• Field of Flags will honor fallen troops on March 9

    MIDDLETOWN — The lawn at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Middletown will be filled with American flags in tribute to American troops lost in Iraq. On Friday beginning at 8 a.m., members of the congregation will place one American flag for each American casualty suffered in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom — currently 6,358…

  • Mat-Ab BOE approves 2012-13 tentative budget

    Additional state aid will fund programs, capital project and charter school tuition BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer ABERDEEN— The Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District Board of Education is close to fulfilling its goal of creating a budget with a tax levy increase of just 1.5 percent. Members of the board unanimously approved the $63.2 million tentative…

  • Middletown BOE approves $145M budget

    Tax levy would rise by less than 1 percent; average school tax bill by $41 BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer Taxpayers can expect to pay only slightly more than last year to fund Middletown Township Public School District’s 2012-13 budget. At a special Feb. 29 meeting, the Middletown Township Board of Education unanimously approved a $145,744,337…

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    Justin Kaminski listens to Holmdel firefighter Joshua Kolodziei read Dr. Seuss’ “Green Eggs and Ham” to students during Read Across America Day at Village School in Holmdel on Feb. 28. The school welcomed local hero readers, including police officers, firefighters and members of the military, to help celebrate the birthday of children’s author Theodor Seuss…

  • Brookdale president addresses facilities issues

    BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer William Toms The president’s office is on the second floor of an old barn. The Brookdale Administration Center in Lincroft has been retrofitted with all the makings of a college’s executive building, with floor-to-ceiling windows and key-card access to offices. But the beams are still in plain view, supporting the arched…

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    Scouts in Matawan-Aberdeen Cub Scout Pack 66 reclaim the handmade cars, which they designed and carved, at the end of a race during the 32nd annual Pinewood Derby held at the Matawan Community Center on Feb. 28. ERIC SUCAR staff

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    Felician College women’s basketball coach Steve Fagan of Howell was voted the 2011-12 CentralAtlantic Collegiate Conference Women’s Basketball Coach of the Year by his peers. Fagan, in his fourth year at Felician, guided the Golden Falcons to the CACC North Division regular-season championship with a 14-5 conference record. Overall, the team is 17-10. The Golden…

  • Rebels continued winning ice hockey tradition in ’12

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer The Howell High School ice hockey team recently played in the program’s 100th game and celebrated the milestone with a 7-2 victory over Manasquan High School. In the four years that ice hockey has been a varsity sport in the Freehold Regional High School District, the Rebels have been the…

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    A Howell-area travel baseball team for 13- and 14-year-olds needs pitchers, a catcher and other position players. The USABL travel team plays within a 45-minute radius of the Howell South Little League. Players do not have to be residents of Howell (should live within 25 minutes of Howell). The team is managed by Frank Dave.…

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