• BBQ event will aid those with autism

    A barbecue picnic fundraiser for SEARCH Day Program Inc., Ocean Township, will be conducted by the Washington Engine Company at its firehouse, 176 Jackson St., Matawan, on June 11. The family-friendly event will feature food, rides, five live bands, games and clowns. Residents of all towns are invited to attend the event. According to a…

  • 180 Turning Lives Around dedicates Amanda’s Easel Art Studio

    MIDDLETOWN — The Amanda’s Easel Creative Arts Therapy Program will dedicate Amanda’s Easel Children’s Art Studio June 20 to the late William H. Thomas, one of the founders of the program that serves children and their nonoffending parents affected by domestic violence with creative arts therapies and case management services. The program, which runs from…

  • Brightbill happy to have helped build community

    Committeewoman opts not to seek re-election BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Pamela Brightbill MIDDLETOWN — Deputy Mayor Pamela Brightbill never intended to run for office, but acknowledges that the past six years have been a wonderful and unexpected chapter in her life. Brightbill said last week she would not seek re-election to the Township Committee…

  • Day at the Races will benefit ex-racehorses

    ReRun will host a Day at the Races on June 4 at Monmouth Park, Oceanport. A buffet luncheon will begin at noon on the Patio Terrace overlooking the clubhouse turn. ReRun is a nonprofit whose mission is to rehabilitate, retrain and find adoptive homes for thoroughbred racehorses when their careers are over. Tickets are $100…

  • CBA Family Barbecue set for June 11

    Lots of food and fun, like a rock climbing wall, dunk tank, pony rides, are on tap at CBA Family Barbecue. Christian Brothers Academy invites all those associated with the academy, past and present, to attend its yearend Family Barbecue noon-4 p.m. Saturday, June 11, on the school grounds in the Lincroft section of Middletown.…

  • Going out on a high note

    CBA graduate plans summer of music before heading to college BY ANDREW MARLIN Correspondent Colin Hassell, of Aberdeen Township, is always right at home with a guitar and a horse. The aspiring country musician has spent his high school summer breaks working at Baymar Farms, Marlboro. ERIC SUCAR staff A coustic country musician Colin Hassell,…

  • Thorne Middle School honors tie to Battle of Bulge hero

    Monument to Cpl. Horace ‘Bud’ Thorne relocated to namesake middle school BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Veterans of the Battle of the Bulge present the colors and join in the Pledge of Allegiance during the World War II Battle of the Bulge Survivor Reunion/Monument Rededication Ceremony held at Thorne Middle School in Middletown on May…

  • Photo

    Chris Mcilmurray tosses a stuffed animal through the Ring of Fire game, one of the circus-themed activities at the May 26 field day at Raritan Valley Elementary School in Hazlet. More photos, page 31 and gmnews.com. JEFF GRANIT staff

  • Rubin puts motivational speeches into book

    BY TIM MORRIS Staff Writer Lee Rubin has always been comfortable in front of people. Whether it was teaching Sunday school, speaking at high school banquets or being captain of the Penn State University football team, Rubin was always right at home speaking in front of a crowd. Rubin, a 1989 graduate of Manalapan High…

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