• 33rd annual Greek festival begins June 10

    HOLMDEL — Eat, drink, dance and be Greek for a day at the 33rd annual Kimisis Tis Theotokou Greek Festival June 10-13. Through the festival, church members share Greek culture, traditions and heritage with friends, neighbors and the community. There will be Greek culinary treasures to delight the palate, including moussaka and pastichio made from…

  • Laurence Harbor resident Jackson Graves

    Laurence Harbor resident Jackson Graves digs for buried treasure during Ocean Fun Day held at Sandy Hook on May 23. CHRIS KELLY

  • Navesink River Road reopening further delayed

    MIDDLETOWN — Work on the westerly portion of Navesink River Road, which has been closed and under repair since April 1, has incurred another round of unexpected delays. County engineers are now hopeful the project will be completed by June 30. Faulty mark-outs and additional construction requirements by the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)…

  • stork club

    Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Neptune, announced the birth of a girl May 24 to Natasha and Daniel Benkendorf of Matawan.

  • Mat-Ab celebrates special-needs community district-wide

    BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer ABERDEEN — “Everyone has a personal best” was the mantra of Robert Schweitzer, Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District director of special services, who honored the district’s special-needs students at the Board of Education’s meeting on May 24. The district celebrated Personal Best Week across its seven schools from May 17 through…

  • Newest Holmdel park receives a name

    The Neil Waackaack Preserve honors fallen Holmdel soldier BY CHRISTINA HABERSTROH Correspondent The Neil Waackaack Preserve is located on the 12-acre former Bachstadt property on Middle Road between Laurel and Palmer avenues in the township. HOLMDEL – The township’s newest recreational park was named officially at the June 3 Township Committee meeting. The 12-acre park…

  • Anchor Glass redevelopment ordinance introduced

    Public hearing to take place at June 15 council meeting BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer The Aberdeen Township Council unanimously approved the introduction of an ordinance adopting a redevelopment plan for the abandoned Anchor Glass site at its June 1 meeting. The concept plan for the proposed “Glassworks” redevelopment area, located in the Cliffwood section…

  • Raritan High School’s Bennett Jackson (middle) won the 110-meter hurdles

    Raritan High School’s Bennett Jackson (middle) won the 110-meter hurdles at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions on June 3 in South Plainfield at Frank Jost Field. The Rocket senior turned in the fastest time in the state this spring, 13.75, and made school history by becoming the first Raritan boy to win an MOC state…

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