON - Chris Hildago, a student at Jackson Liberty High School and a resident of Jackson, has been selected for membership in the Jersey Surf Drum and Bugle Corps of Camden County and Wildwood. More...
LAKEWOOD - The Lakewood Blue- Claws will host the Cole Bros. Circus of the Stars for the second straight year on Aug. 8, 9 and 10. The circus will feature aerial acts, clowns, jugglers, acrobats, a human cannonball, trained animals and much more. More...
T he letter from the president of the New Jersey Taxpayers association ("Support School Choice and Keep Tax Dollars," Tri-Town News, July 10, 2008), which attacks the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) for opposing the "scholarship" (voucher) More...
Iread with great interest … and disappointment … the antics of the New Jersey Education Association (NJEA) in their recent picketing of the congressional offices of state Sen. Jennifer Beck in Red Bank, as well as state Sen. More...
GREG BEAN Coda
Hold on while I dust off this trophy I've got sitting on my desk. OK, here we go, and if we could have a drum roll, please. The Greg Bean Corporate Jackass of the Month Award goes to (pregnant pause) CONRAIL! More...
LORI CLINCH Are We There Yet?
In another week or so, I'll be 44 years old. That age might bother the youthful. Yet, I like this time in my life. More...
T3 Shore's Meghan Phillips (l) tries to elude Revolution lacrosse defender Samantha Burke during their game at the inaugural LAX for the Cure Tournament held at New Egypt High School on July 12. ERIC SUCAR staff More...
BY MIKE WHITE Staff Writer
On a night when a rainstorm threatened to wash away any chance of a late-game rally, the Holbrook 14-year-old All-Stars still had some thunder left in their bats to produce a pair of seventh-inning runs to escape with a dramatic 8-7 come-from-behin More...
International runners rule the day
BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Staff Writer
More than 2,800 runners registered and 2,354 of them finished the Belmar Five Johnny Cobb Memorial Run on Saturday. More...
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