• pick of the week  Footloose

    Everyone is invited to “cut loose, footloose, kick off your Sunday shoes” as the Marlboro Community Players proudly presents “Footloose: The Musical.” Performances of “Footloose” will take place Oct. 12 and 13 at 8 p.m, and Oct. 7 and 14 at 3 p.m. at the Marlboro Memorial Middle School, 71 Nolan Road, Morganville. The Marlboro…

  • Rose Hill Cemetery walking tour Oct. 20, 21

    MATAWAN — The Matawan Historical Society in conjunction with Rose Hill Cemetery is sponsoring its second annual guided walking tour of Rose Hill Cemetery in Matawan. Local historian Al Savolaine will lead the tours, sharing fascinating stories about those buried in the cemetery, including the victims of the 1916 shark attack in Matawan, as well…

  • Family bicycle safety program Oct. 23

    MIDDLETOWN — Families are invited to the Tonya Keller Community Center on Oct. 23 at 6:30 p.m. for a special presentation about bicycle safety. Activities include a kid-friendly presentation on bicycle and pedaling safety and a parent-friendly discussion on Safe Routes to School programs. This event is hosted by Middletown Recreation Advisory Committee in partnership…

  • Middletown holds ‘350’ logo contest

    MIDDLETOWN — With the township turning 350 years old in 2014, the Middletown 350 Committee is planning a town-wide, yearlong celebration to mark the occasion. Special events, art shows, and various events with a historical focus are under consideration. To commemorate the celebration, the Middletown 350 Committee is holding a logo contest. The logo will…

  • Four seats open on Mat-AB Board of Ed.

    Two contested seats, two write-ins on ballot in Nov. 6 election BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer ABERDEEN — Four candidates are vying for two seats representing Aberdeen on the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District Board of Education. In addition to the two contested threeyear term seats, there is an unexpired oneyear seat up for Aberdeen and…

  • A new spin on voter suppression?

    I received my mail-in ballot package Saturday — with no ballot. And this ran through my mind: I am a registered Democrat in a county that has been controlled almost continuously by the Republicans since the time of the robber barons, a county where a fog of questionable practices hovers as I write and where…

  • CODA

    Our lives are in the hands of those who can’t decide GREG BEAN A long with 50 or 60 million other Americans, I was glued to my television last Wednesday night, Oct. 3, for the first of three debates between President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Willard (Mitt) Romney. But unlike many of those viewers,…

  • Photos

    Families visit the petting zoo at the Bayshore Community Hospital Community Day on Oct. 6 (clockwise from top left). After a ride down the inflatable slide, Natalie Lovey, of Howell, is ready to try other activities, which included pony rides, music and games. A trolley takes people for a ride around the hospital grounds in…

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