• Dance party at Temple Shalom

    The Brotherhood and Sisterhood of Temple Shalom invite the community to a funfilled Dance Party at 8 p.m. on Feb. 16 at Temple Shalom, 5 Ayrmont Lane, Aberdeen. It will be song request time all night long with a jukebox featuring favorite hits. Tickets are $20 per couple in advance and $25 at the door.…

  • Mat-Ab taps surplus for added capital projects

    Improvements total $5.6M at district schools BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer ABERDEEN — The Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District has identified an additional $2.9 million in surplus funds to be used for capital improvement projects in the 2013-14 school year. At the Jan. 28 meeting, members of the Board of Education approved the capital improvements, which…

  • Middletown approves new cancer center

    Memorial Sloan-Kettering facility will offer treatment, diagnostic services BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer Proposed plans for Memorial Sloan- Kettering’s new cancer treatment center in Middletown include a redesign of the parking area and additions to the 285,000-squarefoot former office building on Red Hill Road. KEITH HEUMILLER MIDDLETOWN — Memorial Sloan- Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) is…

  • CODA .

    What will you be doing on Darwin’s special day? GREG BEAN When I read the story in The New York Times last Saturday that U.S. Rep. Rush Holt (N.J.-12th District) had introduced a resolution designating Charles Darwin’s birthday — Feb. 12 — as Darwin Day, my first thought was: Uh-oh! You’re gonna get some grief…

  • Recycle 2 Save program a great success

    On behalf of the Middletown Township Committee, I would like to thank the residents of Middletown for making the Recycle 2 Save program such a great success. The introduction of singlestream recycling has resulted in a huge increase in the number of recyclables collected and a significant drop in the volume of waste material being…

  • No answers, just questions

    What is there about common sense that escapes our politicians? Why do we go deeper into debt borrowing money from China to give to other countries that would not help us if the situation were reversed? Why do we allow more and more immigrants into the country to take jobs when so many of our…

  • N.J. needs new coastal disaster policy

    A s superstorm Sandy vividly revealed, many coastal communities, including those along Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay, were not properly prepared to deal with an extreme weather event. From severe winds and floodwaters that left many people homeless, to extensive power outages in part from flooded subpower stations or fragile power lines, to faulty…

  • Free flu shots in Red Bank

    The Visiting Nurse Association Health Group is providing free seasonal flu shots every Wednesday at their two regional locations in Red Bank and Manasquan for adults and children over 12 years of age. Pediatric flu shots for children under 12 are by appointment only. Shots are available at 176 Riverside Ave. in Red Bank from…

  • Library closings continue to cause controversy

    Residents, Twp. Committee debate future of three library branches BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — As the March 1 closure of three Middletown library branches approaches, the residents and advocates charged with saving the libraries are calling on the township’s governing body to step in. At the Township Committee’s Feb. 4 workshop meeting, nearly…

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