• Environmental groups to host panel on PurGen project

    MIDDLETOWN — The N.J. Chapter of the Sierra Club and a group of other environmental organizations will host a panel discussion to explore the impact of a proposal for a coal-fired power plant that includes plans to store liquid carbon dioxide beneath the Atlantic Ocean. According to a press release from the local chapter, the…

  • in the service

    Army Pvt. Timothy P. Nolan, the son of James S. and Virginia R. Nolan of West Keansburg, has graduated from the Fire Support Specialist Advanced Individual Training course at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. The field artillery specialists serve in intelligence activities including target processing in field artillery, cannon battalions, division artillery, artillery and maneuver brigade,…

  • Aberdeen P.D. to offer police reports online

    ABERDEEN — Motor vehicle accident reports investigated by the Aberdeen Police Department will now be available online. To expedite the process of obtaining a motor vehicle accident report, the Aberdeen Township Police Department has partnered with PoliceReports.US LLC. Effective May 15, accident reports can be retrieved via the township website, www.aberdeennj.org, clicking on the link…

  • Hazlet police on lookout for auto burglars

    BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer HAZLET — The Hazlet Township Police Department (HTPD) is encouraging residents to lock their cars and remove any valuables, due to a rash of recent burglaries involving unlocked vehicles. Detective Sgt. Charles McBride said last week that thieves refer to the practice of preying on unlocked cars as “cherry picking.”…

  • Middletown Adult Amateur Art Show opens May 29

    The Middletown Adult Amateur Art Show will be held from May 29 to June 20 at the Middletown Arts Center, 36 Church St. Entries will be accepted Monday, May 24, and Tuesday, May 25, from 3 to 8 p.m. The show is open to beginners and those who paint as a hobby but do not…

  • Keyport will dedicate Waterfront Park May 22

    The pavilion at Waterfront Park. KEYPORT — Borough officials will cut the ribbon on the Waterfront Park and Promenade Saturday, May 22, marking the grand opening of a project nearly 30 years in the making. The new pavilion will be center stage for the festivities, which start at noon, with the ribbon-cutting and rededication ceremonies…

  • Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial to host Memorial Day ceremony

    HOLMDEL — The New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial Foundation will hold its Memorial Day ceremony at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 31, at the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans’ Memorial in Holmdel. The guest speaker at this year’s ceremony will be Maj. Gen. Glenn Rieth. The ceremony will include the presentation of scholarships to two New…

  • Local mayors welcome gov’s proposed ‘tool kit’

    Property tax cap, civil service reform among 33 proposals BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno discussed the 33 reforms proposed in Gov. Chris Christie’s “tool kit” with several of Monmouth County’s mayors on May 14 at Middletown Town Hall. Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno “It was basically an update for the mayors, something…

  • Twp. Committee approves $2M cut to school budget

    Middletown officials suggest eliminating four administrators BY ANDREW DAVISON Staff Writer The Middletown Township Committee approved a resolution to reduce the 2010-11 school district budget by $2,090,824 at its regular meeting on May 17. Voters rejected the district’s proposed budget of $140,361,479 on April 20 by a vote of 7,334 to 5,389. The resolution recommended…

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