• Mat-Ab school district earns positive state review

    Superintendent: District will sustain high level of achievement BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer ABERDEEN — The Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District has been designated as a “high performing district” by the New Jersey Department of Education (DOE) based on academic improvements and educational reform across the district. Under the state’s Quality Single Accountability Continuum (NJ QSAC),…

  • Students share a seaside science lesson

    COA’s Spring Student Summit draws 800 students to Hook BY JACQUELINE HLAVENKA Staff Writer In the Gateway National Recreation Area of Sandy Hook, the beaches, marshes and trails of the historic barrier spit became the classroom for more than 800 students May 13 and 14. Middle school students get a close look at a horseshoe…

  • Anna Del Grosso

    Mrs. Del Grosso, 88, of Holmdel, died April 9, 2010, at Bayshore Rehabilitation and Nursing, Holmdel, after a short illness. She lived most of her life in Brooklyn, N.Y., until 1997, when she moved to Staten Island, N.Y., and then Holmdel in 2008. Mrs. Del Grosso was predeceased by her husband, John, in 1985. Surviving…

  • David James Elliott

    Mr. Elliott, 58 of New York City, and formerly of Middletown, died May 11, 2010, at St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital, New York City. He received his bachelor’s degree in 1974 from Syracuse University and later earned a master’s degree. In 1971, Mr. Elliott started his career at WABC television, working his way up to become…

  • Carl W. Bonilla

    Mr. Bonilla, 55, of Middletown, died at his residence on April 9, 2010. He lived most of his life in Bayonne before moving to Aberdeen and most recently Middletown. Mr. Bonilla was predeceased by his parents, Carlos and Lena Camillery Bonilla, and a brother, Mark. He is survived by three brothers, Raymond Bonilla and his…

  • Stella “Babci” E. Rucinski

    Mrs. Rucinski, 91, of Hazlet, died April 18, 2010, at Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, Md. She spent most of her life in Bayonne until moving to Hazlet in 2000. Mrs. Rucinski’s husband, Victor J., predeceased her in 1978. Surviving are her children, Victoria Kretkowski and her husband, Dr. Ronald, of Annapolis, William Rucinski and…

  • Millicent C. Hoppe

    Mrs. Hoppe, 98, of Matawan, died April 12, 2010, at Riverview Medical Center, Red Bank. She had been an office worker at the Bergen County Municipal Court House before her retirement. Mrs. Hoppe was predeceased by her husband, Albert Hoppe. Surviving are her children, Roberta Pfister of Colts Neck, John Albert Hoppe and his wife,…

  • Thomas F. Madden

    Mr. Madden, 79, of Hazlet, died April 8, 2010, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. He lived most of his life in Brooklyn, N.Y., until moving to Hazlet in 1971. Mr. Madden was a retired truck driver for Yellow Freight Lines. He was predeceased by his brothers, David and Gerard Madden. Surviving are…

  • Speak out against off-shore drilling

    One would think that 200,000 gallons of oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico every day would change an opinion. One may also think that this environmental disaster, which has devastated wildlife including birds, oysters, shrimp and fish as well as shutting down the small businesses associated with that wildlife, would change an opinion. The…

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