• Solar panels proposed at Middletown schools

    County program could save district $137K per year BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Six schools in the Middletown Township Public School District would be the sites of solar installations under a county proposal. Representatives from Birdsall Engineering, contracted by the Monmouth County Improvement Authority (MCIA) to plan its Solar Renewable Energy Initiative, presented a…

  • Triathlon to benefit Dottie’s House

    Friends of Dottie’s House will hold its fourth annual triathlon, duathlon and aqua velo at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 9 at Island Beach State Park, Seaside Park. The triathlon includes a one-quarter mile swim, a 10-mile bike ride and a 5k run; the duathlon will have a two-mile run, a 10- mile bike ride and a…

  • Sylvia’s Children builds an ‘oasis of hope’

    Nonprofit provides education, medical care for Ugandan children BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer Students at the Mbiriizi Advanced Primary School in Uganda line up at mealtime. There’s nothing like getting off that bus. Sylvia Allen — alone or with anywhere from five to 15 volunteers — gets off the bus five times a year, the end…

  • Bayshore towns propose joint court system

    Hazlet, Matawan and Keyport will abolish municipal courts BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI & MIKE DAVIS Staff Writers Hazlet Township and the boroughs of Matawan and Keyport have each introduced ordinances at the Sept. 20 meetings of their governing bodies that would establish a cost-saving joint court system. The ordinances would abolish each of the towns’ municipal…

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  • Hazlet schools chief moves to Middletown district

    By Mike Davis Staff Writer After months of instability, the Middletown School District Board of Education appointed Dr. William O. George III as superintendent of schools at the board’s Sept. 27 meeting. George currently serves as the superintendent of schools in Hazlet Township. His five-year contract in the Middletown district, through June 30, 2016, calls…

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    “Born to Play,” a new program offered by Ocean County Parks and Recreation, will offer parent and child (ages 3-5) an opportunity to enjoy bowling, basketball and parachute games from 10-10:45 a.m. Oct. 27. The cost is $8 for one child and one adult. Checks can be sent to Ocean County Parks and Recreation, 1198…

  • JMHS harriers prepping for season’s big meets

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent Jackson Memorial I t has been a while since Jackson Memorial High School’s boys cross country team hoisted the hardware of championship trophies. In 2006 it was the sweet sweep of the county, Shore Conference and NJSIAA sectionals, Group IV and Meet of Champions titles. A year later, the Jaguars repeated…

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