Month: August 2003

  • Open house at Sandy Hook Child Care Center

    The non-profit Sandy Hook Child Care Center will celebrate its 23rd anniversary with an open house Aug. 15 and 16 from 9 a.m. to noon. The public is invited to meet the center’s staff and have questions answered. Spaces are still available for the center’s fall enrollment. For more information, call (732) 291-2368.

  • Fire causes damage in Thorne school locker room

    By josh davidsonStaff Writer By josh davidson Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — A chemical reaction from cleaning solvents may have caused a small fire at Thorne Middle School on Saturday. The fire broke out at 9:55 p.m. Aug. 2 in the utility closet in one of the gymnasium locker rooms at the school on Murphy Road…

  • Watercraft, boating course offered in Toms River

    Coast Boating School, Toms River, will conduct a personal watercraft/safe boating course under New Jersey state law, Aug. 13 and 14 from 7-10 p.m. at Brookdale Community College, Newman Springs Road, Lincroft section of Middletown. For information or to register, call (732) 224-2315.

  • Jazz ensemble heats up summer vacation

    JEFF GRANIT Joe Miceli leads the new Middletown Jazz Ensemble during a performance at Kings Church, Middletown, Thursday. MIDDLETOWN — Joe Miceli has made it his mission to jazz up area kids’ summers and holidays. The means for the 55-year-old Hazlet resident, and Jersey City schools instrumental music teacher, to accomplish that end was through…

  • Vendors, crafters sought for Community Day

    The Holmdel Recreation Commission is now seeking crafters of handmade goods and vendors for its annual Community Day, scheduled for Oct. 5 from noon to 5 p.m. For more information, call Recreation at (732) 946-2870.

  • Tickets available for Orioles, Yankees game

    Tickets are now available for a bus trip to the Orioles vs. Yankees at Camden Yards, Baltimore, sponsored by the Hazlet Recreation Commission. The trip is slated for Aug. 16, and the bus will depart from the overflow parking lot at the Hazlet Library, Middle Road, at 10 a.m. (game time is 7 p.m.). Tickets…

  • Township man charged with lewdness

    By elaine van develdeStaff Writer By elaine van develde Staff Writer HAZLET — A township man accused of exposing himself and inappropriately touching a minor in a sporting goods store may face additional charges. Police arrested and charged Marcelo Ramos Batista, 19, 46 Bedel Road, with lewdness and sexual assault following an incident at The…

  • Reservations now taken for church’s Vermont trip

    Reservations are now being accepted for a bus trip to Vermont, Oct. 19-22 sponsored by Calvary United Methodist Church, Third and Osborn streets, Keyport. Cost is $465 for a double, and an additional $50 for singles. Price covers transportation, three breakfasts, two dinners, one luncheon at the Trapp Family Lodge, two evenings of live entertainment,…

  • Ferry service to Sandy Hook begins

    By elaine van develdeStaff Writer By elaine van develde Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — While people can now take the boat to the beach, only time will tell whether or not the 20-minute water commute will alleviate summer traffic tie-ups. Starting Aug. 2, New York Waterway, the Weehawkin-based operator of the ferry service out of Belford,…