• Keyport native earns Civilian of the Year recognition

    Keyport native earns Civilian of the Year recognition

    MILLINGTON, Tenn. — William Bonnell of Keyport, serving with the Region Legal Service Office Mid-Atlantic Branch Office Earle, has been named Civilian of the Year for 2015. The Civilian of the Year program recognizes superior performance of personnel, emphasizing outstanding achievements, exemplary personal conduct and military bearing, and demonstrated initiative in the performance of duty.…

  • Layoff of dispatch operators may cause public safety risk

    The announcement that Middletown will lay off the 911 dispatch operators brings observations not made in the announcement. It is true that now the township will not have to pay to keep these employees on the payroll, but the residents will continue to pay to keep them on the county payroll. There are no real…

  • Eagles aim for repeat state softball championship

    Eagles aim for repeat state softball championship

    By Wayne Witkowski Middletown High School South’s defending NJSIAA Group III champion softball team has six returning seniors — all starters — back in the lineup, and it has shown the makings of another championship contender in a 6-2 start this season. “Definitely. We have the pitching that can take us to the state finals,”…

  • Budget keeps tax rate stable in Allentown

    Budget keeps tax rate stable in Allentown

    By Andrew Martins Staff Writer ALLENTOWN – The Borough Council has adopted a $2.36 million budget that will fund all of the borough’s expenses during 2016. The budget will be supported by the collection of $1.52 million in taxes from Allentown’s residential and commercial property owners. That is the same amount of money that property owners…

  • Cut-a-Thon fundraiser slated at Matawan salon

    Cut-a-Thon fundraiser slated at Matawan salon

    Join Team Camo for a Cure from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. April 24 for a “Cut Your Hair and Show You Care” Cut-a-Thon at Nikki Snips Hair Salon, 343 Route 34, Matawan. All proceeds will go to Team Camo’s fundraising efforts for the Relay for Life of Matawan event in May that will benefit the American…

  • Keyport football coach Paczkowski steps down

    Keyport football coach Paczkowski steps down

    By Wayne Witkowski John Paczkowski, who quickly turned Keyport High School football around in his second season with a 6-5 record and ending with a 35-34 loss to Palmyra High School in the NJSIAA Central Jersey, Group I semifinals, resigned April 18 for personal reasons. “I thank the parents and players for support,” Paczkowski said.…

  • Hot chili, cool jazz returns to Matawan April 24

    Hot chili, cool jazz returns to Matawan April 24

    MATAWAN — The toe-tapping, finger-snapping rhythms of The Rhythm Kings Dixieland Band, along with a hot Southern meal, will return to the First Presbyterian Church of Matawan, 883 Highway 34, at 5 p.m. April 24. Audience members can enjoy chili (both meat and vegetarian), cornbread and dessert while they listen to the band’s sparkling counterpoint…

  • CBA honoring Heath before season-opening track meet

    CBA honoring Heath before season-opening track meet

    Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) will honor coach Tom Heath April 25 before the Colts’ home outdoor track and field meet. Heath announced his retirement from cross-country coaching in December, ending a 45-year tenure as the head running coach at CBA. After serving as an assistant in 1970, Heath took over the program in 1971. He…

  • Columbia Bank Helps Feed Keyport’s Needy

    Columbia Bank Helps Feed Keyport’s Needy

    As part of a special Columbia Bank community service project, Team Columbia volunteers recently prepared and served 70 hot meals to needy residents through the Bayshore Lunch Program in Keyport. “We are extremely pleased to assist the Reformed Church of Keyport with their mission to help feed members of our communities,” said Thomas Kemly, Columbia…

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