• St. Mary’s Travel Group to host Europe trip

    St. Mary’s Travel Group invites the public to join an eight-day trip to London and Paris with a three-day extension optional in Rome. The total cost of the trip is $3,549, and travelers will depart on April 25. A presentation about the trip will be held on Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. in the Msgr.…

  • $700 bribe nets three-year prison term

    Former Freehold Soil Conservation District official John Tonon was sentenced Oct. 5 to three years in prison for accepting a $700 cash bribe from an undercover officer in exchange for expediting the issuance of soil conservation approvals, Monmouth County Acting Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced. The sentence was pronounced by state Superior Court Judge Ronald…

  • Mid’town Senior Cntr. Oct. events

    The Middletown Senior Center offers a variety of programs and trips during October. Upcoming events are as follows: Oct. 15, 11:30 a.m., pizza and movie. Pizza and a drink will be available for $3 at 11:30 a.m. The free movie begins at 12 p.m. Preregistration is required. Oct. 15, Christmas party tickets. Tickets for the…

  • This week’s photo assignment: Send us pictures of fall activities

    Zoey loves plastic toys and when she got this hot dog, she walked around with it in her mouth for a long time. This Matawan girl loves attention and when you greet her, she rolls over so you can rub her belly. Photos may be emailed to [email protected]. READER-SUBMITTED PHOTO BY DEBBIE HRABINSKIVIA StringFly@GMNews A…

  • Walk funds childhood cancer research

    MIDDLETOWN — Middletown area residents will team up with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in the fight against childhood cancer at the St. Jude Walk on Oct. 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This year marks the 50th anniversary of St. Jude. The goal of the walk is to raise at least $5,000, which…

  • Hazlet town-wide garage sale Oct. 20.

    HAZLET — Hazlet Recreation is sponsoring the annual Fall Town-wide Garage Sale on Saturday, Oct. 20, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rain date is Oct. 21. There is a $10 registration fee. Hazlet Recreation will compile a list of residents who will be participating. To add your address to the garage sale map, visit…

  • Mid’twn bling sting

    Jewelry store owner loses license after illegally buying from police BY KEITH HEUMILLER Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The Middletown jewelry store owner found guilty of two ordinance violations during a police sting earlier this year will not be getting a new license. At the Township Committee’s Oct. 1 workshop meeting, the owner appealed the denial…

  • Haunted Woods fright night set for Oct. 20 in Middletown

    MIDDLETOWN — The Middletown High School North (MHSN) community will host Haunted Woods 2012, the annual night of fright that is a highlight of the Halloween season. Each year for the past six years, the senior council has transformed Tindall Park, located directly across the street from the school, into a “spook-tacular” Halloweenthemed extravaganza that…

  • Parking may come at a price in Little Street lot

    Ordinance would set permit fees for business owners, residents who park in lot BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer MATAWAN — Residents and business owners currently using a public parking lot at the corner of Little and Broad streets may soon have to pay a monthly or annual fee to park in the lot. Following a…

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