• Gathoga, Brock win Sheehan Classic race

    Four straight for Brock BY WARREN RAPPLEYEA Correspondent Noel Brock of Toms River crossed the finish line first for the fourth straight year in the women’s division, and Kenyan runner James Gathoga won the men’s division on Saturday at the 17th annual George Sheehan Classic in Red Bank. James Gathoga of Newark crosses the finish…

  • on campus

    Quinnipiac University, Hamden, Conn., has named the following local residents to its spring dean’s list: Daniel Acquafredda and Melanie Price, both of Matawan; Thomas Booth, Julianne Couch, Jennifer Griffin, Marissa Kameno and Vanessa LaSala, all of Middletown; Christopher Thompson and Brittany Tomkiewicz, of Hazlet; and Alyssa Hackmann and Jessica Otterbine, of Aberdeen. Andrew Reinold, Aberdeen,…

  • Matawan Regional H.S. graduates

    Left: Arnai Richardson is all smiles as she walks during the Matawan Regional High School commencement ceremony on June 21. Above: Heather Bethune, senior class president, delivers the welcome address during commencement. PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY

  • Proud Americans

    Fourth-graders Dylan Lonnay (l) and Daniel Clark lead the “Proud to Be an American” themed parade held during field day at the Middle Road School in Hazlet on June 4. ERIC SUCAR staff

  • Patricia M. Lehr

    Mrs. Lehr, 73, of West Keansburg and Toms River, died June 9, 2010. She was predeceased by her husband of 53 years, Ralph Lehr, in 2008. Mrs. Lehr is survived by her children, Ralph Lehr of Roselle Park, Sueann Mayo and her husband, Thomas, of West Keansburg, James Lehr of Toms River, Gary Lehr of…

  • James R. Devine

    Mr. Devine, 62, of Columbia, Mo., died May 12, 2010. He graduated from Red Bank High School in 1966, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Franklin & Marshall College and his Juris Doctor degree from Seton Hall University in 1975. Mr. Devine clerked for Judge Patrick J. McGann and Judge John P. Arnone of…

  • Charles John Arado

    Mr. Arado, 93, of Middletown, died June 3, 2010, at his residence. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and a retired civil engineer for the federal government with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Mr. Arado is survived by his wife of 64 years, Marie Ann DeVincenzo Arado; children, Patrice O’Neill and her…

  • Douglas Powell

    Mr. Powell, 79, of Hazlet, died May 29, 2010, at Arnold Walter Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Holmdel. After four years in the Air Corps, he worked as a methods analyst and a systems analyst, working his way into forms control and design. After becoming disabled in 1971, Mr. Powell became a tour guide and…

  • Arlene M. Sands

    Mrs. Sands, 75, of West Keansburg, died May 30, 2010, at home. She was a bookkeeper, homemaker and assistant to her husband, George, in the entertainment business. Mrs. Sands was predeceased by her husband, George Sands, in 2006. Surviving are her children, Richard Aronowitz and his wife, Ann, of West Keansburg, Tami Goldstein and her…

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