• Heritage House Sotheby’s International Realty steps into the future

    Heritage House Sotheby’s International Realty steps into the future

    There was no time-traveling DeLorean waiting to whisk Mary Burke to the future when she first opened Heritage House Realtors in 1990 with one office and 15 sales associates.  But had there been a DeLorean, she may have been surprised to see just how successful she’d be 26 years later. Today, Heritage House Sotheby’s International…

  • Scholarship deadline is March 25

    Scholarship deadline is March 25

    The Middletown Little League has announced it will award two Campbell Scholarships of $1,500 this spring. Applications must be postmarked by March 25. Scholarships will be offered to one boy and one girl, who are current high school seniors who have participated in the Middletown Youth Athletic Association Little League/Softball program. For more information, call Christine…

  • Ella Wilson

    Ella Wilson

    Ella Wilson, 92, formerly of Manahawkin and Keyport, passed away peacefully on Feb. 21  at Arcadia Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Hamilton. Ella was born in Denmark to Hans and Kirstin (Dahlsgard) Pedersen. She was a graduate of Keyport High School, Class of 1941. Later, Ella worked in the retail industry as a sales associate, most…

  • Kalieta, Zupko earn first-place showings at indoor MOC

    Kalieta, Zupko earn first-place showings at indoor MOC

    Tom Kalieta of Matawan Regional High School and Mike Zupko of Christian Brothers Academy each got a first-place medal and a fourth-place finish at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions (MOC) Feb. 27 at the John Bennett Indoor Athletic Complex in Toms River. Kalieta won the 200 meters in 22.41 and was fourth in the 400…

  • Gamble guiding Mater Dei to best boys hoops season

    Gamble guiding Mater Dei to best boys hoops season

    By Wayne Witkowski Ben Gamble was concerned about chemistry when he took over Mater Dei Prep’s boys basketball program this season. Now the Seraphs are enjoying their greatest season ever. After all, the roster included seven players who previously were at three other high schools, and Gamble knew he had to pull it together. But…

  • Classrooms could be converted for full-day kindergarten

    Classrooms could be converted for full-day kindergarten

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer MARLBORO – The earliest date that full-day kindergarten could be implemented in the Marlboro K-8 School District is September 2017. Board of Education members are discussing a plan that would see renovations made to the Asher Holmes Elementary School, the Frank Defino Central Elementary School, the Frank J. Dugan Elementary…

  • Guidelines to testing are revised

    Guidelines to testing are revised

    By Peter Elacqua Staff Writer MARLBORO – In response to parents who have expressed concern about the amount of testing their children undergo in school, administrators in the Marlboro K-8 School District have announced changes for the remainder of the 2015-16 school year and said they will examine long-term changes for testing in the district.…

  • Charter school nixed in Red Bank

    Charter school nixed in Red Bank

    By MICHAEL NUNES Staff Writer RED BANK — New Jersey Commissioner of Education David Hespe denied the expansion request of the Red Bank Charter School, according to a member of the  borough board of education. The Red Bank Charter School is disappointed in the Department of Education’s decision to deny expansion to the charter school.…

  • Matawan-Aberdeen introduces school budget for 2016-17

    Matawan-Aberdeen introduces school budget for 2016-17

    By Kayla J. Marsh Staff Writer ABERDEEN – A $68.4 million budget for the 2016-17 school year that highlights an increase in state aid was introduced by the Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District Board of Education. During the board meeting that was held on Feb. 22, the interim Business Administrator, Thomas M. Venanzi, introduced the proposed…

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