• Resident heartbroken over Board of Ed. action

    On Wednesday, July 20, 2011, the Middletown Board of Education voted to remove Dr. Anthony Shallop as principal of Middletown High School South and return him to the classroom. Obviously, as a staunch supporter of Dr. Shallop, I found the events of that evening to be terribly sad, and yet inspiring at the same time.…

  • Aberdeen accepting electronics for recycling from other towns

    ABERDEEN TOWNSHIP— The Township Department of Public Works is now accepting electronics for recycling from residents, small businesses and other institutions throughout Monmouth County at its public works yard on Lenox Road off Cliffwood Avenue. Accepted items include computer monitors, keyboards, scanners, CPUs, televisions, radios, telephones, modems, hard drives, laptops, stereos, VCRs, fax machines, copy…

  • Board members defend reassignment of principal

    MHSS principal to return to teaching position BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer MIDDLETOWN — Board of Education members and residents are divided over the controversial decision to reassign High School South Principal Anthony Shallop to a teaching position at the July 20 board meeting. Shallop holds a tenured teaching position but had not received tenure…

  • in the service 

    Army Reserve Maj. John J. Evans, son of John and Beth Evans of Matawan, is returning to the U.S. after a deployment to Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and the Southwest Asia Theater of Operations. The soldiers return to Joint Base Dix- McGuire-Lakehurst for debriefing, evaluations and out-processing procedures before returning to their regularly assigned…

  • Keyport appoints Casaletto police chief

    Discussions about shared police services continue with other towns BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer KEYPORT — After months of discussion about the future of police administration in the borough, the Borough Council voted on July 19 to appoint Acting Police Chief George Casaletto as chief of the Keyport Police Department. The appointment passed by a vote…

  • Jazz & Blues

    Scenes from the Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Festival held at the Middletown Arts Center on July 23: Musicians tune their instruments, vendors display their wares, and a spectator listens to music performed on three stages. The event opened a series of three festivals sponsored by the Jersey Shore Jazz and Blues Foundation this summer,…

  • Former Matawan chief seeks reinstatement

    Alston seeks dismissal of disciplinary charges of incapacity and misconduct BYMIKE DAVIS Staff Writer James Alston Demoted Matawan Chief of Police James Alston has appealed the borough’s decision to demote and suspend him without pay, asking the court to reinstate him as department head. Alston’s attorney, David Corrigan, of the Corrigan Law Firm in Keyport,…

  • Photo

    Tom Avakian, of the Colts Neck Swing Band, tunes his trombone prior to taking the stage at the Jersey Shore Jazz & Blues Festival held at the Middletown Arts Center on July 23. More photos on page 3 and at gmnews.com. ERIC SUCAR staff

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