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    JERRY WOLKOWITZ Ian Vallone, 8, a student at the New School of Monmouth County in Port Monmouth, Middletown, floats his homemade boat, crafted from plastic bottles and containers, in the Raritan Bay Monday with the assistance of the school’s educational director, Susan Chilvers.

  • Chief: Transfer is business, not bias

    Middletown police detective questions his transfer to patrol duty By elaine van develdeStaff Writer By elaine van develde Staff Writer When it comes to the police business of transfers, the Middle-town Township police chief says what one officer sees as bias is nothing more than normal business. On the cusp of a federal civil rights…

  • Officials clash over dismissed charges

    Holmdel Planning Board apology atcenter of disagreement By elaine van develdeStaff Writer Holmdel Planning Board apology at center of disagreement By elaine van develde Staff Writer Two Holmdel officials are at odds over the final resolution of a municipal court case dismissed earlier this month. Mayor Art Davey and Committeeman Terence Wall filed complaints against…

  • Bricks building toward a 9/11 memorial fund

    By elaine van develdeStaff Writer Bricks building toward a 9/11 memorial fund By elaine van develde Staff Writer HAZLET — Selling a piece of history, brick by brick, is one way toward building a 9/11 memorial. In line with that thinking, a group of teenagers gathered at the township’s Public Works Department Saturday to brush…

  • Matawan Regional alumni to be honored in Hall of Fame

    By josh davidsonStaff Writer By josh davidson Staff Writer MATAWAN — Matawan Regional High School will honor past graduates and community members in its seventh annual induction ceremony for its Hall of Fame. "We try to get an overall picture," Fran Adler, president of the high school’s hall of fame alumni association, said. "[We induct]…

  • Report blames captain in Fast Ferry grounding

    By darlene dieboldStaff Writer By darlene diebold Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — A National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report has found Capt. Ed McKenna at fault for running the New York Fast Ferry Finest aground off Sandy Hook over a year ago. "The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the grounding of…

  • Fire causes NJ Transit delay

    By darlene dieboldStaff Writer By darlene diebold Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — A fire on the train tracks near the Navesink River bridge caused train service between Red Bank and Matawan to be shut down for almost three hours last week, inconveniencing about 400 commuters. "One of our inspection vehicles caught fire on the tracks around…

  • Business administrator quits, returns to his alma mater

    By josh davidsonStaff Writer By josh davidson Staff Writer MATAWAN — After over three years with the district, school Business Administrator Kenneth Jannarone has decided to make a change. The business administrator and board secretary will take over the same position in the Ocean Township School District, Monmouth County. Though he was happy at his…

  • PTO, Eosso treat students to new basketball court

    By josh davidsonStaff Writer By josh davidson Staff Writer JERRY WOLKOWITZ Magician Matthew Dwinnell performs a trick on Peter Farah, 9, Aberdeen, during the Lloyd Road School basketball court ribbon-cutting ceremony, held at the school Thursday. ABERDEEN — Lloyd Road Elementary School will start the new school year with a new basketball court. Residents and…