• Mayor: Funds lacking to televise meetings in Middletown

    Ordinances would step up snow clearing, charge fee for extra brush removal BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — As the township introduces the programming schedule for Middletown Municipal Access Television, some residents are wondering why Township Committee meetings aren’t televised. Currently, the television station airs local programming from the Middletown Township School District and Middletown…

  • Court upholds town’s appeal of BRSA turbine

    Union Beach continues efforts to block 380-foot-tall wind turbine BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer A New Jersey Superior Court judge has denied the Bayshore Regional Sewerage Authority’s (BRSA) motion to dismiss a lawsuit by Union Beach that seeks to block the authority’s plans to locate a 380-foot-tall industrial wind turbine . Union Beach will continue to…

  • Aberdeen employees can opt out of health benefits

    Employees with other coverage will receive $5K in lieu of twp. benefits BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer ABERDEEN — In an attempt to deal with rising health benefit costs, the township is offering a $5,000 health insurance buyout option to its employees. The Township Council approved a resolution at the Aug 16 meeting allowing employees…

  • Keyport to explore auxiliary police force

    KEYPORT— In an attempt to compensate for recent personnel cuts in the police department, the Borough Council may explore the feasibility of establishing an auxiliary police force in the borough. Council President Joseph Sheridan discussed the possibility during the committee reports of the Aug. 16 council meeting. The measure was brought to Sheridan and other…

  • Planting flowers where Kelly sowed seeds of kindness

    Kelly Santoro Memorial Garden honors life-long resident BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer Clockwise from top: Bob Santoro, husband of the late Kelly Santoro, addresses those gathered at the Kelly Santoro Memorial Garden dedication in Middletown on Aug. 19. Peggy Hughes, mother of Kelly Santoro, admires the new garden installed at the Tonya Keller Community Center in…

  • Partnership preserves Middletown’s Coe estate

    25-acre property will become parkland, center for autistic adults BY NICOLE ANTONUCCI Staff Writer The Coe estate on Sleepy Hollow Road will become Middletown parkland, with a portion of the 25-acre property to be used as a learning center for individuals with autism. ERIC SUCAR staff A bucolic 25-acre estate in Middletown will be preserved…

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    The Brookdale Big Band swings during a concert at the Thompson Park Theater Barn in Middletown on Aug. 17. LAUREN CASSELBERRY

  • Hawks look for better results in close games

    I f Monmouth University’s football team is going to turn around last year’s 3-8 campaign, coach Kevin Callahan knows where the Hawks have to begin. “We’ve got to finish games,” he said. Last year the Hawks lost four games by one point. Had those games gone the other way, Monmouth would have been a sevenwin…

  • Young players hold key to NEHS soccer success

    BY WAYNE WITKOWSKI Correspondent How soon New Egypt High School’s young but talented boys soccer players adapt to the varsity level will determine whether the Warriors can match or surpass the team’s 12-6-1 record of a year ago. New Egypt finished second in the Patriot Division of the Burlington County Scholastic League last fall. “It’s…

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