• ‘19th Century Maritime Art: Our History in Paintings’

    “Yachts Madeline and Sappho off Sandy Hook Lightship” by James Buttersworth Monmouth University is hosting the exhibition “19th Century Maritime Art: Our History in Paintings” in the Pollak Theatre Gallery. The exhibit, which runs Oct. 13-23, showcases artwork from several private collections of famed 19th-century marine artists James Buttersworth, Antonio Jacobsen, James Bard, Francis Silva,…

  • NOTES

    The 14th annual Country Jamboree and Chili Fest took place Oct. 8 on West Front Street in Keyport where cowgirls twirled lassos and visitors chowed down on chili while listening to live country music. FRANK GALIPO Brookdale Community College’s Visiting Writers Series will host Paul Guest at 7 p.m. Oct. 17 at the Lincroft main…

  • Mat-Ab to use $250K for technology, literacy

    District officials look for reasons behind decline in ASK scores BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer ABERDEEN — The Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District Board of Education last week approved using a portion of the $584,217 in additional state aid received in July for the 2011-12 school budget. During the Sept. 27 regular meeting, members of the…

  • Aberdeen Twp. finalizes agreement on solar power

    Five municipal sites slated for solar installations ABERDEEN — The township has finalized a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Nexus Energy Solutions of Lawrenceville for a 557,000-kilowatt-hour solar installation on five township-owned sites. The agreement concludes a selection process that began in May with a request for proposals issued by the township. The installation,…

  • Park system uses grant funds to offer class trips

    MIDDLETOWN — Over the week of Sept. 23-30, 400 fifth-graders from small school districts in the Bayshore region visited Monmouth Cove Marina in Port Monmouth and learned about local ecosystems first hand. Working with a $12,400 EPA education grant, the Monmouth County Park System sponsored these outings for students from Keansburg, Atlantic Highlands, Highlands, Keyport…

  • Meet Middletown candidates Oct. 25

    The Oak Hill Association is sponsoring a “Meet the Candidates Night” 7-9 p.m. Oct. 25 at the Middletown United Methodist Church, 924 Middletown Lincroft Road. After remarks by each candidate for the Middletown Township Committee, there will be a question and-answer session. Questions may be submitted in person at the meeting or submitted in advance…

  • Meet the Middletown Mayor nights scheduled

    MIDDLETOWN — MayorAnthony P. Fiore will host Meet the Mayor nights at theMiddletown Library, 55 New Monmouth Road, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Oct. 17, 24 and Nov.7. Residents are invited to stop by to discuss issues related to township government. Meet the Mayor nights replace regularly scheduled office hours at Town Hall on these…

  • Middletown plans $2M for capital projects

    BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — The Township Committee introduced an ordinance at its Oct. 3 meeting outlining a lean capital improvement program cut down from previous years. The ordinance calls for a $2 million appropriation, with $1.7 million issued in bonds. “The capital program this year is very limited. Road projects and the Department…

  • Holmdel looks to ‘adopt’ locals serving overseas

    BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer HOLMDEL — Township residents are encouraged to inform the township clerk of any Holmdel resident serving overseas in the U.S. armed forces. The township is looking to continue its practice of sending care packages to these soldiers as a reminder that the township misses them. “My son is a Marine and…

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