• Middletown to host its annual Eggstravaganza

    Join the Middletown Arts Center from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 31 for its annual Eggstravaganza at 36 Church St., in Middletown. This rain-or-shine event is free for families and is sponsored by the Middletown Township Education Association. Highlights from the day include springthemed arts activities for children of all ages, visits with the…

  • Wearing o’ the green

    Left: Crowds were entertained by local organizations, as well as pipe and drum groups from all over the state, as they watched the Keyport St. Patrick’s Parade on March 24. Union Beach’s Jamie Sabo takes pictures of the parade. PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY

  • Tab Ramos Sports Center gearing up for busy season

    Open house Sunday will showcase summer camp; sports for youth and adults available BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent I t was a Monday morning typical of many business offices and organizations serving the public as phones were ringing regularly and staff members were busily organizing files for the Tab Ramos Sports Center in Aberdeen. But it…

  • Martial arts students cited for volunteerism

    Martial arts students were recognized for their fundraising efforts for the St. Vincent de Paul Society during the March 6 Matawan Borough Council meeting. Nicole Antonucci MATAWAN — Students with the Martial Arts Arena were honored for their volunteer efforts, which raised $1,711 for a Keyport charity. During the Borough Council meeting on March 6,…

  • Advocates fault state DEP’s revised beach-access rules

    Public hearing on amended beach-access rules to be held April 18 in Long Branch BY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer Advocates say beach access regulations proposed by the Department of Environmental Protection do not go far enough to address access issues like this fence at the Takanassee Beach Club site that anglers complained blocked their access to…

  • Middletown man charged with attempted murder

    MIDDLETOWN — Police charged a township man with attempted murder of a police officer after an alleged vehicular attack. According to a press release from the Middletown Township Police Department (MTPD), Cpl. Daniel Murdoch was attempting to arrest 37-year-old Gregory Canova before the attack. “Canova struck the officer with his vehicle and dragged him for…

  • MAMS: Hugs are OK, public displays are not

    BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer ABERDEEN — The widely publicized “No Hugging” rule recently instituted at Matawan Aberdeen Middle School was aimed at addressing inappropriate physical behavior between students, school officials said this week. During the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District Board of Education meeting March 26, board President Charles Kenny addressed the controversy over an…

  • CODA

    It’s one of those good news, bad news deals GREG BEAN Here’s a statement I never thought I’d write: New Jersey has the most stringent anti-corruption laws in the nation, according to a recent study by State Integrity Investigation, working with the Center for Public Integrity, Global Integrity and Public Radio International. The long collaborative…

  • Brain Injury Awareness Month: time for action

    March is Brain Injury Awareness month. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 130,000 sports and recreation-related traumatic brain injuries occur annually in the United States among children 5-18 years of age. What is of specific concern is that the CDC estimates a 60 percent increase in emergency department visits among…

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